What is Judge Christian Michael Pressman's background?
EOIR's notice says that Christian Michael Pressman was appointed in June 2026. Judge Pressman earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1993 from the University of Miami, and a Juris Doctor in 1999 and a Legum Magister in 2000, both from the University of Miami School of Law. From December 2018 to September 2025, he served as an immigration judge at the Imperial Immigration Court and the Miami Immigration Court. From March 2003 to December 2018, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Miami. From September 2002 to March 2003, he served as an assistant district counsel with the former Immigration and Naturalization Service in Miami entering on duty through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. From August 2000 to September 2002, he served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Judge Norman C. Roettger Jr., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, in Ft. Lauderdale.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Christian Michael Pressman 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 Miami 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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