Temporary Appellate Immigration Judge, Board of Immigration Appeals
Attorney General Pamela Bondi appointed Georgina M. Picos as a Temporary Appellate Immigration Judge in December 2025. Judge Picos earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1987 from Florida International University and a Juris Doctor in 1991 from St. Thomas University School of Law. From June 2016 to December 2025, she served as an Immigration Judge at the Houston – Jefferson Street Immigration Court. From 1994 to May 2016, she served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (and legacy INS). From 1992 to 1994, Judge Picos served as an associate attorney with a private law firm, in Miami. From 1991 to 1992, Judge Picos served as a judicial law clerk at the Miami Immigration Court, entering on duty through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. Judge Picos is a member of the Florida Bar.
Adapted from EOIR’s published biography of this member, read August 8, 2026.