What is Judge James Ingold's background?
EOIR's notice says that James Ingold was appointed in July 2026. Judge Ingold earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1986 from Duke University and a Juris Doctor in 1990 from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary. From December 2024 to January 2026, he served as panel clerk at the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in Washington, D.C. From June 2009 to December 2024, he served as chief deputy clerk at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. From October 2002 to June 2009, he served as special counsel and senior assistant attorney general at the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia, and in Fairfax, Virginia. From October 1993 to October 2002, he was in private practice at the law firm of Chadwick, Washington, Moriarty, Elmore & Bunn PC in Fairfax, Virginia.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name James Ingold 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 Richmond Immigration Adjudication Center. 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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