What is Judge Brian Salisbury's background?
EOIR's notice says that Brian Salisbury was appointed in August 2026. Judge Salisbury earned a Bachelor of Science in 2005 from Utah Valley University and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from Albany Law School. From May 2016 to August 2026, he was a general attorney with the Litigation and Advisory Division, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service U.S. Department of the Treasury, at Philadelphia. From April 2014 to May 2016, he served as a correctional officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, at the Federal Correctional Institute in Fort Worth, Texas. From November 2008 to November 2013, he served as a soldier in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Brian Salisbury 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 Cleveland 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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