May 30, 1997
MIAMI, FL -- Chief Immigration Judge Michael J. Creppy will give the oath of office today to four new Immigration Judges in an investiture ceremony at 10:00 a.m. in the Ceremonial Courtroom, United States District Court, 300 NE First Avenue, second floor, Miami, Florida. Scott G. Alexander, Kevin G. Bradley, H. Lloyd King, and Deitrich H. Sims join the ranks of over 200 Immigration Court Judges located in more than 40 Immigration Courts throughout the nation.
Immigration Judges are responsible for conducting formal administrative proceedings, and act independently in their decision-making capacity. Immigration Judges preside over more than 200,000 formal, judicial removal proceedings each year. These decisions are administratively final unless appealed or certified to the Board of Immigration Appeals. In addition to determining whether individuals are admissible or removable, Immigration Judges have jurisdiction to consider applications for various forms of relief from removal. These include applications for such relief as asylum, adjustment of status, cancellation of removal, waivers of inadmissibility, custody/bond redeterminations, and administering oaths of citizenship to naturalization applicants.
Judge Alexander was appointed Immigration Judge in March 1997. He received his B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1980, and his J.D. from the Antioch School of Law in 1985. Judge Alexander worked in private practice with the Law Firm of Bogin, Munns & Munns from 1993 to 1997, in Orlando, Florida. From 1990 to 1993, he worked with the law firm of Lee Jay Colling & Associates, also in Orlando. Judge Alexander served as an Assistant Public Defender in Orlando from April to September 1990. He served as a Staff Attorney with the Greater Orlando Area Legal Services, Inc., from 1988 to 1990. Judge Alexander is a member of the Florida Bar.
Judge Bradley was appointed Immigration Judge in March 1997. He received his B.A. from Cathedral College in 1973, and his J.D. from Suffolk University in 1980. From 1988 to 1997, Judge Bradley served as Sector Counsel with the U.S. Border Patrol in Swanton, Vermont. He worked as Chittenden County States Attorney in Burlington, Vermont, from 1983 to 1988. Judge Bradley is a member of the Vermont Bar.
Judge King was appointed Immigration Judge in April 1997. He received his B.A. from Henderson State University in 1975, and his J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1978. Judge King served as an Assistant United States Attorney with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida, in Miami, from 1990 to 1997. From 1978 to 1990, he was a Chief Deputy and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney with the Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Sixth Judicial District, Little Rock, Arkansas. Judge King is a member of both the Arkansas and Florida Bars.
Judge Sims was appointed Immigration Judge in March 1997. He received his B.A. in 1979 from Claremont McKenna College, and his J.D. from Lewis and Clark Law School in 1982. From 1988 to 1997, Judge Sims served as an Assistant District Counsel with the Immigration and Naturalization Service in San Antonio, Texas. He also served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney with the Western District of Texas in San Antonio from 1994 to 1997. Judge Sims worked as a Special Agent with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security in Los Angeles, California, from 1984 to 1988. Judge Sims is a member of both the Texas and Washington State Bars.