The Honorable Immigration Judge Thomas Shusted
Elizabeth, NJ Immigration Court
Appointed June 2026 · President Donald Trump → Attorney General Pamela Bondi (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 Thomas Shusted was appointed to the Elizabeth Immigration Court in 2026. Before joining the immigration bench, he served as a judge of the Camden County Superior Court of New Jersey, to which he was appointed in 2013, where he was presiding judge of the Special Civil Part and was assigned statewide to oversee the Sexually Violent Predator Docket. Prior to his judicial service he worked in private legal practice.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
2
Completions per year
2 total
100%
Detained at decision
share of cases
8.2 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
0%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
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).