Attorney General William Barr appointed Forrest W. Hoover III to begin hearing cases in October 2019. Judge Hoover earned a Bachelor of Science in 1999 from Drexel University, a Juris Doctor in 2008 from Temple University Beasley School of Law, and a Master of Criminal Law in 2012 from the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School. In 2019, he retired as a lieutenant colonel from the U.S. Marine Corps after serving since 1999. From 2008 to 2019, he served as a judge advocate, defense counsel, prosecutor, and military judge for the U.S. Marine Corps in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and Okinawa, Japan. From 1999 to 2005, he served as a logistics officer for the U.S. Marine Corps in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Okinawa, Japan; and Quantico, Virginia. Judge Hoover is a member of the Pennsylvania State Bar and the New Jersey State Bar.

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Hon. Forrest W. Hoover III, Immigration Judge, New York (Varick) Immigration Court

Hon. Forrest W. Hoover III, Immigration Judge, New York (Varick) Immigration Court

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