# Jason Frankenfield

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

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Jason Frankenfield at a glance

Current role

Temporary 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.

## Biography

### Professional career

- an Army staff judge advocate in the following locations: Gillem Enclave, Forest Park, Georgia (August 2024-July 2026) — August 2020–July 2026
- a deputy staff judge advocate at Fort Meade, Maryland (20172020), operational law attorney, U.S. Army Garrison Italy (2015-2017), and deputy staff judge advocate, Fort Shafter, Hawaii (2011-2014) — 2011–2020
- an associate attorney at White and Williams LLP in Philadelphia — 2008–2009
- an assistant district attorney in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania — 2003–2005
- More than 30 years as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army and currently holds the rank of colonel
- in various active and reserve roles in the Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, to include serving as a trial attorney, operational law attorney, special assistant U.S. attorney, chief of military justice, and brigade judge advocate, serving at Harrisburg and Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania

### Education

- Master of Strategic Studies 2020 — U.S. Army War College
- Villanova University School of Law — J.D. (2002)
- Baylor University — B.A. (1999)

### Additional information

- Jason S. Frankenfield was appointed as a temporary immigration judge to begin hearing cases in August 2026
- U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (February 2022-July 2024) and U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett, California, (August 2020-February 2022)
- U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, LL.M., 2015
- Ramadi, Iraq; and Fort Dix, New Jersey — 2003–2011
- Judge, 35 Immigration Judges, and 3 Temporary Immigration Judges
- Case tracking: The Backlog Knowledge Graph () allows attorneys and individuals to search for cases assigned to Judge Frankenfield, including decisions and case status
- Tip: For the most accurate and up-to-date information, you can search the EOIR’s current immigration judge directory or use the case search tool with the judge’s name to view assigned cases
- Camp Shelby, Mississippi
- Judge Frankenfield is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar

## Sources

Identity source checked August 30, 2026 .

Biography sources checked August 30, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 30, 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.