# Robert P. Driscoll Assistant Chief Immigration Judge · [Indianapolis Immigration Court](/kyj/court/in/indianapolis-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Robert P. Driscoll at a glance Current role Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Court [Indianapolis Immigration Court](/kyj/court/in/indianapolis-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Indiana · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 1,935 Relief granted 59 3.0% Denied / removal ordered 1,315 68.0% Other / procedural 561 29.0% 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](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 309 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 50 (16.2%) and denied in 259 (83.8%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Assistant Chief Immigration Judge, Indianapolis Immigration Court, January 2025-present - Immigration Judge appointed in October 2020 by Attorney General William P. Barr, serving at the Batavia Immigration Court, with a record of denying asylum in 76.1% of cases reviewed from FY 2021–2026 - Immigration Judge, Batavia Immigration Court, 2020-2025 - Assistant prosecutor, Athens County Prosecutor's Office, 1998-2020 - Assistant Attorney, Athens County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Athens, Ohio (1998–2020) - EOIR/ — Office of the Chief Immigration Judge and EOIR announcements ### Education - Capital University Law School — J.D. (1993) - The Ohio State University — B.S. (1984) ### Additional information - Acting Regional Deputy Chief Immigration Judge, June-August 2026 - Private practice, Columbus, Ohio (1993–1998). - Inside Immigration — Judge profile and comparative statistics ## 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 — Robert P. Driscoll Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 15, 2026 ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings ### Office of the Chief Immigration Judge Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Biography And Service Information, Including Robert P. Driscoll source · HTML · verification date not recorded ### Current EOIR official staff directory Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026 ### Current EOIR official staff directory [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.