What is Judge Patricia Walter's background?
EOIR's notice says that Patricia Walter was appointed in May 2026. Judge Walter earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1989 from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor in 1994 from Wayne State University Law School. From August 2024 to May 2026, she was command counsel at U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/Space Command/JFHQ-C/U.S. 10th Fleet, Fort Meade, Maryland. From August 2023 to August 2025, she served as senior trial counsel for specialized litigation with the U.S. Air Force, Commercial Litigation Field Support Center, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. From August 2020 to August 2023, she served as senior trial counsel – contracts litigation at the Navy Litigation Office, Office of the General Counsel, Department of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard. From November 2015 to August 2020, she was the associate attorney, Naval Facilities Engineering Command – Europe, Africa & Southwest Asia, Naples, Italy.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Patricia Walter 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 Boston 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
This entry does not provide an asylum approval rate, predict a decision, or claim personal background not established by the cited source. Confirm the assigned judge and attendance details from your notice and the court. A change of judge does not by itself change deadlines or excuse attendance.