What is Judge Timothy Kelly's background?
EOIR's notice says that Timothy Kelly was appointed in August 2026. Judge Kelly earned a Bachelor of Science in 1996 from Eastern New Mexico University and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from Saint John’s University School of Law. From November 2025 to August 2026, he served as counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Philadelphia. From February 2017 to November 2025, he served as an assistant prosecutor with the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office in Toms River, New Jersey.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Timothy Kelly 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 Philadelphia 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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