What is Judge Omar J. Famada's background?
EOIR's notice says that Omar J. Famada was appointed in May 2026. Judge Famada earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 2007 from Florida International University and a Juris Doctor in May 2011 from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. From October 2025 to April 2026, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Dallas. During this time, from December 2025 to April 2026, he also served as special assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas. From April 2025 to October 2025, he served as assistant criminal district attorney for the Civil Division of the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, in Fort Worth, Texas. From May 2022 to January 2025, he served as attorney advisor for the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Grand Prairie, Texas.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Omar J. Famada 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 Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center. 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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