# Richard Bailey

Immigration Judge · [Newark Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nj/newark-immigration-court)

## Richard Bailey at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Newark Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nj/newark-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

New Jersey · Federal

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](https://fileshare.eoir.justice.gov/EOIR%20Case%20Data.zip) · 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 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 6, 2026

[Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections)

## Courtroom rules

[Official EOIR hearing and filing instructions](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir)