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Hon. Elizabeth A. Kessler, Immigration Judge, Baltimore Immigration Court

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Elizabeth A. Kessler was appointed as an immigration judge in January 2006. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987 from Columbia University, a Master of Arts degree in international relations in 1992 from Yale Graduate School, and a Juris Doctorate in 1992 from Yale Law School. From November 2003 to January 2006, Judge Kessler served as a deputy associate attorney general at the Department of Justice (DOJ). She previously served as a deputy general counsel for the U.S. Department of Energy. Judge Kessler served as general counsel with the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, in Washington, D.C., from January 1997 to 1999, and as counsel on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee from January 1995 to January 1997. From 1993 to 1994, she was an attorney with the Civil Division, Appellate Staff, at DOJ, and a Bristow Fellow with the Office of the Solicitor General. Judge Kessler served as a law clerk with Judge Richard J. Cardamone, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, from 1992 to 1993. She is a member of both the Maryland and District of Columbia Bars.

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    IJ Kessler often decides cases primarily on her feelings about the applicant’s criminal record rather than the merits of the claim. This is especially true for CAT only cases. She does accept family membership claims.

    2 years ago

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