What is Judge Demetrius Cheeks's background?
EOIR's notice says that Demetrius Cheeks was appointed in July 2026. Judge Cheeks earned a Bachelor of Science in 2001 from Southern University at New Orleans and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from Southern University Law Center. From June 2021 to December 2024, he served as a hearing officer at the U.S. Coast Guard Hearing Office in Washington, D.C. From July 2019 to June 2021, he served as a senior attorney at the U.S. Coast Guard Counterintelligence Service in Washington, D.C. From June 2016 to July 2019, he served as chief, Command Services Division for the U.S. Coast Guard Legal Services Command in Alameda, California. From June 2013 to June 2016, he served as a principal legal advisor at the U.S. Coast Guard Intelligence Coordination Center in Washington, D.C.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Demetrius Cheeks 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 Houston - Jefferson Street 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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