What is Judge Dana Babbin's background?
EOIR's notice says that Dana Babbin was appointed in September 2026. Judge Babbin earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1992 from the University of Notre Dame and a Juris Doctor in 1996 from the Syracuse University College of Law. From January 2013 to August 2026, she served as an associate and consultant with the National Criminal Justice Training Center for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program. From May 2011 to January 2013, she was a sole practitioner legal consultant to entities such as district attorneys’ offices. From August 2007 to March 2010, she served as an assistant district attorney and coordinator of the Cyber Protection Program at the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office in Woburn, Massachusetts. From May 2003 to August 2007, she served as the Massachusetts Internet Crimes Against Children prosecutor with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office in Boston.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Dana Babbin 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 Chelmsford 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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