What is Judge Jean M. Kilker's background?
EOIR's notice says that Jean M. Kilker was appointed in May 2026. Judge Kilker earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1983 from the University of Rhode Island and a Juris Doctorate in 1989 from California Western School of Law. From September 2021 to April 2025, she served as chief of the General Law Division, Office of Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security, in Washington, D.C. From January 2018 to September 2021, she was an attorney advisor with the Commander Naval Facilities Engineering Command and the Office of the Naval Inspector General, Department of the Navy, in Washington, D.C. From February 2016 to January 2018, she served as counsel, then senior counsel, to the U.S. Senate, Select Committee on Ethics. She also served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Navy and retired from the U.S. Navy Reserve in 2017 with the rank of captain.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Jean M. Kilker 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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