What is Judge Matthew S. Johnson's background?
EOIR's notice says that Matthew S. Johnson was appointed in April 2026. Judge Johnson earned a Bachelor of History in 2008 from the U.S. Naval Academy and a Juris Doctor in 2020 from the University of Virginia School of Law. From July 2023 to December 2025, he was a litigation associate at Fish & Richardson PC in Minneapolis and Washington, D.C. From January 2021 to June 2023, he was an associate at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP. From March 2016 to January 2021, he served as a surface warfare officer reservist in the U.S. Navy. From May 2008 to February 2016, he served as a nuclear surface warfare officer in the U.S. Navy.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Matthew S. Johnson 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
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