# David Norkin

Former Immigration Judge · [New York - Varick Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ny/new-york-varick-immigration-court)

## David Norkin at a glance

Current role

Former Immigration Judge

Court

[New York - Varick Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ny/new-york-varick-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

New York · Federal

Judicial service

Former

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

4,372

Relief granted

396 9.1%

Denied / removal ordered

1,290 29.5%

Other / procedural

2,686 61.4%

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

- David Andrew Norkin (1971–2025) was a U.S. Immigration Judge at the New York–Varick Street Immigration Court, appointed in January 2020 by then‐Attorney General William P. Barr

### Education


### Additional information

- In FY 2021–2026, TRAC data show he decided 400 asylum cases on the merits, granting asylum or other relief in 71.6% and denying in 28.5%.
- He passed away on August 9, 2025, at age 52 after a long battle with cancer
- After retiring from the Navy in 2020, Norkin joined the New York–DET (Varick) Immigration Court.
- He graduated from Amherst Regional High School in 1991, obtained a B.A. in 1995 from Bates College, and a J.D. in 1999 from George Washington University Law School
- Norkin was born January 17, 1973, in Northampton, Massachusetts, and raised in Amherst, MA.
- Also assigned as the primary juvenile docket judge in his later years, noted for his expertise, patience, and temperament
- He was a member of the Hawaii, Maryland, and New York State Bars

## Sources

Identity source checked October 6, 2026 .

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[Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections)

## Courtroom rules

[Official EOIR hearing and filing instructions](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir)