What is Judge Chris Staszak's background?
EOIR's notice says that Chris Staszak was appointed in June 2026. Judge Staszak earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1992 from St. Lawrence University and a Juris Doctor in 2000 from New York Law School. From November 2025 to May 2026, he served as counsel and assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security, in New Windsor, New York. From December 2002 to November 2021, he served as a senior investigative counsel with the U.S. House of Representatives, a senior investigative counsel with the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, a senior attorney with the Office of Inspector General, U.S. Social Security Administration, and as a law clerk with the U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. From December 2021 to October 2025, he held senior legal and compliance roles in the tech/gaming industry. From August 2006 to March 2009, he was an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of an international law firm.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Chris Staszak 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 Buffalo 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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