Attorney General William Barr appointed Nicholas R. Ford to begin hearing cases in May 2019. Judge Ford earned a Bachelor of Science in 1985 from Loyola University of Chicago and a Juris Doctor in 1988 from the University of Iowa College of Law. From 2003 to 2019, he served as a state of Illinois circuit court judge assigned to the criminal division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. From 1997 to 2003, he was a judge assigned to the central bond court division of the same court. From 1991 to 1997, he was an assistant state’s attorney assigned to the felony trial division of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Chicago. From 1988 to 1991, he served as an assistant state’s attorney assigned to the major narcotics task force in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Chicago. Judge Ford is a member of the Illinois State Bar.

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Knowledge of Law / Conocimiento de la ley

On-Time / A Tiempo

Courtesy / Cortesía

Fairness / Justicia

Patience / Paciencia

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Hon. Nicholas R. Ford, Immigration Judge, San Francisco Immigration Court

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