Chief Appellate Immigration Judge, Board of Immigration Appeals
For the three leadership posts, EOIR's biography gives the date the member took that role, not the date they joined the Board, which EOIR does not publish. Those dates are labelled accordingly rather than presented as Board appointments.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi appointed Garry D. Malphrus as the Chief Appellate Immigration Judge in April 2025, a position he held in the acting capacity since January 2025. Judge Malphrus earned a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, in 1989 from the University of South Carolina and a Juris Doctor (Order of the Coif) in 1993 from the University of South Carolina. From January 2025 to March 2025, he served as the Acting Chief Appellate Immigration Judge. From August 2008 to January 2025, he served on the Board of Immigration Appeals, including as a Deputy Chief Appellate Immigration Judge from September 2020 to January 2025 and the acting Chief Appellate Immigration Judge from October 2019 to May 2020. From 2005 to 2008, he served as an Immigration Judge at the Arlington Immigration Court. From 2001 to 2005, he served as associate director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. From 1997 to 2001, he worked for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, which included serving as chief counsel and staff director on the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight and the Subcommittee on the Constitution. From 1995 to 1997, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Dennis W. Shedd, U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina. From 1994 to 1995, he was a law clerk for the Honorable William W. Wilkins of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. From 1993 to 1994, he was a law clerk for the Honorable Larry R. Patterson, Circuit Judge for South Carolina. Judge Malphrus is a member of the South Carolina Bar and the District of Columbia Bar.
Adapted from EOIR’s published biography of this member, read August 8, 2026.