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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Richard Drucker earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1978 from Ohio State University and a Juris Doctor in 1981 from Cleveland State University, Cleveland Marshall College of Law. From 2016 to 2020, he was an associate attorney with Margaret W. Wong and Associates in Cleveland, and from 1981 to 2016 he practiced with Richard H. Drucker LPA in Cleveland. He is a member of the Ohio State Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,506
Completions per year
9,035 total
27.5%
Detained at decision
share of cases
6.2 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
16%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
11.6%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
9%
Appeals remanded or reversed
955 appeals decided
Bond decisions
Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021.
"Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
49.1%
Bond requests granted
532 bond decisions High confidence
$5,000
Median bond when set
249 bonds with amounts
1.1%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 49.1%
Court average 37.1% · median $10,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
31.9%
1,735 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
3.8%
2,395 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
33.8%
65 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
52.4%⚠
21 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
83.3%⚠
6 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
86.1%
735 decisions High confidence
31.9%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 1,735 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
31.9%
This court
19.3%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 41% of the 825 judges nationally with enough cases to compare.
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyerrepresented · 1,523 decisions since 2021
34%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 212 decisions since 2021
16.5%
Asylum grant rate over time
Each point is that calendar year's grant rate, back to 2015 where the judge was deciding cases — the longer career view. Dashed grey line = current national average (31.8%). Headline rates above use 2021 – today.
* 2026 is a partial year (data through 06/01/2026) and is incomplete.
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).