What is Judge Shayne R. Burnham's background?
EOIR's notice says that Shayne R. Burnham was appointed in March 2019. Judge Burnham earned a Bachelor of Science in 2005 from the. From 2016 to 2019, she served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Miami. From 2011 to 2016, she served as an assistant attorney general for the Florida Office of Criminal Appeals Division.
What does TRAC report about Judge Shayne R. Burnham'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 Shayne R. Burnham decided 1422 asylum cases at New York - Det Immigration Court and denied 59.8 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 Shayne R. Burnham 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 New York - Varick Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.