The Honorable Immigration Judge Maureen Zumwalt
Chicago, IL Immigration Court
Appointed May 2026 · President Donald Trump → Attorney General Todd Blanche
Less than a year on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Maureen Zumwalt earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1993 from Northern Kentucky University and a Juris Doctor in 1996 from the University of Cincinnati College of Law. From March 2024 to April 2026, she served as an assistant attorney general with the Texas Office of the Attorney General, and she was in private practice in Aberdeen, North Carolina, from 2021 to 2024. She earlier served as the elected district attorney for Moore County, North Carolina, from 2007 to 2020 and as an assistant district attorney in North Carolina from 1997 to 2002. She is a member of the North Carolina Bar and the State Bar of Texas.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
2
Completions per year
7 total
0%
Detained at decision
share of cases
14.7 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
0%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
This judge has no asylum decisions on the merits in this period (since 2021).
Representation comparison unavailable.
Courts where this judge has decided cases
Hearing locations for cases this judge completed since 2021, by number of decisions.
Many judges hear cases from more than one court (detained facilities, video dockets, or reassignments).