What is Judge Christy Kisner's background?
EOIR's notice says that Christy Kisner was appointed in September 2026. Judge Kisner earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 from West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, a Juris Doctorate in 1999 from West Virginia University, College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia, and a Master of Laws in Military Law from The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School (Army) in Charlottesville, Virginia. From September 2017 to August 2021, and from January 2023 to September 2026, she served as an instructor with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security in location, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, Georgia. From August 2021 to December 2022, she worked for the Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, D.C. From June 2017 to September 2017, she was served as a staff attorney with the Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Savannah, Georgia. From February 2013 to January 2017, she was an acquisition attorney with the Department of the Air Force at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Christy Kisner 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 Sterling 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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