Judge Abbott was appointed as an Immigration Judge in December 1995. He was assigned to the Immigration Court in El Paso, Texas, in September 2002, after serving seven years as an Immigration Judge in Eloy, Arizona. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1983 from Southwest Texas State University, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa School of Law in 1987. After graduating from law school, Judge Abbott joined the Department of Justice through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. From 1992 to 1995, Judge Abbott was a trial attorney with the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in El Paso, Texas. He also served with INS as both sector counsel in El Paso from 1989 to 1992, and as a trial attorney in Houston, Texas, from 1987 to 1988. Judge Abbott served in the U.S. Navy from 1976 to 1982. He is a member of both the Oklahoma and Texas Bars.

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Hon. William L. Abbott, Immigration Judge, El Paso Service Processing Center

Hon. William L. Abbott, Immigration Judge, El Paso Service Processing Center

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