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Thomas G. Snow was appointed as acting Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review in February 2009. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1977 from the College of William and Mary. Mr. Snow received a master of arts degree in 1980 and a juris doctorate in 1982, both from the University of Virginia. From January to February 2009, Mr. Snow served as acting Chief Immigration Judge. From October 2005 to January 2009, he served as an immigration judge at the Arlington Immigration Court. From 1991 to 2005, Mr. Snow served as principal deputy director for the Office of International Affairs, Criminal Division, Department of Justice (DOJ). From 1995 to 2005, he also worked as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Virginia Law School where he taught international criminal law. In 1989, Mr. Snow served as an attorney advisor in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State. From 1984 to 1989, he was a trial attorney in the Office of International Affairs, Criminal Division, DOJ. From 1982 to 1984, Mr. Snow served as a trial attorney in the voting section of the Civil Rights Division, DOJ. He is a member of the District of Columbia and Virginia bars.
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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF IMMIGRATION JUDGE
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Brian M. O’Leary, Chief Immigration Judge
Brian M. O’Leary was appointed as the Chief Immigration Judge in July 2009. He completed undergraduate work in 1982 at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, and received a juris doctorate in 1985 from the New England School of Law. From May 2007 to June 2009, Mr. O’Leary served as an immigration judge at the Arlington Immigration Court. From May 2006 to May 2007, he served two six-month appointments as a temporary Board member on the Board of Immigration Appeals and from March 2003 to May 2006, as a deputy chief immigration judge in OCIJ. From May 1994 to March 2003, Mr. O’Leary served as an assistant chief immigration judge (ACIJ), during which time, from May 2000 to October 2001, he served as an acting deputy chief immigration judge. Before joining the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Mr. O’Leary worked for five years with the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Headquarters Office of the General Counsel, where he served as associate general counsel, deputy associate general counsel, and assistant general counsel. He was also a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Southern District of Florida and Eastern District of Virginia. Prior to that experience, Mr. O’Leary worked as a trial attorney with the INS Miami District Office. He is a member of the Florida and Massachusetts state bars.
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Michael C. McGoings, Deputy Chief Immigration Judge
Michael C. McGoings was appointed as Deputy Chief Immigration Judge in October 2009. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1965 from Morgan State University, a master of science degree in 1967 from the University of Illinois, and a juris doctorate in 1973 from The Catholic University of America. From March 1995 to October 2009, Mr. McGoings served as an ACIJ. During this time, from February to July 2009, he served as acting Chief Immigration Judge. From 1994 to 1995, Mr. McGoings was an associate general counsel serving as Chief of the Enforcement Legal Program and from 1991 to 1994, he was an associate general counsel for the Employer Sanctions and Civil Document Fraud Legal Program at the former INS. From 1987 to 1990, he worked as assistant general counsel for the former INS. Mr. McGoings is a member of the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania bars.
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Sarah M. Burr, Assistant Chief Immigration Judge
Sarah M. Burr was appointed as an ACIJ in October 2006, based in New York City. She received a bachelor of arts degree in 1971 from George Washington University and a juris doctorate in 1980 from Benjamin Cardozo Law School. From 1994 to October 2006, Ms. Burr served at the New York Immigration Court as an immigration judge, after her appointment as an immigration judge in February 1994. From 1981 to 1994, Ms. Burr worked as a staff attorney and as supervisory attorney of the immigration unit in the criminal defense division of the Legal Aid Society in New York. From 1980 to 1981, she served as a law clerk for U.S. Magistrate Judge John Caden, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Ms. Burr is a member of the New York State Bar.
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Larry R. Dean, Assistant Chief Immigration Judge
Larry R. Dean was appointed as an ACIJ in January 2000, based in San Antonio. He received a bachelor of science degree in 1970 from the University of Southern Mississippi and a juris doctorate in 1973 from Tulane University School of Law. From 2000 to October 2006, Mr. Dean served as an ACIJ in OCIJ. From January to December 1999, Mr. Dean served as an immigration judge at the immigration court in New York. From 1987 to 1998, he served in the U.S. Army as an attorney and circuit judge at Fort Polk, La.; Fort Carson, Colo.; The Judge Advocate General’s School in Charlottesville, Va.; Korea; Japan; Fort Lee, Va.; and Fort Benning, Ga. Mr. Dean is a member of the Mississippi and Louisiana bars.
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Thomas Y. K. Fong, Assistant Chief Immigration Judge
Thomas Y. K. Fong was appointed as an ACIJ in October 2006, based in Los Angeles. He received a bachelor of science degree in 1972 from Brigham Young University and a juris doctorate in 1977 from Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School. From 1984 to October 2006, Mr. Fong served at the Los Angeles Immigration Court following his appointment as an immigration judge in October 1984. In 1977, Mr. Fong joined DOJ through the Attorney General’s Honors Program serving as a trial attorney with the former INS in Los Angeles. From 1982 to 1984, Mr. Fong worked at the former INS as appellate trial attorney and chief legal officer, also in Los Angeles. From 1972 to 1978, he served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army. Mr. Fong is a member of the Hawaii Bar.
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MaryBeth Keller, Assistant Chief Immigration Judge
MaryBeth Keller was appointed as an ACIJ in February 2008, with primary responsibility for issues of conduct and professionalism relating to immigration judges. She received a bachelor of arts degree in 1984 from The Catholic University of America and a juris doctorate in 1987 from the University of Virginia School of Law. From 2004 to February 2008, Ms. Keller served as General Counsel at EOIR. During that time, from July 2006 to February 2008, she served as Acting ACIJ for Conduct and Professionalism and from October 2004 to April 2006, she served as Acting Chief Administrative Hearing Officer. From 1988 to 2004, Ms. Keller served at the BIA, as a senior panel attorney and as an attorney advisor. From 1987 to 1988, she worked as a law clerk in the 5th Judicial District of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa. Ms. Keller is a member of the Iowa Bar.
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Jeffrey L. Romig, Assistant Chief Immigration Judge
Jeffrey L. Romig was appointed as an assistant chief immigration judge in January 2009. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1981 from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pa., and a juris doctorate and a master of arts degree in 1985 from the University of Pittsburgh. From January 2008 to January 2009, Mr. Romig served as an immigration judge at the immigration court in York, Pa.; from June 2006 to January 2008, he served as an immigration judge at the Headquarters Immigration Court in Falls Church, Va.; and from January 2002 to June 2006, he served as an immigration judge at the Los Angeles Immigration Court. From April 1999 to December 2001, Mr. Romig served as appellate counsel for the former INS in Falls Church, Va. From August 1995 to April 1999, he served as supervisory attorney advisor for the BIA. From December 1994 to August 1995, Mr. Romig worked on the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform (“Jordan Commission”), in Washington, DC, as a senior policy analyst. From November 1986 to December 1994, he worked at the BIA as an attorney advisor. Mr. Romig is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar.
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Gary W. Smith, Assistant Chief Immigration Judge
Gary W. Smith was appointed as an ACIJ in October 2005. He received a bachelor of science degree in 1971 and a juris doctorate in 1975, both from the University of South Carolina. He completed the Army War College in 1998, receiving a master’s level completion certificate. From February to October 2005, Mr. Smith served as an immigration judge in the San Francisco Immigration Court. He served in a succession of assignments for more than 29 years of active Army service, including: chief circuit judge, 2nd Judicial Circuit, Fort Gordon, Ga.; chief circuit judge, 6th Judicial Circuit, Seoul, Korea; chief trial judge, U.S. Army Trial Judiciary, Arlington, Va.; circuit judge, 2nd Judicial Circuit, Fort Gordon, Ga.; and staff judge advocate, Fort Bliss, Texas. Mr. Smith is a member of the South Carolina Bar.
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Bette Kane Stockton, Assistant Chief Immigration Judge
Judge Stockton was appointed as an assistant chief immigration judge on February 16, 2010. She received a bachelor of arts degree in 1966 from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a juris doctorate in 1977 from Glendale College of Law. From 1990 to February 2010, Judge Stockton served as an immigration judge in the San Francisco Immigration Court. From 1979 to 1990, she was in private practice as a sole practitioner and also with the law firm of Park & Litwin in San Francisco. From 1977 to 1978, she served as a deputy district attorney for the Kern County District Attorney’s Office in Bakersfield, Calif. She is a member of the State Bar of California.
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Elisa M. Sukkar, Assistant Chief Immigration Judge
Elisa M. Sukkar was appointed as an ACIJ in April 2008, based in Miami. She received a bachelor of science degree in 1983 from Florida International University and a juris doctorate in 1987 from Nova Law School. From March 1995 to April 2008, Ms. Sukkar served as an immigration judge at the Miami Immigration Court. From 1987 to 1995, she was in private practice in Miami where she specialized in immigration law. Ms. Sukkar is a member of the Florida Bar.
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Jack H. Weil, Assistant Chief Immigration Judge
Judge Weil was appointed as an ACIJ in December 2009, with primary responsibility for training immigration judges, court administrators, interpreters, legal technicians, and judicial law clerks. From April to December 2009, he served as an acting ACIJ in this position. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1985 and a juris doctorate in 1988, both from the University of Maryland. From 1994 to 2009, Judge Weil served as an immigration judge in the El Centro Immigration Court. From 1990 to 1994, he worked as associate counsel to the director, EOIR. From 1988 to 1990, Judge Weil was a judicial law clerk with the San Diego Immigration Court. In 2001, he joined the faculty of the National Judicial College where he teaches “Bias and Ethics for Administrative Law Judges” and serves as faculty assistant in the course on distance training of judges. Judge Weil is co-author of “Deskbook on Evidence for Administrative Law Judges” published by the National Judicial College in 2006. He is a member of the Maryland Bar.
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Scott M. Rosen, Chief Counsel to the Chief Immigration Judge
Scott M. Rosen was appointed as chief counsel to the Chief Immigration Judge in March 2008. He received a bachelor of business administration degree in 1978 from Emory University and a juris doctorate in 1983 from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. From July 2006 to February 2008, Mr. Rosen served as special counsel to the Chief Immigration Judge. From December1998 to June 2006, Mr. Rosen served as a senior assistant general counsel and associate general counsel in OGC at EOIR. During this time, from January to June 2001, he served as a special assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Rosen served as appellate counsel for the former INS in Falls Church, Va.; and from 1989 to 1995, he served as a trial attorney for the former INS in Miami. Prior to joining the INS, he was in private practice. Mr. Rosen is a member of the Florida Bar.
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Edward F. Kelly, Senior Counsel and Chief of Staff
Edward F. Kelly was appointed as senior counsel and chief of staff in November 2009. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1982 from the University of Notre Dame and a juris doctorate in 1987 from Notre Dame Law School. From March 2008 to November 2009, Mr. Kelly served as counsel for operations. From February 2007 to March 2008, he served as special counsel to the Chief Immigration Judge. From 1989 to 2007, Mr. Kelly served as senior legal advisor, attorney team leader, and staff attorney at BIA. From 1987 to 1989, he served as assistant counsel to the Subcommittee of the Judiciary on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law in the U.S. House of Representatives. From 1982 to 1984, Mr. Kelly served in the Peace Corps in Gabon, Equatorial Africa. He taught humane letters at Trinity School, Falls Church, Va., from 2002 to 2009. Mr. Kelly is a member of the Virginia Bar.
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OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
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Robin M. Stutman, General Counsel
Robin M. Stutman was appointed as General Counsel in August 2009. She received a bachelor of arts degree in 1978 from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a juris doctorate in 1982 from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law. From 1987 to August 2009, Ms. Stutman served in the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices, Civil Rights Division, DOJ, as a special litigation counsel, supervisory attorney, and senior trial attorney. From 1986 to 1987, she was in private practice. From 1982 to 1986, Ms. Stutman worked as a trial attorney in the Federal Programs Branch, Civil Division, DOJ, entering on duty through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. From January to May 1981, she served as an intern to the Honorable Joyce Hens Green, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Ms. Stutman is a member of the District of Columbia bar.
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John N. Blum, Deputy General Counsel
John N. Blum was appointed as Deputy General Counsel in July 2009. He received a master of public affairs degree in 1987 from the University of Texas, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs; a master of arts degree in 1987 from the University of Texas, Institute for Latin American Studies; and a juris doctorate in 1992 from Baylor University School of Law. From March 2008 to August 2009, Mr. Blum served as acting General Counsel. From 2000 to 2008, he served as an attorney advisor and supervisory attorney with the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) at EOIR. From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Blum served as an assistant district counsel with the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). He is a member of the Texas Bar.
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Jennifer J. Barnes, Disciplinary Counsel
Jennifer Barnes joined OGC in April 1995. She received a bachelor of arts degree in 1976 from Miami University, a master of social work degree in 1979 from The Ohio State University, and a juris doctorate in 1988 from the University of San Diego School of Law. From 1994 until April 1995, Ms. Barnes served as appellate counsel for the former INS. From 1990 until 1994, she worked in the Office of the General Counsel for INS as an assistant general counsel and then as an associate general counsel. Ms. Barnes joined DOJ through the Attorney General’s Honors Program in 1988, serving as an INS trial attorney in San Francisco. Ms. Barnes is a member of the California and District of Columbia bars.
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Cecelia M. Espenoza, Senior Associate General Counsel
Cecelia Espenoza joined OGC in May 2003. She received a bachelor of arts degree in 1979 and a juris doctorate in 1982, both from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. From September 2008 to September 2009, Ms. Espenoza was detailed to the DOJ Justice Management Divisions’ Audit Liaison Group, where she coordinated responses to multi-component work on sensitive DOJ Office of the Inspector General and Government Accountability Office audits involving law enforcement and national security issues. From 2000 to May 2003, Ms. Espenoza served as a board member at the BIA. From 1997 to 2000, she served as an associate professor of law at St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio. From 1990 to 1997, Ms. Espenoza was an assistant professor of law at the University of Denver College of Law. From 1986 to 1990 Ms. Espenoza worked as a city prosecutor and a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in Salt Lake City, and from 1984 to 1986, as a city prosecutor in Sandy City, Utah. From 1982 to 1984, she was director of the migrant unit and bilingual attorney for the Utah Legal Services, Inc. Ms. Espenoza is a member of the Colorado, Texas, and Utah bars.
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Brigette L. Frantz, Associate General Counsel
Brigette L. Frantz joined OGC in July 2009. She received a bachelor of arts degree in 2003 from Grand Valley State University and a juris doctorate in 2006 from Ave Maria School of Law. From 2007 to July 2009, Ms. Frantz worked with the deputy chief counsel in the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge as an attorney advisor. From 2006 to 2007, she served as a judicial law clerk at the Atlanta and Philadelphia Immigration Courts, entering on duty through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. Ms. Frantz is a member of the Michigan Bar.
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Hope M. Holiona. Associate General Counsel
Hope M. Holiona joined OGC in December 2009. She received a bachelor of arts degree in 1981 from University of California, Los Angeles, and a juris doctorate in 1985 from George Washington University. From 1989 to December 2009, Ms. Holiona served as an attorney advisor, and most recently as a supervisory attorney advisor, with the BIA. From 1986 to 1989, she was in private practice. Ms. Holiona is a member of the Commonwealth of Virginia Bar.
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Liane M. Jarvis, Associate General Counsel
Liane M. Jarvis joined OGC in December 2008. She received a bachelor of arts degree in 1998 from Occidental College and a juris doctorate in 2001 from the University of Michigan Law School. From 2004 to December 2008, Ms. Jarvis was in private practice. From 2003 to 2004, she served as an asylum officer in San Francisco. From 2001 to 2002, Ms. Jarvis joined the DOJ through the Attorney General’s Honors Program in September 2001, serving in the Los Angeles Immigration Court. She is a member of the California Bar.
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Sandy Reinfurt, Associate General Counsel
Sandy Reinfurt joined OGC in April 2007. She received a bachelor of arts degree in 1989 from the University of Richmond, and a juris doctorate in 1992 from American University. From 2006 to April 2007, Ms. Reinfurt served as an attorney-advisor with the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command in Alexandria, Va. From 2003 to 2006, she served as a labor and employment attorney with the Department of the Army, XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, N.C. From February 2003 to August 2003, Ms. Reinfurt served as a labor and employment attorney for Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. From 1993 to1998, she served on active duty in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps. Ms. Reinfurt is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.
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Jeff Rosenblum, Chief Counsel of the Employee Labor Relations Unit
Jeff Rosenblum joined OGC in May 2010. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1994 from the University of Maryland at College Park and a juris doctorate in 1999 from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. From 2006 to May 2010, Mr. Rosenblum served as an assistant general counsel for the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, DOJ, where he also served as the hearing officer. From 2002 to 2006, he worked for the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, as an employment/ethics attorney. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Rosenblum was in private practice in Chicago, Ill., and Washington, DC. He is also an adjunct professor at George Mason University Law School. Mr. Rosenblum is a member of the District of Columbia and Illinois bars.
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Marta Rothwarf, Associate General Counsel
Marta Rothwarf joined OGC in June 2003. She received a bachelor of arts degree in 1979 from Douglass College, Rutgers; a diploma in 1984 from the Textile Conservation Centre, Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London; and a juris doctorate in 1990 from Temple School of Law. From 1994 to 2003, Ms. Rothwarf served as an asylum officer for the DHS and the former INS. From 1990 to 1994, Ms. Rothwarf was in private practice. She is a member of the District of Columbia, and New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania bars.
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Charles F. Smith, Associate General Counsel
Charles F. Smith joined OGC in January 1999. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1989 from the University of Massachusetts and a juris doctorate in 1996 from the District of Columbia School of Law. From May to December 1998, and from 1995 to 1997, Mr. Smith worked as a law clerk at the District of Columbia Office of Bar Counsel in Washington, DC. From 1997 to 1998, he served as a staff counsel for the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia. From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Smith served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali. Mr. Smith is a member of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Massachusetts bars.
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Rico M. Sogocio, Chief Counsel of the Immigration Unit
Rico M. Sogocio joined OGC in March 2010. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1987 from Northwestern University and a juris doctorate in 1992 from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. From 2000 to March 2010, Mr. Sogocio was in private practice in Florida. From 1994 to 1999, he served as an assistant district counsel for the former INS in Miami, Fla.. Also, during this time, from 1997 to 1999, Mr. Sogocio worked as a special assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida. Mr. Sogocio is a member of the bar in the State of Florida and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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Gustavo D. Villageliu, Senior Associate General Counsel
Gustavo D. Villageliu joined OGC in May 2003. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1973 and a juris doctorate in 1977, both from the University of Iowa. From 1995 until May 2003, Mr. Villageliu served as a board member at the BIA. From 1989 until 1995, Mr. Villageliu served as an immigration judge in Miami. Prior to that, he served as an attorney advisor at the BIA. Mr. Villageliu is a member of the District of Columbia and Florida bars.
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BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS
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David L. Neal, Acting Chairman
David L. Neal was appointed as Acting Chairman, BIA, in June 2009, after serving as Vice Chairman since January 2009. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1981 from Wabash College, a master’s degree in 1984 from Harvard Divinity School, and a juris doctorate in 1989 from Columbia Law School. From 2007 to 2009, Mr. Neal served an appointment as Chief Immigration Judge after serving as acting Chief Immigration Judge since 2006. From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Neal served as an assistant chief immigration judge. From 2004 to 2005, he served as an immigration judge at the Headquarters Immigration Court. From 2003 to 2004, Mr. Neal served as special counsel to the Director, EOIR. From 2001 to 2003, he served as chief counsel to the Senate Immigration Subcommittee. From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Neal was an attorney advisor for the BIA. From 1993 to 1996, Mr. Neal practiced immigration law in Los Angeles and from 1990 to 1993 also served as the director of policy analysis for the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He is a member of the District of Columbia and New York State bars.
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Charles Adkins-Blanch
Charles Adkins-Blanch was appointed as a Board Member in August 2008. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1984 from Grinnell College and a juris doctorate in 1990 from the National Law Center, George Washington University. From 2004 to 2008, Mr. Adkins-Blanch served as an immigration judge at the Headquarters Immigration Court. During this time, from 2006 to 2007, he served two six-month appointments as a temporary BIA member. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Adkins-Blanch served as general counsel for EOIR, after serving in the position in an acting capacity. From 1990 to 1995, Mr. Adkins-Blanch worked for the BIA as an attorney advisor entering on duty through the Attorney General’s Honor Program. From 1989 to 1990, he clerked in private practice with the firm of Maggio & Kattar specializing in immigration and nationality law. Mr. Adkins-Blanch is a member of both the District of Columbia and Commonwealth of Virginia bars.
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Patricia A. Cole
Patricia A. Cole was appointed as a Board Member in July 1995. Ms. Cole received a bachelor of science degree in 1971 from Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and a juris doctorate in 1981 from the University of Maryland. From March 1993 to July 1995, she was a senior policy analyst at the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform in Washington, DC. From May 1987 to March 1993, Ms. Cole served at the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) as appellate counsel, associate general counsel for the general law section, legislative counsel, and assistant general counsel. From December 1985 to May 1987, she was a trial attorney for the INS in Houston, Texas. Ms. Cole is a member of the Maryland Bar.
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Lauri S. Filppu
Lauri S. Filppu was appointed as a Board Member in July 1995. Mr. Filppu received a bachelor of arts degree in 1969 and a juris doctorate in 1973, both from the State University of New York at Buffalo. From February 1983 to July 1995, Mr. Filppu was a deputy director, Office of Immigration Litigation (OIL), Civil Division, Department of Justice (DOJ). From July 1976 to February 1983, he served as an attorney in the Criminal Division, DOJ. From March 1973 to July 1976, Mr. Filppu served as a staff attorney with the BIA. He is a member of the New York Bar.
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Edward R. Grant
Edward R. Grant was appointed as a Board Member in January 1998. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1979 from Georgetown University and a juris doctorate in 1982 from Northwestern University School of Law. From February 1995 to January 1998, Mr. Grant served as counsel to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims in the U.S. House of Representatives. From 1992 to 1995, he served as a deputy associate general counsel, Refugee and Asylum Law Division, and as legislative counsel, INS. From 1987 to 1990, Mr. Grant worked for the Chicago, Ill., law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson, and from 1982 to 1984 with the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath. From 1984 to 1987, he served as executive director and general counsel of Americans United for Life in Chicago. Mr. Grant is a member of the Illinois and Pennsylvania bars.
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Anne J. Greer
Anne J. Greer was appointed as a Board Member in August 2008. She received a bachelor of arts degree in 1980 from Allegheny College and a juris doctorate in 1992 from George Mason University School of Law. From 2003 to 2008, Ms. Greer served as an assistant chief immigration judge. From 1992 to 2003, she worked as a senior panel attorney, supervisory attorney advisor, and attorney advisor for the BIA. From 1989 to 1992, Ms. Greer was a law clerk at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge, in Washington, DC. She has been an adjunct professor of law at George Mason University School of Law since 1996. Ms. Greer is a member of the District of Columbia and Commonwealth of Virginia bars.
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John W. Guendelsberger
John W. Guendelsberger was appointed to the Board in August 2009. He received a bachelor of science degree in 1973 from Ohio State University and a juris doctorate in 1977 from Ohio State University College of Law. Mr. Guendelsberger received a master of laws degree in 1987 and a doctor of the science of law degree in 1993, both from Columbia University School of Law and a diploma of advanced studies in 1992 from the University of Paris I (Pantheon-Sorbonne). From 2003 to 2009, he served as senior counsel to BIA’s Chairman. During this time, from 2007 to 2009, Mr. Guendelsberger served six-month appointments as a temporary Board member. From 1995 to 2003, he served as a Board member. Mr. Guendelsberger worked for three years as a staff attorney with Ohio Legal Rights Service, a state agency advocating the rights of persons with mental or developmental disabilities. From 1980 to 1995, he was a professor of law at Ohio Northern University College of Law, where he specialized in immigration law, comparative law, and international law. He has written numerous articles in the area of immigration law and has represented aliens on a pro bono basis before Immigration Judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals. He is a member of the Ohio bar.
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Frederick D. Hess
Frederick D. Hess was appointed as a Board Member in September 2001. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1958 from Columbia College and a juris doctorate in 1967 from Brooklyn Law School. From 1982 to 2001, Mr. Hess served as director, Office of Enforcement Operations, Criminal Division, DOJ. From 1979 to 1982, he served as associate director and acting director, Office of Legal Support Services, Criminal Division, DOJ. Mr. Hess began his career with DOJ as an attorney in 1967 through the Attorney General’s Honor Program. From 1967 to 1979, he served as an attorney and deputy chief, Legislation and Special Projects Section. He is a member of the District of Columbia and New York State and bars.
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David B. Holmes
David B. Holmes was appointed as a Board Member in June 1995. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1970 from Middlebury College and a juris doctorate in 1973 from the National Law Center, George Washington University. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Holmes served as acting Vice Chairman. From 1977 to 1981, he worked as an attorney advisor, and from 1981 to 1995, he served as the BIA’s chief attorney examiner. From 1974 to 1977, Mr. Holmes served on active duty as a captain in the U.S. Army. He is a member of the District of Columbia and Commonwealth of Virginia bars.
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Garry D. Malphrus
Garry D. Malphrus was appointed as a Board Member in August 2008. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1989 and a juris doctorate in 1993, both from the University of South Carolina. From March 2005 to August 2008, Mr. Malphrus served as an immigration judge at the Arlington Immigration Court. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Malphrus served as associate director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Malphrus worked on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, which included serving as chief counsel and staff director of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight and later, with the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Mr. Malphrus served as a law clerk for the Honorable Dennis W. Shedd, U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina, from 1995 to 1997, and for the Honorable William W. Wilkins of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, from 1994 to 1995. He was also a law clerk for the Honorable Larry R. Patterson, Circuit Judge for South Carolina, from 1993 to 1994. Mr. Malphrus is a member of the South Carolina Bar.
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Neil P. Miller
Neil P. Miller was appointed as a Board Member in July 1999. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1967 and a juris doctorate in 1974, both from the University of Arizona. From October 1995 to July 1999, Mr. Miller served as the chief attorney examiner for the BIA. From 1987 to 1995, he served as a deputy chief attorney examiner with the BIA. From 1980 to 1987, he worked for the BIA as an attorney advisor. Mr. Miller was in private practice in Tucson, Arizona, and worked with the Foreign Operations Section of the Passport Office, Department of State. He is a member of the Arizona State Bar.
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Hugh Mullane
Hugh Mullane was appointed as a Board Member in August 2008. He received a juris doctorate in 1993 from Georgetown University Law Center. From May 2005 to August 2008, Mr. Mullane served as special counsel, Office of Legal Policy, DOJ. From June 2004 to April 2005, he worked as director of immigration security, Homeland Security Council, White House. From May 1995 to June 2004, Mr. Mullane served as a senior litigation counsel, Civil Division, DOJ. From August 1994 to May 1995, he was an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission. From September 1993 to August 1994, Mr. Mullane was a law clerk for a judge in the U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. He is a member of the New York and District of Columbia bars.
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Roger Pauley
Roger Pauley was appointed as a Board Member in September 2001. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1962 from Harvard College and a juris doctorate in 1964 from Harvard Law School. From January 1980 to September 2001, Mr. Pauley served as Director, Legislation, Office of Policy and Legislation, Criminal Division, DOJ. From 1975 to January 1980, he worked in the Criminal Division, DOJ, in a variety of positions. From 1973 to 1974, Mr. Pauley served on the staff of the Judiciary Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. From 1966 to 1973, he served in the appellate section of the Criminal Division, DOJ. He is a member of the New York and District of Columbia bars.
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Linda S. Wendtland
Linda S. Wendtland was appointed as a Board Member in August 2008. She received a bachelor of arts degree in 1982 from the University of Virginia and a juris doctorate in 1985 from the University of Virginia. From 1996 to 2008, Ms. Wendtland served as assistant director and senior litigation counsel at OIL, Civil Division, DOJ. From 1990 to 1996, she was in private practice. From 1985 to 1990, Ms. Wendtland served as a trial attorney at OIL, entering on duty through the Attorney General’s Honor Program. She is a member of the District of Columbia and Commonwealth of Virginia bars.
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Michael J. Creppy
Chief Administrative Hearing Officer
Chief Administrative Hearing Officer
Michael J. Creppy was appointed as Chief Administrative Hearing Officer in April 2006. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1975 from Fisk University, a juris doctorate in 1978 from Howard University School of Law, and a masters of law degree in 1979 from Georgetown Law Center. From May 1994 to April 2006, Mr. Creppy served as Chief Immigration Judge. He worked for the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in various capacities: from 1988 to 1994, in the Office of the General Counsel as deputy general counsel for litigation; from 1986 to 1988, as associate general counsel primarily focusing on the employer sanctions and anti-discrimination provisions of the INA; and from 1984 to1986, as chief legal officer for the INS district office in Los Angeles. From 1983 to 1984, Mr. Creppy served as a trial attorney with the Office of Immigration Litigation, within the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Division. From 1981 to 1983, he was a trial attorney for the former INS district office in New York, NY. Prior to joining DOJ, Mr. Creppy served from 1979 to 1981 as a judicial law clerk for the Superior Court for the District of Columbia. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.
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Louis J. Ruffino
Deputy Chief Administrative Hearing Officer
Deputy Chief Administrative Hearing Officer
Louis Ruffino became Special Counsel to the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer in August 1999, and then Deputy Chief Administrative Hearing Officer in February 2000. During this time, Mr. Ruffino served as a special assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia from September 2004 to April 2006 and at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia from September 2002 to March 2003. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1986 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a juris doctorate in 1993 from the University of San Diego School of Law. From February 1997 to July 1999, Mr. Ruffino served as an associate general counsel in the Office of the General Counsel (OGC). He was in private practice before joining OGC in 1997. Mr. Ruffino is a member of the Maryland, Virginia, and District of Columbia bars.
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Ellen K. Thomas
Administrative Law Judge
Administrative Law Judge
Judge Thomas was appointed as an ALJ in August 1990, and began working at OCAHO in October 1995. She received a bachelor of arts degree in 1955 at Oberlin College and a juris doctorate in 1973 from Indiana University School of Law. While still assigned to OCAHO, Judge Thomas received a Fulbright grant and served as an ALJ in Bosnia from January to July 2006. She served as an ALJ with the Office of Hearings and Appeals, Social Security Administration, in Evansville, Indiana. She also held various positions in the Indianapolis District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Judge Thomas taught at the Indiana School of Law and worked in private practice for several years in Bloomington, Indiana. She is a member of the Indiana Bar.
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Office of Management Programs
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Office of Planning, Analysis and Technology (OPAT)
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