Appointed April 2016 · President Barack Obama→ Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch
10 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Robin J Rosche earned a Bachelor of Science in 1997 from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a Juris Doctor in 2000 from Marquette University Law School. Her background includes service as an assistant district attorney and as a law enforcement officer in Wisconsin, as well as roles with the Department of Homeland Security. She was invested as an immigration judge on the Chicago Immigration Court in April 2016.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
541
Completions per year
3,247 total
2.9%
Detained at decision
share of cases
35.6 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
13.4%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
3.7%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
2.9%
Appeals remanded or reversed
34 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.
28.6%⚠
Bond requests granted
14 bond decisions Too few cases
$5,750
Median bond when set
4 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 28.6%
Court average 56.1% · median $3,500
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
64.2%
388 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
9.8%
245 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
70.4%
98 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
87.5%⚠
8 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
100%
57 decisions Moderate
Voluntary departure
94.5%
55 decisions Moderate
64.2%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 388 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
64.2%
This court
45.7%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 9% 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 · 357 decisions since 2021
67.2%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 31 decisions since 2021
29%
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.
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).