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Hon. Mary C. Baumgarten, Immigration Judge, Buffalo Immigration Court

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About the Immigration Judge

Then-Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker appointed Mary C. Baumgarten to begin hearing cases in March 2019. Judge Baumgarten earned a Bachelor of Science in 1985 from the University of Notre Dame and a Juris Doctor in 1989 from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School. From 1989 to 1995, Judge Baumgarten served as an associate at Nixon Hargrave Devaus & Doyle. From 1995 to 2002, she served as an assistant attorney general for the New York State Office of the Attorney General. From 2002 to 2004, she served as a law clerk under the Honorable William M. Skretny, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. From 2004 to 2007, she served as a confidential law clerk for the Honorable Erin M. Peradotto, Appellate Division, 4th Department. From 2007 through 2018, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Western District of New York. Judge Baumgarten is a member of the New York Bar.

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    This is the worst and rudest IJ I appeared before. It was a bond hearing and my first appearance before her. This is the exact transcript of our conversation:
    – The next case is 000
    – Good morning Your…. (just wanted to say hi and acknowledge my presence on Webex).
    – Stop talking off the record!!!! (yells)
    – o_O…. ok..
    After that, I appeared twice before her and she treated other lawyers in the same manner. A terrible human being!

    4 months ago
  2. Belle Swann
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    Hello,
    I am writing a review on what i have heard before my court date.
    This review is based on the experiance and treatment i have recived being here.
    I am a 32 year old trans woman being discriminated agiast because i am from BIrmigaham, England not london so im not sure why people think that.
    The experiance i get because of my gender is i get abuse, death threats and i get my face smashed because of my gender and im sorry but the police in england dont care at all they dont do anything about it but trying to escape for your own safety you get penalised for it because no one cares at all, so i have nothing to lose all my family are dead, i have no one left, im on my own so i literally dont care what happens to me no more so if get deported i get deported. i have been told alot from the lawyer i had and told me told stand a chance of winning my case because England and the USA are allies. so for a brtish citzen like myself stands no chance of winning a immigration case. i am familiar of both laws as i study and research all the time. trying to keep your self safe in your country like england is impossible because where ever you or I moved to the abuse will not stop and i experiance this abuse everyday too scared to come out of my home because the abuse wont stop.

    I rest my case.

    7 months ago
  3. Anonymous
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    Rude, obnoxious and no civility towards prepared defense counsel. Should be removed without thought.

    1 year ago
  4. Anonymous
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    Undignified, impatient, angry, rude, ignorant of the law, and overall a huge displeasure to appear before. Former prosecutor with US Attorney’s Office; extremely dismissive of defense counsel. Shrill voice and ugly inside and out. Should be fired immediately.

    2 years ago
  5. Anonymous
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    Zero patience, very aggressive

    2 years ago
  6. Anonymous
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    This judge has no experience in immigration law and simply does not know the law with respect to the Immigration and Nationality Act. She should be removed immediately

    2 years ago

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