What is Judge Benjamin S. Kuipers's background?
EOIR's notice says that Benjamin S. Kuipers was appointed in July 2026. Judge Kuipers earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from Hillsdale College and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. From 2024 to January 2026, he served as a deputy county attorney with the Yavapai County Attorney’s Office in Prescott, Arizona. From 2023 to 2024, he served as a task force judge advocate for the U.S. Army in Jordan, Iraq, and Syria, advising on operational law. From 2021 to 2023, he served as a senior trial defense counsel for the Arizona Army National Guard. From 2019 to 2021, he was the legal officer in charge for Operation Guardian Support, a joint task force with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Benjamin S. Kuipers 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 Otero 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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