What is Judge Victoria E. Mendoza's background?
EOIR's notice says that Victoria E. Mendoza was appointed in June 2026. Judge Mendoza earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2013 from the University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor in 2016 from Thurgood Marshall School of Law. From October 2025 to May 2026, she served as 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 Houston. From January 2024 to October 2025, she served as an administrative law judge for the State of Texas. From November 2020 to December 2023, she was in private practice in Houston. From March 2020 to November 2020, she served as a staff attorney for the Texas Department of Public Safety.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Victoria E. Mendoza 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 Laredo 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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