# John S. Rubenstein Immigration Judge · Hyattsville Immigration Court Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Current judicial service Source-supported judicial service. - [Hyattsville Immigration Court](/kyj/court/md/hyattsville-immigration-court) — Immigration Judge Service sources and dates - [EOIR Hyattsville Immigration Court](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/hyattsville-immigration-court) · Checked October 17, 2026 ## 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 1,054 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 295 (28.0%) and denied in 758 (71.9%); 1 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Selected as an Immigration Judge in March 2022 and serves at the Hyattsville, Maryland Immigration Court - Assistant Chief Counsel in the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Harlingen, Texas (2019–2022) - Rubenstein also practiced law privately in California from 2009 to 2015 and held associate attorney positions at several law firms, including Greenberg Traurig LLP, Bingham McCutchen LLP, and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP ### Education - B.A. — University of Pennsylvania, a Juris Doctor in 2005 from Georgetown University Law Center, and a Master of Arts in 2012 from California State University, Los Angeles (1999) ### Additional information - Data from fiscal years 2020 through the first 11 months of 2025 show that Judge Rubenstein decided 557 asylum claims on their merits, granting asylum in 270 cases, granting other forms of relief in 6 cases, and denying relief in 281 cases. - Between 2015 and 2019, he worked with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in roles including Asylum Officer, Senior Immigration Services Officer, and Supervisory ISO. - Highly experienced immigration professional with a strong background in both government service and private practice. - Prior to his appointment, he held several positions within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). - He is a member of both the State Bar of California and the District of Columbia 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 ### 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 - [Hyattsville Immigration Court](/kyj/court/md/hyattsville-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Current · present ## 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.