# Wayne J. Warf Immigration Judge · [Indianapolis Immigration Court](/kyj/court/in/indianapolis-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Wayne J. Warf 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 467 Relief granted 0 0.0% Denied / removal ordered 371 79.4% Other / procedural 96 20.6% 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 - a senior attorney at the Indiana Department of Child Services in Indianapolis — January 2020–January 2026 - an administrative law judge at the Indiana Department of Workforce Development in Indianapolis — February 2007–September 2016 ### Education - Doctor of Jurisprudence 2002 — Indiana University Maurer School of Law - Master of Business Administration 1988 — St. Joseph’s University ### Additional information - Appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2026 - in private practice in Carmel, Indiana — October 2016–December 2019 - served as congressional legislative counsel for the Honorable Mike Sodrel — January 2005–July 2006 in Washington, D.C - in private practice in Bloomington, Indiana — November 2002–December 2004 - Bachelor of Science 1984 - Judge Warf is a member of the Indiana State Bar, the bars of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, U.S. Court for the Southern District of Indiana, U.S. Court for the Northern District of Indiana, U.S. Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, U.S. Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces ## 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 ### Current EOIR official staff directory Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026 [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.