What is Judge Stuart Siegel's background?
EOIR's notice says that Stuart Siegel was appointed in April 2017. Judge Siegel earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1984 from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor in 1987 from the Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. From December 1997 to March 2017, he served as an Assistant Chief Counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security in Pompano Beach, Fla. From 1994 to 1997 he was an associate attorney with Adorno & Zeder, PA, in West Palm Beach, Fla. From 1992 to 1994 he served as an administrative law judge for the New York City Department of Transportation. Prior to that role, he was a solo practitioner at the law offices of Stuart A. Siegel, Esq.
What does TRAC report about Judge Stuart Siegel'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 Stuart Siegel decided 345 asylum cases at Miami - Krome Immigration Court and denied 81.2 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 Stuart Siegel 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 Miami Krome (Detained) Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.