On March 25, 2022, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the investiture of 25 new Immigration Judges. You will find the full list here. Below, we will list the new Immigration Judges and the courts upon which they will sit for your convenience.
New IJ | Immigration Court | Experience | Law School |
Amaya, Roberto K. | Santa Ana | Private practice | U.C. Hastings College of the Law (01) |
Bohrer, Matthew S. | Hyattsville | State prosecutor, Private Practice | University of Pennsylvania Law School (07) |
Bonet, Illya-Karina J. | Sterling | Private practice (inc. immigration) | University of Puerto Rico School of Law (03) |
Carreas-Amadeo, Monique | Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center | Private Practice (immigration) | Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law (07) |
Cubas, Claudia R. | Hyattsville | Immigration advocacy and law | University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (08) |
Dandelet, Kyle A. | Federal Plaza | Immigration attorney | Harvard Law School (10) |
Gansalla, Ayodele A. | Hyattsville | Immigration attorney in UK and USA | Temple University Beasley School of Law (98) |
Gaul, Annette | Santa Ana | Immigration attorney | George Mason Law School (94) |
Gharsi, Iman | Santa Ana | NYC ALJ, local prosecutor, private practice | University of Miami School of Law (04) |
Gordon, Matthew D. | Sterling | ICE attorney, California DOL (immigration) | University of Miami School of Law (06) |
Jefferson-Webb, Lettricea L. | San Francisco | AUSA, local prosecutor | University of Kentucky College of Law (97) |
Kahan, Michelle C. | Boston | Judge (court of common pleas), private practice | Delaware Law School of Widener University (86) |
London, Chelsea E. | Sterling | NYC ALJ, private practice | Albany Law School (00) |
Masters, Bobbie C. | Sterling | ICE attorney, private practice | University of Montana Law School (03) |
Noche, Joyce L. | Santa Ana | USCIS attorney, immigration defense at various orgs | University of California at Davis School of Law (99) |
Norregard, Agnieszka Dolinska | Santa Ana | Private practice | Brigham Young University, J. Reubin Clark Law School (01) |
Pardon, Kristie-Anne | Sterling | Private practice, Catholic Legal Services | Boston University School of Law (11) |
Ramos, Maritza S. | Houston — South Street | County magistrate judge, private practice | St. Thomas University College of Law (01) |
Reis, Christine Lluis | Miami | Private practice for legal defense orgs | St. Thomas University College of Law (98) |
Rey Caldas, Carmen Maria | Stewart | Private practice for immigration defense and advocacy orgs | Brooklyn Law School (06) |
Rubenstein, John S. | Hyattsville | ICE attorney, USCIS attorney | Georgetown University Law Center (05) |
Schultz, Evan P. | Hyattsville | DOJ (immigration), Senate aide, 11th Circuit law clerk | University of Virginia School of Law (95) |
Snavley, Luther M. | Sterling | Private practice | Notre Dame Law School (94) |
Winfield, Jennifer A. | Santa Ana | State attorney in CA, Federal prosecutor | Indiana University — Indianapolis School of Law (01) |
Wyrosdick, Laura R. | Sterling | Public defender, state prosecutor | Nova University (89) |