# John E. Moriarty Immigration Judge · [Detroit Immigration Court](/kyj/court/mi/detroit-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## John E. Moriarty at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Detroit Immigration Court](/kyj/court/mi/detroit-immigration-court) Current assignment [Detroit Immigration Court](/kyj/court/mi/detroit-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Michigan · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 168 Relief granted 1 0.6% Denied / removal ordered 117 69.6% Other / procedural 50 29.8% 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 46 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 1 (2.2%) and denied in 45 (97.8%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Immigration judge assigned to the Detroit Immigration Court, appointed in May 2026 as part of the largest class of new immigration judges in EOIR history - From August 2018 to August 2021, he was a litigation associate at Duane Morris LLP in Philadelphia - judicial law clerk for the Honorable Stephanos Bibas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (December 2017–August 2018) - assistant district attorney in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (September 2016–December 2017) - Moriarty’s appointment is part of a major EOIR expansion under the Trump administration, which has also been marked by significant turnover in the immigration judge corps ### Education - Since August 2021, he has pursued a Ph.D. in politics at Hillsdale College’s Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship. - Bachelor of Arts in 2011 from Ursinus College, a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, in 2016 from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, and a Master of Arts in 2023 from Hillsdale College’s Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship. ### Additional information - Judge Moriarty is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar and has been admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third and Federal Circuits. ## 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 ### 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) ## 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.