Noel A. Brennan

Judge Brennan was appointed as an Immigration Judge in August 2003. Prior to this appointment, she served on the Board of Immigration Appeals in Falls Church, Virginia, since July 2000. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marywood College in 1969, a Master of Arts degree from George Washington University in 1972, and a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center in 1985 where she has been an adjunct professor of law since 1991. Prior to her appointment, since June 1994, Judge Brennan served in the Department of Justice as the deputy assistant attorney general in the Office of Justice Programs where she was the chief architect of former Attorney General Janet Reno's community justice agenda. From 1987 to 1994, she worked as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. She served as a law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia from 1986 to 1987, and on the Superior Court for the District of Columbia from 1985 to 1986. Judge Brennan was a principal in setting up the DC Mediation Service, the first mediation service in the District of Columbia. Throughout her career, she has been active in pro bono and legal services efforts in the DC community. Judge Brennan is a member of the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, and New York Bars and currently serves on the Board of Governors for the DC Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.