September 22, 2006
Baltimore Immigration Judge
Is Keynote Speaker
at Naturalization Ceremony
BALTIMORE, Md. – Immigration Judge Lisa Dornell from the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Baltimore Immigration Court, delivered the keynote speech and administered the oath of citizenship during naturalization ceremonies for approximately 150 candidates today at the George H. Fallon Federal Building.
The ceremony was hosted by the Baltimore District Office of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
Biographical Information
Lisa Dornell was appointed as an immigration judge in April 1995. She received a bachelor of arts degree in 1983 from the University of Vermont and a juris doctorate in 1986 from the University of Austin School of Law. From 1990 to 1995, Judge Dornell worked at the Office of Immigration Litigation. From 1986 to 1990, Judge Dornell served as an assistant general counsel and general attorney for the former Immigration and Naturalization Service. Judge Dornell is a member of both the Texas and District of Columbia bars.
– EOIR –
EOIR is responsible for adjudicating immigration cases. Specifically,
under delegated authority from the Attorney General, EOIR interprets and administers
federal immigration laws by conducting immigration court proceedings, appellate
reviews, and administrative hearings. EOIR consists of three components: the
Office of the Chief Immigration Judge, which is responsible for managing the
numerous immigration courts located throughout the United States where immigration
judges adjudicate individual cases; the Board of Immigration Appeals, which
primarily conducts appellate reviews of immigration judge decisions; and the
Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer, which adjudicates immigration-related
employment cases. EOIR is committed to providing fair, expeditious, and uniform
application of the nation's immigration laws in all cases.
Information about EOIR immigration proceedings is available on EOIR's website
at http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/
press/subject.htm.
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