What is Judge Kristina Reeves's background?
EOIR's notice says that Kristina Reeves was appointed in September 2026. Judge Reeves earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Doctor of Law in 2003 from the University of Chicago Law School. From July 2019 to January 2021, she was a constitutional and appellate law attorney at Gillespie Shields in Phoenix. From July 2018 to July 2019, she was a partner and founder at Reeves Maxwell Law PLLC in Phoenix. From May 2015 to July 2018, she served as an assistant attorney general in the Capital Litigation Section, Solicitor General’s Office, Arizona Attorney General’s Office. Judge Reeves left the practice of law from 2010 to 2015.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Kristina Reeves 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 San Diego 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.