What is Judge Joshua Bennett's background?
EOIR's notice says that Joshua Bennett was appointed in June 2026. Judge Bennett earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2003 from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctor in 2012 from the University of Notre Dame Law School. Since 2012, he has served as a Navy judge advocate at Naval Station Great Lakes, on board USS Abraham Lincoln while homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, and in Washington, D.C. Prior to law school, Judge Bennett also served as a surface warfare officer on a destroyer based out of San Diego, California, and on a fleet headquarters staff in Norfolk, Virginia.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Joshua Bennett 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 Annandale 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
This entry does not provide an asylum approval rate, predict a decision, or claim personal background not established by the cited source. Confirm the assigned judge and attendance details from your notice and the court. A change of judge does not by itself change deadlines or excuse attendance.