What is Judge Chad Bayse's background?
EOIR's notice says that Chad Bayse was appointed in June 2026. Judge Bayse earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from Carleton College and a Juris Doctor in 2005, magna cum laude, from William Mitchell College of Law where he received the President’s Scholarship and was editor in chief of the William Mitchell Law Review. From August 2007 to June 2026, he served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Navy on active duty at various commands and locations and currently serves in the Selected Reserve. From October 2023 to May 2026, he served as an attorney advisor for the U.S. Navy’s Camp Lejeune Claims Unit at the Washington Navy Yard. From July 2012 to December 2018, he served as an attorney advisor at the National Security Agency in Fort Meade, Maryland. From September to November 2018, he served on detail with the Office of the Attorney General in Washington, D.C.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Chad Bayse 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 Stewart 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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