What is Judge Christopher Cusmano's background?
EOIR's notice says that Christopher Cusmano was appointed in March 2026. Judge Cusmano earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from American University and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from Columbia Law School. From September 2024 to February 2026, he was an assistant chief counsel with the Office of Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in New York, New York. From October 2022 to September 2024, he served as a senior attorney for the Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office in Viera, Florida. From February 2019 to October 2022, he served as an assistant state attorney with the Office of the State Attorney, 18th Judicial Circuit in Viera, Florida. From July 2011 to September 2017, he served in various capacities on active duty in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps including trial counsel, legal assistance attorney, and special victim counsel, and was stationed at Fort Meade, Maryland, and Fort Stewart, Georgia.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Christopher Cusmano 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 New York - Federal Plaza 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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