Jacob Weintraub

New York (NYB) · New York

Jacob Weintraub is listed with New York (NYB). The database records 51 asylum outcomes: 4 approved, 47 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.

Decision approval rate7.8%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes7.8%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions514 / 47 / 0

Approved / denied4 / 47 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

Each row shows fiscal year, nationality, valid decisions, and approval rate.

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateMarch 2026

Appointed courtNew York - Broadway Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Jacob Weintraub was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in March 2026. Judge Weintraub earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1983 from the University of California at Berkeley and a Juris Doctor in 1987 from Fordham University School of Law. From February 2009 to February 2026, he served as an administrative law judge for the New York State Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board in New York City. From April 1995 to October 2008, he served as special counsel and then director of legal collections at the New York State Insurance Fund in New York City. From August 1992 through April 1995, he was a solo practitioner in New York City. From September 1991 to July 1992, he served as attorney advisor to the Office of the U.S. Trustee, Department of Justice in New York, New York. From August 1987 to August 1991, he served as assistant district attorney in the Bronx, New York. Judge Weintraub is a member of the New York State Bar.

Education: Judge Weintraub earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1983 from the University of California at Berkeley and a Juris Doctor in 1987 from Fordham University School of Law.

Bar admission: Judge Weintraub is a member of the 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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