James McHenry Appointed as Permanent Director of EOIR

On January 10, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed James McHenry as the permanent Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) [PDF version]. McHenry had been serving as Acting Director since May 30, 2017 [see blog]. Prior to his appointment, McHenry served in various capacities at the EOIR and in the Department of Justice, including a stint as an Administrative Law Judge at the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) [see blog]. McHenry, a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School, will oversee more than 2,100 employees at the immigration courts, Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), OCAHO, and the EOIR headquarters.