What is Judge Natasha Howard's background?
EOIR's notice says that Natasha Howard was appointed in September 2026. Judge Howard earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1996 from Hobart & William Smith Colleges and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from Southwestern Law School. From September 2005 to September 2026, she was with the Office of the Attorney General, California Department of Justice, serving in the following positions: supervising deputy attorney general, Special Prosecutions Section, San Diego (November 2024-September 2026); deputy attorney general, Special Prosecutions Section, Los Angeles (July 2022-October 2024); deputy attorney general, Cybercrimes Section, Los Angeles (December 2011-June 2022); and deputy attorney general, Division of Medi-Cal Fraud & Elder Abuse, Burbank (September 2005-November 2011). From September 2003 to August 2005, she served as a deputy district attorney with the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office in Ventura, California.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Natasha Howard 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
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