What is Judge Margaret Wright's background?
EOIR's notice says that Margaret Wright was appointed in September 2026. Judge Wright earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1988 from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in Lynchburg, Virginia, and a Juris Doctor in 1991 from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. Judge Baker earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1994 from Hope College and a Juris Doctor in 1998 from the Wayne State University Law School. From February 2023 to September 2026, and previously from February 2013 to May 2016, she served as a complaints manager for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia. From April 2017 to February 2023, she served as a senior policy advisor and project analyst at FLETC, and from July 2016 to April 2017, she served as the chief of staff. She served as senior policy advisor in Chief Financial Officer Directorate at FLETC from May 2016 to July 2016. She also served as an attorney-advisor in the FLETC Office of Chief Counsel from August 2005 to February 2013 and as a senior legal instructor at FLETC from September 2002 to August 2005.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Margaret Wright 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 Detroit 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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