immigration judge
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “immigration judge” means an attorney whom the Attorney General appoints as an administrative judge within the Executive Office for Immigration Review, qualified to conduct specified classes of proceedings, including a hearing under section 1229a of this title. An immigration judge shall be subject to such supervision and shall perform such duties as the Attorney General shall prescribe, but shall not be employed by the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Source
- 1996–present8 U.S.C. § 1101Aliens and Nationality · Definitions · as used in this chapter