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”’James Ridley McHenry III”’ is an American lawyer who is the chief administrative hearing officer in the [[United States Department of Justice]].<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |last=Penn |first=Ben |date=2025-01-20 |title=Trump Taps DOJ Immigration Official as Acting Attorney General |url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trump-taps-doj-immigration-official-as-acting-attorney-general |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=Bloomberg Law}}</ref> He served as acting [[United States Attorney General]] from January 20 to February 5, 2025.<ref name=”:1″>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-20 |title=Trump taps longtime immigration official as acting attorney general |url=https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/01/20/donald-trump-inauguration-day-news-updates-analysis/donald-trump-acting-attorney-general-00199415 |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref> He was appointed by President [[Donald Trump]] to temporarily fill the spot until Trump’s nominee, [[Pam Bondi]], was confirmed by the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]].<ref name=”:2″>{{Cite web |last=Iyer |first=Elise Hammond, Antoinette Radford, Maureen Chowdhury, Tori B. Powell, Aditi Sangal, Michelle Shen, Kaanita |date=2025-01-20 |title=Trump sworn in, expected to sign executive actions: Live updates {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-inauguration-01-2025#cm65fo1h100003b73kq90s0ap |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
”’James Ridley McHenry III”’ is an American lawyer who is the chief administrative hearing officer in the [[United States Department of Justice]].<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |last=Penn |first=Ben |date=20 |title=Trump Taps DOJ Immigration Official as Acting Attorney General |url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trump-taps-doj-immigration-official-as-acting-attorney-general |access-date=20 |website=Bloomberg Law}}</ref> He served as acting [[United States Attorney General]] from January 20 to February 5, 2025.<ref name=”:1″>{{Cite web |date=20 |title=Trump taps longtime immigration official as acting attorney general |url=https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/01/20/donald-trump-inauguration-day-news-updates-analysis/donald-trump-acting-attorney-general-00199415 |access-date=20 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref> He was appointed by President [[Donald Trump]] to temporarily fill the spot until Trump’s nominee, [[Pam Bondi]], was confirmed by the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]].<ref name=”:2″>{{Cite web |last=Iyer |first=Elise Hammond, Antoinette Radford, Maureen Chowdhury, Tori B. Powell, Aditi Sangal, Michelle Shen, Kaanita |date=20 |title=Trump sworn in, expected to sign executive actions: Live updates {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-inauguration-01-2025#cm65fo1h100003b73kq90s0ap |access-date=20 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
== Education and career ==
== Education and career ==
McHenry earned a [[Bachelor of Science|BS]] from the [[Walsh School of Foreign Service|Georgetown University School of Foreign Service]], and both a [[Juris Doctor|JD]] and [[Master of Arts|MA]] in political science from [[Vanderbilt University]].<ref name=”:1″ /><ref name=”:3″>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-24 |title=Executive Office for Immigration Review: Chief Administrative Hearing Officer |url=https://www.justice.gov/eoir/staff-profile/chief-administrative-hearing-officer |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=U.S. Department of Justice |language=en}}</ref>
McHenry earned a [[Bachelor of Science|BS]] from the [[Walsh School of Foreign Service|Georgetown University School of Foreign Service]], and both a [[Juris Doctor|JD]] and [[Master of Arts|MA]] in political science from [[Vanderbilt University]].<ref name=”:1″ /><ref name=”:3″>{{Cite web |date=24 |title=Executive Office for Immigration Review: Chief Administrative Hearing Officer |url=https://www.justice.gov/eoir/staff-profile/chief-administrative-hearing-officer |access-date=21 |website=U.S. Department of Justice |language=en}}</ref>
He started at the U.S. Department of Justice in 2003, serving as a judicial law clerk and later attorney advisor at the [[Executive Office for Immigration Review]] (EOIR). He then was a senior lawyer in [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement|Immigration and Customs Enforcement]], and served a detail as a special [[Assistant United States Attorney|assistant U.S. attorney]] for the Criminal Division in the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia|Northern District of Georgia]]. During 2014–2016, he was an [[administrative law judge]] in the [[Social Security Administration]].<ref name=”:1″ />
He started at the U.S. Department of Justice in 2003, serving as a judicial law clerk and later attorney advisor at the [[Executive Office for Immigration Review]] (EOIR). He then was a senior lawyer in [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement|Immigration and Customs Enforcement]], and served a detail as a special [[Assistant United States Attorney|assistant U.S. attorney]] for the Criminal Division in the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia|Northern District of Georgia]]. During 2014–2016, he was an [[administrative law judge]] in the [[Social Security Administration]].<ref name=”:1″ />
During the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|first Trump administration]], McHenry was director of EOIR, first on an acting basis starting in 2017, and then permanently the following year.<ref name=”:0″ /><ref name=”:1″ /><ref name=”:4″>{{Cite web |last=Montoya-Galvez |first=Camilo |date=2021-01-27 |title=James McHenry, Trump-era head of immigration courts, to step down |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/james-mchenry-immigration-courts-head-stepping-down/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=CBS News |language=en-US}}</ref> He then became EOIR’s chief administrative hearing officer in January 2021, at the beginning of the [[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden administration]].<ref name=”:2″ /><ref name=”:3″ /><ref name=”:4″ />
During the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|first Trump administration]], McHenry was director of EOIR, first on an acting basis starting in 2017, and then permanently the following year.<ref name=”:0″ /><ref name=”:1″ /><ref name=”:4″>{{Cite web |last=Montoya-Galvez |first=Camilo |date=27 |title=James McHenry, Trump-era head of immigration courts, to step down |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/james-mchenry-immigration-courts-head-stepping-down/ |access-date=21 |website=CBS News |language=en-US}}</ref> He then became EOIR’s chief administrative hearing officer in January 2021, at the beginning of the [[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden administration]].<ref name=”:2″ /><ref name=”:3″ /><ref name=”:4″ />
==References==
==References==
American lawyer and government official
James Ridley McHenry III is an American lawyer who is the chief administrative hearing officer in the United States Department of Justice.[2] He served as acting United States Attorney General from January 20 to February 5, 2025.[3] He was appointed by President Donald Trump to temporarily fill the spot until Trump’s nominee, Pam Bondi, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate.[4]
Education and career
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McHenry earned a BS from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, and both a JD and MA in political science from Vanderbilt University.[3][5]
He started at the U.S. Department of Justice in 2003, serving as a judicial law clerk and later attorney advisor at the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). He then was a senior lawyer in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and served a detail as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the Criminal Division in the Northern District of Georgia. During 2014–2016, he was an administrative law judge in the Social Security Administration.[3]
During the first Trump administration, McHenry was director of EOIR, first on an acting basis starting in 2017, and then permanently the following year.[2][3][6] He then became EOIR’s chief administrative hearing officer in January 2021, at the beginning of the Biden administration.[4][5][6]
- ^ “Executive Order 14136”. Federal Register. January 13, 2025.
- ^ a b Penn, Ben (January 20, 2025). “Trump Taps DOJ Immigration Official as Acting Attorney General”. Bloomberg Law. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ a b c d “Trump taps longtime immigration official as acting attorney general”. POLITICO. January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ a b Iyer, Elise Hammond, Antoinette Radford, Maureen Chowdhury, Tori B. Powell, Aditi Sangal, Michelle Shen, Kaanita (January 20, 2025). “Trump sworn in, expected to sign executive actions: Live updates | CNN Politics”. CNN. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b “Executive Office for Immigration Review: Chief Administrative Hearing Officer”. U.S. Department of Justice. May 24, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ^ a b Montoya-Galvez, Camilo (January 27, 2025). “James McHenry, Trump-era head of immigration courts, to step down”. CBS News. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
