What is Judge Nickolaus Schlegel's background?
EOIR's notice says that Nickolaus Schlegel was appointed in July 2026. Judge Schlegel earned a Bachelor of Science in 2014 from Northern Arizona University and a Juris Doctor in 2018 from the Creighton University School of Law. From July 2025 to July 2026, he served as counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in San Diego. From September of 2019 to July of 2025, he served as an attorney advisor with the Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice, at the San Diego Immigration Court from 2023 to 2025, the Phoenix Immigration Court from 2021 to 2023, and the Eloy Immigration Court from 2019 to 2021, entering on duty through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. From August 2018 to September 2019, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Judge Renee T. Bennett of the Superior Court of Arizona in Pima County.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Nickolaus Schlegel 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 Otay Mesa 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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