What is Judge Anthony Williams's background?
EOIR's notice says that Anthony Williams was appointed in September 2026. Judge Williams earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1988 from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Juris Doctor in 1991 from DePaul University College of Law. From June 2023 to August 2026, he was the managing partner at Williams Stone PC in Stafford, Virginia. From June 2020 to June 2023, he served as the managing partner at Williams Stone Carpenter Buczek PC in Stafford, Virginia. From January 2008 to June 2020, he served as the owner of Anthony C. Williams & Associates PLLC in Stafford, Virginia. From July 1992 to December 2007, he served as a judge advocate, including as civil litigation attorney, deputy circuit judge, senior appellate defense attorney, plans and policies attorney, senior defense counsel, deputy staff judge advocate, and prosecutor, with the Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Marine Corps, Department of the Navy, at the Washington Navy Yard, Okinawa Japan, Iwakuni Japan, Marine Corps Base Quantico Virginia, and Camp Pendleton California.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Anthony Williams 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 Chicago 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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