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David Norkin

David Norkin is listed with New York (NYV). The database records 467 asylum outcomes: 324 approved, 143 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-15 – 2025-06-02

Decision approval rate69.4%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes69.4%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions467324 / 143 / 0

Approved / denied324 / 143 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

FY 2025712051028.2%

FY 2024623923062.9%

Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR

NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateJanuary 2020

Appointed courtNew York, Varick Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Attorney General Barr appointed David A. Norkin to begin hearing cases in January 2020. Judge Norkin earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 from Bates College and a Juris Doctor in 1999 from The George Washington University Law School. In 2019, he served as court administrator for the Fishkill, Ulster, and Varick immigration courts. From 1999 to 2016, he served as a judge advocate, defense counsel, prosecutor, special assistant U.S. attorney, and appellate military judge in the following locations: Naval Base San Diego, California; Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan; and Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia. Judge Norkin is a member of the Hawaii State Bar, Maryland State Bar, and New York State Bar.

Education: Judge Norkin earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 from Bates College and a Juris Doctor in 1999 from The George Washington University Law School.

Bar admission: Judge Norkin is a member of the Hawaii State Bar, Maryland State Bar, and New York State Bar.

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How to read approval rates

Decision approval rateis approved ÷ (approved + denied). Blue “Other” is shown separately and includes identifiable withholding/CAT protection, cancellation or adjustment, voluntary departure, withdrawal, termination, dismissal, and administrative closure; it is excluded from the rate denominator.Approved share of all outcomesuses approved, denied, and other outcomes in the denominator.

With small samples, a few cases can move the percentage sharply. The page flags samples below 50 and below 200 decisions.

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