# Ryan Painter Immigration Judge · [Indianapolis Immigration Court](/kyj/court/in/indianapolis-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Ryan Painter at a glance Current role 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 5 Relief granted 0 0.0% Denied / removal ordered 5 100.0% Other / procedural 0 0.0% 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 ## Biography ### Professional career - Ryan C. Painter is an appointed U.S. Immigration Judge at the Indianapolis Immigration Court, beginning his tenure in July 2026 - Judge, 37 Immigration Judges, and 4 Temporary Immigration Judges assistant attorney general at the Michigan Department of Attorney General in Lansing, Michigan (May 2022–June 2024) - assistant prosecuting attorney at the Ingham County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney in Lansing, Michigan (October 2021–March 2022) - assistant prosecuting attorney at the Shiawassee County Office of Prosecuting Attorney in Corunna, Michigan (April 2013–April 2015) - From January 2010 to April 2013, he was an associate attorney at Rollo, Harter and Poling LLP in Huntington, Indiana - judicial law clerk for the Honorable Paul Maloney, in St. Joseph, Michigan (January 2004–October 2005) - Position: Immigration Judge, Indianapolis Immigration Court (Indiana) ### Education - University of Notre Dame School of Law — J.D. (2004) - University of Michigan — B.A. (2001) ### Additional information - the chief executive officer at Shiawassee Health and Wellness, in Owosso, Michigan (June 2024–July 2026) - senior associate at Braun Kendrick Finkbeiner PLC in Saginaw, Michigan (January 2021–September 2021) - director of the elder abuse program at the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan in Lansing, Michigan (April 2015–January 2021) - deputy prosecuting attorney in South Bend and Scottsville, Indiana (November 2005–December 2009) - As a newly appointed judge, no case statistics or decisions are yet available in EOIR’s public database - Judge Painter is a member of the State Bar of Michigan. ## 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 [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.