What is Judge Adam Leonatti's background?
EOIR's notice says that Adam Leonatti was appointed in August 2026. Judge Leonatti earned a Bachelor of Science in 1994 from Kent State University and a Juris Doctor in 1997 from Ohio State University College of Law. From January 2022 to August 2026, he was with the U.S. Air Force at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, serving in the following roles: chief of labor law (December 2024-August 2026); deputy chief of labor law (August 2023-December 2024); and attorney advisor (January 2022-August 2023). During that period, from December 2023 to March 2024, he served as brigade judge advocate at the 371st Sustainment Brigade, Ohio Army National Guard, while deployed to Kuwait. From June 2014 to January 2022, he served as deputy chief legal counsel with the Ohio National Guard in Columbus. From April 2014 to June 2014, he served as a judge advocate with the Ohio Army National Guard in Columbus.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Adam Leonatti in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Immigration Judge. The record is not an appointment history or an employment certification.
Dated court associations
EOIR’s court-specific tables associate this entry with Chelmsford Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.
No outcome or personal-profile claims
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