# Lucky Narain

Immigration Judge · [New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ny/new-york-federal-plaza-immigration-court)

Last updated October 25, 2026

## Lucky Narain at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ny/new-york-federal-plaza-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

New York · Federal

Judicial service

Active

## 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 35 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 0 (0.0%) and denied in 35 (100.0%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- U.S. immigration judge appointed in February 2026, currently serving at the Jena, Louisiana Immigration Court, with a background in law, military service, and legal practice
- Appointed: February 2026 as a temporary immigration judge by Attorney General Pamela Bondi under the Trump administration
- In 2025, he served as an assistant district attorney for the state of North Carolina
- general counsel for the U.S. Army in Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Syria, advising on international jurisdictional matters and regulatory compliance (2022–2025)
- Career: Peace Corps volunteer, Dominican Republic (2001–2003) Tax consultant, Deloitte LLP, New York (2009–2012) U.S. Army Judge Advocate (2012–2017) Private practice, San Francisco (2019–2022) General Counsel, U.S. Army (Middle East, 2022–2025) Assistant U.S. Attorney, North Carolina (2025)
- From 2019 to 2022, he was in private practice as a principal at Narain Legal PLLC and of counsel at Bartko Pavia in San Francisco focusing on immigration, civil litigation and complex regulatory proceedings.
- Judge Narain holds the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve

### Education

- Fordham Law School — J.D. (2009)
- in Public Policy & Management — Carnegie Mellon University — M.S. (2004)

### Additional information

- He is a member of the New Jersey State Bar, the New York State Bar, and the North Carolina 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

### DOJ/EOIR role evidence — Lucky Narain

Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 15, 2026

### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings

### DOJ/EOIR appointment evidence — Lucky Narain

Judge Specific source · PDF · Source checked September 15, 2026

### Current EOIR official staff directory

Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026

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## 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.