The Honorable Immigration Judge Robert K Lundberg

Annandale (WAS), VA Immigration Court
Appointed August 2023 · President Joe Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland
3 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration

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Background

The Honorable Immigration Judge Robert K Lundberg earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2010 from Arizona State University and a Juris Doctor in 2012 from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. From 2021 to 2023, he served as a trial attorney with the Appellate Court Section, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice.

Caseload & process (since 2021)
433
Completions per year
2,600 total
1.9%
Detained at decision
share of cases
21.5 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
20.9%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
19.9%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 18 appeals — too few

Bond decisions

Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021. "Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
0%
Bond requests granted
6 bond decisions Too few cases
Median bond when set
Released on own recognizance
This judge 0%
Court average 42.9% · median $7,500
National 41.9% · median $6,500

Grant rates by type of relief

Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
18.4% 548 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
4% 852 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
37% 27 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
0% 1 decision Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
84.6% 13 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
95% 60 decisions Moderate
18.4%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 548 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
18.4%
This court
32.6%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 37% 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 · 525 decisions since 2021
18.1%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 23 decisions since 2021
26.1%

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.
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%2019: 0% of 2 decisions0%20192022: 100% of 1 decisions100%20222023: 45.2% of 31 decisions45.2%20232024: 23.6% of 144 decisions23.6%20242025: 14.4% of 355 decisions14.4%20252026 (partial year): 5.9% of 17 decisions5.9%2026*
* 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).
Annandale, VA · home court
1,278 (49%)
1,229 (47%)
66 (2.5%)
6 (0.23%)
3 (0.12%)
3 (0.12%)