On May 29, 2020, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced the appointment of David H. Wetmore as the chairman of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) [PDF version]. Below, we will examine Chairman Wetmore’s resume with reference to the EOIR news release on his appointment.
David H. Wetmore, Chairman, Board of Immigration Appeals
May 2020: Appointed Chief Appellate Immigration Judge of the Board aof Immigration Appeals by U.S. Attorney General William Barr.
2019-2020: Associate Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Deputy Attorney General (ODAG).
2018-2019: Senior counsel to the Deputy Attorney General in ODAG.
2009-2018: Trial Attorney in the Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation’s (OIL) Appellate Section, DOJ.
2017-2018: Immigration Advisor to the White House Domestic Policy Counsel.
2006-2007: Law clerk to Judge Daniel A. Manion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
2002-2003: Law clerk to Judge Gordon J. Quist of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
2006, 2008-2009, 2010-2011: Adjunct law professor at The George Washington University Law School.
2003-2006, 2007-2009: Private practice.
2002: Juris Doctor, with High Honors, from The George Washington University Law School.
