What is Judge Veronika Rabon's background?
EOIR's notice says that Veronika Rabon was appointed in September 2026. Judge Rabon earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 from the Rostov State University and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University. From September 2025 to September 2026, she served as a counsel with the Office of Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in New Orleans. From June 2022 to September 2025, she served as an asylum officer and later as a supervisory asylum officer with the New Orleans Asylum Office, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS, in New Orleans. From September 2011 to June 2022, she served as an attorney advisor with the Office of Hearing Operations, Social Security Administration, in Atlanta, and Metairie, Louisiana.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Veronika Rabon 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 Houston - S. Gessner Road 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.