# Jeffrey McCluskey

Immigration Judge · [Orlando Immigration Court](/kyj/court/fl/orlando-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Jeffrey McCluskey at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Orlando Immigration Court](/kyj/court/fl/orlando-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Florida · Federal

Judicial service

Active

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

2

Relief granted

0 0.0%

Denied / removal ordered

2 100.0%

Other / procedural

0 0.0%

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Jeffrey T. McCluskey is an immigration judge appointed to the Orlando Immigration Court in August 2026, with a legal career spanning over two decades as a district attorney in Alabama
- The U.S. Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) confirmed McCluskey’s appointment in its August 27, 2026 press release, listing him among 35 newly appointed immigration judges
- assistant district attorney in the Madison County Alabama District Attorney’s Office (January 1997–January 2023)
- assistant district attorney in the Cullman County Alabama District Attorney’s Office (September 1994–January 1997)

### Education

- University of Mississippi School of Law — J.D. (1993)
- University of Alabama — B.A. (1990)

### Additional information

- EOIR notes that his appointment followed a thorough selection process and that he will undergo the agency’s standard training before hearing cases
- Judge McCluskey is a member of the Alabama State 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

### 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)

## Service record and verification

- [Orlando Immigration Court](/kyj/court/fl/orlando-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Current · present

- [Orlando Immigration Court](/kyj/court/fl/orlando-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Historical or current service unconfirmed


## 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.
