What is Judge Shiv Sachdeva's background?
EOIR's notice says that Shiv Sachdeva was appointed in August 2026. Judge Sachdeva earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2002 from the University of Georgia and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from the University of Georgia School of Law. From March 2026 to May 2026, he was a legal consultant at the Law Offices of Blake A. Poole LLC in Gainesville, Georgia. From July 2008 to February 2026, he served as a senior assistant district attorney with the Northeastern Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office in Gainesville, Georgia. From December 2006 to June 2008, he served as an assistant district attorney with the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office in Columbus, Georgia.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Shiv Sachdeva 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 Atlanta - W. Peachtree Street 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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