Richard Bailey at a glance
- Current role
- Immigration Judge
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey · Federal
Richard Bailey
Immigration Judge · Newark Immigration Court
Historical EOIR data
Outcomes at a glance
- Total outcomes
- 2,919
- Relief granted
- 273 9.4%
- Denied / removal ordered
- 1,929 66.1%
- Other / procedural
- 717 24.6%
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
- Richard J. Bailey is an Immigration Judge appointed in December 2022 to hear cases at the Newark Immigration Court and also serves at the Elizabeth Immigration Court
- Judge Bailey has a high asylum denial rate compared to national and court averages, with 74.7% denials at Newark and 85.3% at Elizabeth
Education
Additional information
- In December 2025, Judge Bailey withdrew from becoming director of Brooklyn Defender Services’ immigration practice after public criticism from staff union members, citing his asylum denial record as inconsistent with the organization’s mission
- His career includes significant legal work in immigration defense before joining the judiciary.
- His recent withdrawal from a public defender leadership role reflects ongoing scrutiny of his adjudication record
Sources
Identity source checked October 6, 2026.
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