What is Judge Lucky Narain's background?
EOIR's notice says that Lucky Narain was appointed in February 2026. Judge Narain earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from Christopher Newport University, a Master of Science in Public Policy and Management in 2004 from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from Fordham Law School. In 2025, he served as an assistant district attorney for the state of North Carolina. From 2022 to 2025, Judge Narain served as a general counsel for the U.S. Army in Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Syria, advising on international jurisdictional matters and regulatory compliance. From 2019 to 2022, he was in private practice as a principal at Narain Legal PLLC and of counsel at Bartko Pavia in San Francisco focusing on immigration, civil litigation and complex regulatory proceedings. From 2012 to 2017, he served as a judge advocate for the U.S. Army.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Lucky Narain 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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