If you in the country illegally, you can expect at some point to be served with a Notice to Appear (NTA) before an Immigration Judge. The NTA should included a date, time and place at which you must present yourself before an Immigration Judge or risk deportation in absentia. This tutorial briefly describes the Immigration [...]

Judge Rafael B. Ortiz-Segura FY 2002 – 2007, Orlando Immigration Court Judge Ortiz-Segura was appointed as an Immigration Judge in January 1994. Prior to his appointment in Orlando in May 1997, he was an Immigration Judge in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Judge Ortiz-Segura received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976, and a Juris Doctorate [...]

Judge Victoria L. Ghartey FY 2002 – 2007, Orlando Immigration Court Judge Ghartey was appointed as an Immigration Judge in September 1995. Prior to her assignment to the Orlando Immigration Court in June 2003, Judge Ghartey served as an Immigration Judge in the New York Immigration Court. She received a Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University [...]

Judge Chapman was appointed as an immigration judge in March 2008. He received a bachelor of science degree in 1979 from Arkansas Tech University and a juris doctorate in 1986 from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. From 2003 to March 2008, Judge Chapman served as deputy general counsel, Office of the General Counsel, [...]

Judge Earle B. Wilson FY 2002 – 2007, Orlando Immigration Court Judge Wilson was appointed as an Immigration Judge in October 2005. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1979 from Atlantic Union College, and a Juris Doctorate in 1989 from Howard University School of Law. Judge Wilson served as a senior litigation counsel [...]