What is Judge James W. Kitchen's background?
EOIR's notice says that James W. Kitchen was appointed in June 2026. Judge Kitchen earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1998 from Ohio State University, a Juris Doctor in 2008 from Capital University Law School, and a Master of Laws in 2015 from the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School. From July 2022 to June 2026, he served as a special assistant U.S. attorney at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. From November 2021 to July 2022, he served as an attorney advisor at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. From September 2020 to November 2021, he served as the Command judge advocate at Detroit Arsenal in Detroit. From July 2018 to September 2020, he served as chief, Administrative Law, at the 1st Theater Sustainment Command at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name James W. Kitchen 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 New York - Federal Plaza 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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