# James Graulich

Immigration Judge · [Richmond Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/va/eoir-virginia-richmond-immigration-adjudication-center)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## James Graulich at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Richmond Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/va/eoir-virginia-richmond-immigration-adjudication-center)

Jurisdiction

Virginia · 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 496 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 35 (7.1%) and denied in 461 (92.9%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- James C. Graulich, III is an U.S. immigration judge appointed in November 2024 to hear cases, initially assigned to the Charlotte Immigration Court and also listed in EOIR records for the Detroit Immigration Court
- Professional experience: 2020–2024: Trial attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, DOJ — handled federal district court and appellate immigration cases
- 2015–2016: Judge advocate, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Knox, KY, and Las Vegas, NV
- 2014–2015: Assistant attorney general, Florida Office of the Attorney General
- 2010–2013: Associate attorney, Kastelz Law Group, Jacksonville, FL
- Appointed by: President Joe Biden under Attorney General Merrick Garland

### Education

- B.A., University of North Florida (2007) J.D., Stetson University College of Law (2009)

### Additional information

- Caseload: ~258 completions/year; 1,551 total decisions since 2021.
- Since 2012: U.S. Army Reserves.
- 2016–2020: Assistant chief counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE), DOJ — Louisville, KY, and Stewart Detention Center, GA.
- 2013–2014: Staff attorney, Coast-to-Coast Legal Aid of South Florida.
- Courts: Charlotte, NC
- Detroit, MI (EOIR listing).
- Median time to decision: ~21.6 months from case start.

## Sources

Identity source checked August 30, 2026 .

Biography sources checked October 11, 2026 .

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