# Eric Stransky

Immigration Judge · [Omaha Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ne/omaha-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Eric Stransky at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Omaha Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ne/omaha-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Nebraska · Federal

Judicial service

Active

## Immigration proceeding outcomes

No proceeding outcomes in this EOIR release are matched to this profile. Any separately published asylum statistics are available below.

Asylum decisions and other statistics

## Analytics

Published EOIR records include 153 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 2 (1.3%) and denied in 151 (98.7%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- From June 2016 to February 2026, he was an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Minneapolis – St. Paul
- He held the role of a U.S. Army judge advocate from 2007 to 2016, then assistant chief counsel in ICE’s Office of the Principal Legal Advisor in Minneapolis–St. Paul from 2016 to February 2026
- judge advocate in the U.S. Army (October 2007–June 2016)
- Active U.S. immigration judge assigned to the Omaha Immigration Court in Nebraska, with a historically very low asylum grant rate of 0.0% in public EOIR data

### Education

- B.A. — University of Oakland and a Juris Doctorate in 2007 from the Ave Maria School of Law (2004)

### Additional information

- Among 42 newly appointed immigration judges in March 2026.
- Appointment: New judge, announced March 2026
- Began hearing cases as an Omaha immigration judge in March 2026.
- DOJ’s appointment announcement gives a BA in 2004 from Oakland
- Omaha Immigration Court, located at 1717 Avenue H, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68110
- Judge Stransky is a member of the Iowa State Bar.
- His memberships include the Iowa State Bar.

## Sources

Identity source checked August 19, 2026 .

Biography sources checked August 19, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 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

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

Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 14, 2026

### Current EOIR official staff directory

Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026

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


## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [EOIR Practice Manual 2.1 — Delivery and Receipt](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9195b4f0bba01a19aa8df41) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-1). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [EOIR Practice Manual 3.11 — Courtroom Decorum](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8d8e8e8bf80478864645291a) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-3-11). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [EOIR Practice Manual 2.3 — Documents](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-53ee093be24c18a5d1a93046) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-3). Collected 2026-10-27.