# Alberto J. Riefkohl

Immigration Judge · [Newark Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nj/newark-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Alberto J. Riefkohl at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Newark Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nj/newark-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

New Jersey · Federal

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

23,297

Relief granted

4,477 19.2%

Denied / removal ordered

10,188 43.7%

Other / procedural

8,632 37.1%

National comparison for this selection: 9,249,024 outcomes; 10.0% relief granted; 52.0% denied / removal ordered; 38.0% other / procedural.

Methodology and sources

These are proceeding outcomes, not asylum application statistics. Completion years use EOIR COMP_DATE; 2026 contains partial-year data. Relief granted, denied / removal ordered and other / procedural exhaust the recorded outcomes. Groups of one are included. Historical outcomes do not establish a current assignment. Counts describe recorded cases and do not predict an individual's result.

[Official EOIR case data](https://fileshare.eoir.justice.gov/EOIR%20Case%20Data.zip) · Source date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:27 GMT

## Biography

### Professional career

- Attorney General (2025), where the Third Circuit reviewed his factual and credibility findings
- Judicial Appointment: Appointed as an Immigration Judge in March 1995 by then–Attorney General Janet Reno; served for about 31 years
- Legal Practice: Partner at Lebenkoff & Coven (1979–1994) and Riefkohl & Riefkohl (1994–1995) in New York

### Education


### Additional information

- Retired U.S. Immigration Judge, best known for his long tenure at the Newark, New Jersey Immigration Court, where he adjudicated tens of thousands of cases over more than three decades

## Sources

Identity source checked September 19, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked September 19, 2026

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.1 - Delivery and Receipt

Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 30, 2026

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.3 - Documents

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.10 - Interpreters

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.11 - Courtroom Decorum

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.12 - Electronic Devices

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.15 - Individual Calendar Hearing

### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings

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