# Thomas J. Shusted Jr. Recall Superior Court Judge · [New Jersey Superior Court, Camden Vicinage](/kyj/court/nj/new-jersey-superior-court-camden-vicinage) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Thomas J. Shusted Jr. at a glance Current role Recall Superior Court Judge Court [New Jersey Superior Court, Camden Vicinage](/kyj/court/nj/new-jersey-superior-court-camden-vicinage) Jurisdiction New Jersey · State Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 141 Relief granted 0 0.0% Denied / removal ordered 92 65.2% Other / procedural 49 34.8% 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 ## Biography ### Professional career - superior court judge in Camden, New Jersey, where he held assignments in the Criminal, Civil, and Family Divisions and served as the presiding judge of the Special Civil Part in Camden County (2013–May 2026) - Separately, the U.S. Department of Justice’s immigration review office appointed him in mid‐2025 as an immigration judge for the Elizabeth Immigration Court, where he decides whether detained immigrants can be released on bond during deportation proceedings. - Shusted joined the Camden County Superior Court in 2013 by then‐Governor Chris Christie, serving as presiding judge of the Special Civil Part and overseeing the statewide Sexually Violent Predatory Docket. - Law Review, Widener University Delaware Law School — associate editor ### Education - Widener University Delaware Law School — J.D. (1981) - Gettysburg College — B.A. (1977) ### Additional information - 17, 2027) to serve in the Civil, Criminal, and Family Divisions of the Superior Court in Camden County (Vicinage 4) - Appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2026. - From 1982 to 2012, he was in private practice in New Jersey. - Born in Ocean City, NJ, in 1926, Shusted earned his law degree from Rutgers School of Law–Camden and was admitted to the bar in 1954 - This decision came before his immigration court appointment, and some attorneys have raised concerns about his handling of sensitive cases - Before joining the bench, he was in private practice - Municipal judge in Laurel Springs - Additionally, he was specifically assigned on a statewide basis to oversee the Sexually Violent Predator Docket and the Intensive Supervision Program while serving on recall. - This role began about two weeks after he was criticized by a three‐judge NJ appellate panel over his handling of a restraining order case involving a rape victim - Judge Shusted is a member of the New Jersey State Bar and Pennsylvania Bar. ## 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 ### dspace.njstatelib.org Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 6, 2026 [Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections) ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [New Jersey Courts](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9ef48d54ca091cafd206659) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/notices/2024/07/n240723a.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.