What is Judge Liviu Lungu's background?
EOIR's notice says that Liviu Lungu was appointed in March 2026. Judge Lungu earned a Bachelor of Laws in 2002 and a Master’s in e-Business in 2005 both from the University of Bucharest, Romania, and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law School. From 2017 to 2026, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Miami, including an appointment as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida. From 2015 to 2017, he served as an assistant chief counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Harlingen, Texas. From 2010 to 2015, he was an immigration attorney in private practice in Miami.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Liviu Lungu 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 Miami Krome (Detained) 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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