# Julina Schaeffer Immigration Judge · [Las Vegas Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nv/las-vegas-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Julina Schaeffer at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Las Vegas Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nv/las-vegas-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Nevada · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 69 Relief granted 1 1.4% Denied / removal ordered 38 55.1% Other / procedural 30 43.5% 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 - Newly appointed U.S. immigration judge at the Las Vegas Immigration Court, sworn in in July 2026 under the Trump administration and Attorney General Pamela Bondi - Officially appointed as an immigration judge by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) in July 2026 - assistant chief counsel and associate regional counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in New York, New York (March 2020–July 2026) - associate at Tompkins, McGuire, Wachenfeld and Barry LLC, in Roseland, New Jersey (September 2018–March 2020) - judicial law clerk for the Honorable Walter Koprowski Jr., Presiding Judge of the Judge, 37 Immigration Judges, and 4 Temporary Immigration Judges Chancery Division, Essex County, New Jersey (September 2017–September 2018) ### Education - Seton Hall University School of Law — J.D. (2017) - University of Nevada, Las Vegas — B.S. (2005) ### Additional information - During that time, from October 2023 to March 2026, she served as a Homeland Security Investigations embedded attorney. - Began hearing cases in the Las Vegas Immigration Court, which is part of the Department of Justice’s EOIR and handles removal, asylum, and bond proceedings - Judge Schaeffer is a member of the New Jersey State Bar and the 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.