Rate Your Immigration Judge

  • Find and Rate Your Immigration Judge
  • Blog
  • Resources
Menu
  • Find and Rate Your Immigration Judge
  • Blog
  • Resources

Zol D. Rainey, Unit Chief Immigration Judge

1 Review
Add Photos
Rate This Judge / Califica a Este Juez

About the Immigration Judge

Zol D. Rainey was appointed as a Unit Chief Immigration Judge to begin supervisory immigration court duties and hearing cases in December 2021. Judge Rainey earned a Bachelor of Science in 1992 from Old Dominion University, a Juris Doctor in 2000 from The John Marshall Law School, and a Master of Laws in 2005 from The George Washington University Law School. From 2012 to 2021, he served as a Senior Litigation Counsel and Enforcement Attorney, Office of Enforcement, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in the District of Columbia. From 2011 to 2012, he served as an Acting Chief and Deputy Chief, Executive Communications Unit, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in the District of Columbia. From 2009 to 2011, he served as an Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Arlington, Virginia. From 2005 to 2009, he served as an Assistant Criminal Section Chief and Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. From 2000 to 2005, he served as a Judge Advocate for the U.S. Navy, in the following locations: Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia; the Pentagon; U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland; and Norfolk, Virginia. Judge Rainey is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, Illinois State Bar, and Virginia State Bar.

Rate This Judge / Califique a Este Juez

Sort By

  1. Anonymous
    Knowledge of Facts / Conocimiento del caso

    Knowledge of Law / Conocimiento de la ley

    On-Time / A Tiempo

    Courtesy / Cortesía

    Fairness / Justicia

    Patience / Paciencia

    Dignified / Digno

    Temperament & Composure / Temperamento

    The judge’s handling of the case was disappointing. It appeared that the judge didn’t thoroughly review the facts or give adequate attention to the details. For instance, I provided a police report from Salt Lake City where my car was broken into during my vacation, but the judge still denied my bond, citing my multiple places of residence as a reason for considering me a flight risk. Moreover, when I sought clarification, the judge refused to let me speak and even silenced my attorney twice while she was trying to advocate for me. This behavior was both rude and unprofessional, leaving me feeling frustrated and unheard throughout the entire process.

    4 months ago

Your review will appear shortly

Please review only once unless you have a new experience with this judge

Do:

  • Review and comment based on your own experience

 

Dont’:

  • Use Inappropriate Language: Including threats, harassment, lewdness, hate speech or displays of bigotry.
  • Relevance: Reviews are not a place to promote,  talk about your political ideologies, or other matters that don’t address your own experience with an immigration judge.
  • Privacy: Don’t publicize private information.

Why Is Your Honest Review So Important

Rate Your Immigration Judge is an important source of information for other immigrants and their attorneys, but also for the immigration judges.

Your honest review allows judges to receive an assessment of their work, and to hopefully make adjustments so that at the end of the day, we have a more uniform application of the laws and regulations, with fairness, courtesy and compassion in all our immigration courts across the United States.

Copyright Rate Your Immigration Judge © 2023. All Rights Reserved

Login

Register |  Lost your password?