Appellate Immigration Judge, Board of Immigration Appeals
Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey appointed Hugh Mullane as a member of the Board of Immigration Appeals in August 2008. Judge Mullane earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1989 from Siena College and a Juris Doctorate in 1993 from Georgetown University Law Center. From 2005 to 2008, he served as special counsel, Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice (DOJ). From 2004 to 2005, he worked as the Director of Immigration Security for the Homeland Security Council at the White House. From 1995 to 2004, he served as a senior litigation counsel, Civil Division, DOJ. From 1994 to 1995, Judge Mullane was an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission. From 1993 to 1994, he was a law clerk for the Honorable David G. Larimer, U.S. District Judge for the Western District of New York. Judge Mullane is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the New York State Bar.
Adapted from EOIR’s published biography of this member, read August 8, 2026.