What is Judge Robert Lewandowski's background?
EOIR's notice says that Robert Lewandowski was appointed in December 2020. Judge Lewandowski earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1986 from the University of Pittsburgh and a Juris Doctor in 1989 from the College of William and Mary. From 2004 to 2020, he served as chief of staff, special assistant, and senior advisor, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in the District of Columbia. From 1996 to 2004, he served as sector counsel for the Laredo, Texas Sector, U.S. Border Patrol, CBP, DHS. From 1986 to 2020, he served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps on both active duty and in the reserve in the following locations: Parris Island, South Carolina; Jacksonville, North Carolina; Quantico, Virginia; El Toro, California; San Antonio, Texas; New Orleans; District of Columbia; and Oahu, Hawaii. While serving as a marine judge advocate, he served in various positions including trial counsel, defense counsel, legal assistance officer, special assistant U.S. attorney, inspector, deputy staff judge advocate, staff judge advocate, and officer-in-charge/deputy director.
What does TRAC report about Judge Robert Lewandowski's asylum decisions?
TRAC, a research center that began at Syracuse University, reports that for FY 2021 - 2026 (data covers the first 9 months of fiscal year 2026), Judge Robert Lewandowski decided 361 asylum cases at Charlotte Immigration Court and denied 96.4 percent, based on its report of Aug 27, 2026. These are past figures for one court. They do not predict your case, which turns on your facts, evidence, nationality and representation, and TRAC cautions against simple comparisons between judges at different courts. Read the full report at TRAC, and talk to a lawyer about your own case.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Robert Lewandowski in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Immigration Judge. The record is not an appointment history or an employment certification.
Dated court associations
EOIR’s court-specific tables associate this entry with Falls Church Immigration Adjudication Center. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.