Appellate Immigration Judge, Board of Immigration Appeals
Attorney General Eric H. Holder appointed Michael J. Creppy as a member of the Board of Immigration Appeals in February 2011. Judge Creppy earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1975 from Fisk University, a Juris Doctorate in 1978 from Howard University School of Law and a Masters of Law in 1979 from Georgetown University Law Center. From April 2006 to February 2011, he served as EOIR’s Chief Administrative Hearing Officer. From May 1994 to April 2006, he served as Chief Immigration Judge, overseeing the numerous immigration courts around the country. Prior to joining EOIR, Judge Creppy worked for the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in various capacities: from 1988 to 1994, in the Office of the General Counsel as deputy general counsel for litigation; from 1986 to 1988, as an associate general counsel primarily focusing on the employer sanctions and anti-discrimination provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act; and from 1984 to 1986, as chief legal officer for the INS district office in Los Angeles. From 1983 to 1984, he served as a trial attorney with the Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Department of Justice. From 1981 to 1983, Judge Creppy was a trial attorney for the former INS district office in New York. From 1979 to 1981 he served as a judicial law clerk for the Superior Court for the District of Columbia. Judge Creppy is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.
Adapted from EOIR’s published biography of this member, read August 8, 2026.