# James K. Glober Immigration Judge · [Salt Lake City Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ut/salt-lake-city-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## James K. Glober at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Salt Lake City Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ut/salt-lake-city-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Utah · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 452 Relief granted 32 7.1% Denied / removal ordered 405 89.6% Other / procedural 15 3.3% 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 Asylum decisions and other statistics ## Analytics Published EOIR records include 113 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 16 (14.2%) and denied in 97 (85.8%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - EOIR listing: Confirmed in EOIR’s May 2026 announcement of 77 new immigration judges U.S. Department of Justice - James K. Glober is a U.S. Immigration Judge appointed in May 2026 to the West Valley, Utah Immigration Court, with a history of civil and criminal litigation and prior service in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) - counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in West Valley City, Utah (November 2025–April 2026) - Career before judicial service: Private civil and criminal litigation in Jacksonville, FL (2000–2025) Managing partner, Staff Counsel Office, GEICO Legal advisor, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, ICE - Previously, he was managing lawyer for GEICO’s Staff Counsel Office in Jacksonville, Florida, and served as an assistant state attorney in the 13th Judicial Circuit in Tampa, Florida ### Education - Tulane University School of Law — J.D. (1986) - B.A. — University of Texas at Austin (1982) ### Additional information - Appointed: May 2026 by the Trump administration under. - From December 2000 to November 2025, he practiced civil and criminal litigation in state and federal courts with his firm based in Jacksonville, Florida. - Judge Glober is a member of the Florida 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 ### 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.