# Ernie Dukes

Immigration Judge · [Elizabeth Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nj/elizabeth-immigration-court)

Ernie Dukes — Elizabeth Immigration Court

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Ernie Dukes at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Elizabeth Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nj/elizabeth-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

New Jersey · 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.

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Officially appointed by Attorney General Todd Blanche under the Trump administration and began hearing cases in September 2026
- Appointed U.S. Immigration Judge at the Elizabeth Immigration Court in New Jersey, sworn in September 2026

### Education


### Additional information

- The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced his appointment on September 24, 2026, alongside 46 other new immigration judges.
- Immigration Judge at the Elizabeth Immigration Court, with jurisdiction over immigration cases in New Jersey.
- As a newly appointed judge, no case decisions or statistics are yet available in public databases
- He is a member of the Florida Bar

## Sources

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · verification date not recorded

### 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)

## Courtroom rules

Consult the court’s official instructions and the source links for hearing and filing requirements.


## 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.