# Munish Sharda

Immigration Judge · [Phoenix Immigration Court](/kyj/court/az/phoenix-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Munish Sharda at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Phoenix Immigration Court](/kyj/court/az/phoenix-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Arizona · Federal

Judicial service

Active

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

11,918

Relief granted

474 4.0%

Denied / removal ordered

6,586 55.3%

Other / procedural

4,858 40.8%

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 2,122 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 108 (5.1%) and denied in 1,761 (83.0%); 253 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- Immigration judge at the Phoenix Immigration Court, appointed in June 2015 by Attorney General Eric Holder, with a record of high asylum denial rates compared to national averages
- Professional background: U.S. Air Force, Judge Advocate General’s Corps (2000–2005) Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona & Western District of Wisconsin (2005–2015)
- Earlier service included Air Force Judge Advocate General work from 2000–2005 and assistant U.S. attorney work in Arizona and the Western District of Wisconsin from 2005–2015

### Education

- University of Wisconsin in — J.D. (2000)
- It gives a B.A. from the University of California, Irvine in 1997

### Additional information

- Hours: Mon–Fri, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (public hours)
- Contact: Phoenix.Immigration.Court@
- Notable: Judge Sharda’s rate is consistently higher than both the Phoenix and national averages InsideImmigration.
- Address: 250 N. Seventh Ave., Suite 300, Phoenix, AZ 85007
- Long-serving immigration judge in Phoenix with a strong legal background and a high asylum denial rate, well above national averages, reflecting both his judicial record and the case mix he handles.
- State Bar of Wisconsin.

## 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 15, 2026

### tracreports.org

Biography source · HTML · verification date not recorded

### www.ratemyimmigrationjudge.com

### 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.