What is Judge Bayleigh J. Pettigrew's background?
EOIR's notice says that Bayleigh J. Pettigrew was appointed in May 2026. Judge Pettigrew earned a Bachelor of Arts in Law, Philosophy, and Rhetoric in 2005 from Stephens College and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. From January 2022 to May 2026, she served as a senior attorney with the Office of Chief Counsel (OCC), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Long Beach, California. From April 2016 to January 2022, she served as a general attorney with OCC, CBP, DHS, in Long Beach, California. From September 2014 to January 2016, she served as a special assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California in Fresno. From October 2012 to August 2013, she served as an associate attorney at Masserman and Ducey in Sherman Oaks, California.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Bayleigh J. Pettigrew 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 Sacramento 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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