# Julian R. Nierva Immigration Judge · [Chelmsford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/chelmsford-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Julian R. Nierva at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Chelmsford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/chelmsford-immigration-court) Current assignment [Chelmsford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/chelmsford-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Massachusetts · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 97 Relief granted 1 1.0% Denied / removal ordered 75 77.3% Other / procedural 21 21.6% 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 - in active guard and reserve status in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps holding the rank of colonel, with his final assignment being staff judge advocate for the Military Intelligence Readiness Command at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, from August 2024 to May 2026 — August 2009–May 2026 - chief of reserve component management, Office of The Judge Advocate General, Headquarters, Department of the Army at the Pentagon, and as staff judge advocate for the Army Reserve’s Third Medical Command — June 2021–July 2024 - administrative counsel for the New York City Fire Department — April 2001–February 2005 - From June 1997 to April 2001 as an assistant district attorney in Richmond County, New York - Contact: Chelmsford.Immigration.Court@ or 978‐497‐9000 U.S. Department of Justice - Public hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (except federal holidays) U.S. Department of Justice ### Education - Quinnipiac University School of Law — J.D. (1995) - St. John’s University — B.S. (1992) ### Additional information - Appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in June 2026 - solo practitioner in the Law Office of Julian Nierva in New York, New York (February 2005–August 2009) - Address: 150 Apollo Drive, Suite 100, Chelmsford, MA 01824 U.S. Department of Justice - Judge Nierva is a member of the New Jersey State Bar and New York State 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) ## 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.