The Honorable Immigration Judge Peter Faerber
Orlando, FL Immigration Court
Appointed May 2026 · President Donald Trump → Attorney General Todd Blanche (AG inferred from date)
Less than a year on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Peter Faerber earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1992 from Ohio Wesleyan University and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Before his appointment, he served as branch head of Legal Assistance in the Judge Advocate Division at Headquarters Marine Corps in the Pentagon (2024-2026) and as an attorney at the Bateman Law Group in Leavenworth, Kansas. He served on active duty as a U.S. Marine Corps judge advocate from 2006 to 2021 and is a member of the Ohio State Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
11
Completions per year
11 total
90.9%
Detained at decision
share of cases
20.9 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
18.2%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 1 appeals — too few
This judge has no asylum decisions on the merits in this period (since 2021).
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Courts where this judge has decided cases
Hearing locations for cases this judge completed since 2021, by number of decisions.
Many judges hear cases from more than one court (detained facilities, video dockets, or reassignments).