What is Judge Christopher Pineda's background?
EOIR's notice says that Christopher Pineda was appointed in November 2024. Judge Pineda earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2001 from the University of Texas at Austin, a Master in Public Policy in 2005 from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from the Boston University School of Law. From 2014 to 2024, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas. From 2009 to 2014, he was in private practice at a civil litigation law firm in Brownsville, Texas.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Christopher Pineda 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 Harlingen 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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