What is Judge Jaime Poarch's background?
EOIR's notice says that Jaime Poarch was appointed in May 2026. Judge Poarch earned a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, double majoring in Anthropology and Philosophy in 2011 from Texas Tech University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence in 2018 from South Texas College of Law Houston. From October 2025 to April 2026, she served as assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Houston. From May 2019 to October 2025, she served as an assistant district attorney with the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office in Conroe, Texas. From August 2018 to October 2018, she was an intern in the juvenile division with the Fort Bend District Attorney’s Office in Richmond, Texas. In the summer of 2017, she served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Larry Weiman and the Honorable Mike Engelhart at the Harris County Civil District Court in Houston.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Jaime Poarch 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 Chicago 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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