Leo A. Finston at a glance
- Current role
- Immigration Judge
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey · Federal
Leo A. Finston
Immigration Judge · Newark Immigration Court
Historical EOIR data
Outcomes at a glance
- Total outcomes
- 10,446
- Relief granted
- 1,187 11.4%
- Denied / removal ordered
- 5,085 48.7%
- Other / procedural
- 4,174 40.0%
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 · Source date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:27 GMT
Biography
Professional career
- Newark court denial rate: 70.3% Judge Finston is therefore far more grant‐leaning than both his court and national averages
Education
Additional information
- Assistant Chief Counsel (DHS/ICE, Newark, 1997–2010) He holds a B.A. (1988) from the City University of New York and a J.D. (1991) from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Sources
Identity source checked October 6, 2026.
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