# Keith E. Lipiec Immigration Judge · [Philadelphia Immigration Court](/kyj/court/pa/philadelphia-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Keith E. Lipiec at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Philadelphia Immigration Court](/kyj/court/pa/philadelphia-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Pennsylvania · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 199 Relief granted 4 2.0% Denied / removal ordered 181 91.0% Other / procedural 14 7.0% 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 Asylum decisions and other statistics ## Analytics Published EOIR records include 95 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 3 (3.2%) and denied in 92 (96.8%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - an attorney at the Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, U.S. Navy, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — July 2023–May 2026 - an attorney with the 87th Air Base Wing, U.S. Air Force, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey — October 2020–July 2023 - From 2014 to 2020, he was an active duty judge advocate with the U.S. Army serving as a military magistrate, administrative law attorney, special assistant U.S. attorney, trial counsel, and brigade judge advocate in the following locations: Fort Drum, New York - Judge Lipiec holds the rank of major in the U.S. Army Reserve ### Education - Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law — J.D. (2013) - Temple University — B.A. (2009) ### Additional information - Appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2026 - Judicial background: EOIR’s official biographies list Lipiec among the 77 immigration judges appointed in 2026, but do not detail prior legal career in the provided data - Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland; and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey - Judge Lipiec is a member of the New Jersey State Bar and the Pennsylvania 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.