Court directory

Memphis Immigration Court

Assigned Judges

No current-serving judge assignments are indexed for this court.

Immigration court analytics

Current assignments and source-period outcomes are shown separately

Current Immigration Judges: 18 · Temporary Immigration Judges: 0 · Assistant Chief Immigration Judges: 1 · Other EOIR judicial leadership: 0 · Total judicial personnel: 19.

Current Immigration Judges with direct TRAC reports: 4.

Current aggregate decisions: 14,291
Any relief granted: 31.1%
Denied: 68.9%

Current benchmark period: TRAC decisions through June 2026. This is a court aggregate, not an individual judge result.

Current courtwide metrics

Courtwide statistics, not this judge's outcomes

FY2026/YTD through June 2026

New proceedings: 13,450
Completed / closed cases: 17,298
Average wait time for completed cases: 777 days
Backlog: 124,466
Average days waited so far: 893 days
Average days until hearing: 1,808 days
Represented among completed cases: 22.6%N=3,911 / 17,298
Detained among completed cases: 17.7%N=3,057 / 17,298
Completed in absentia: 55.0%N=9,512 / 17,298

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	13,315	77.0%
Terminate Proceedings	2,510	14.5%
Voluntary Departure	914	5.3%
No NTA Filed	298	1.7%
Grant Relief	151	0.9%
Other Closure	25	0.1%
Credible Fear - not found	18	0.1%
Reasonable Fear - not found	29	0.2%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	4	0.0%
Credible Fear - found	1	0.0%
Asylum Only - relief not granted	5	0.0%
Asylum Only - other	8	0.0%
Witholding Only - other	11	0.1%
Credible Fear - other	5	0.0%
Reasonable Fear - found	1	0.0%
Withholding Only - relief granted	2	0.0%
Other Case Type Completed	1	0.0%

View FY2025 comparison

FY2025

New proceedings: 17,353
Completed / closed cases: 33,279
Average wait time for completed cases: 750 days
Backlog: 124,836
Average days waited so far: 741 days
Average days until hearing: 1,567 days
Represented among completed cases: 21.5%N=7,171 / 33,279
Detained among completed cases: 2.1%N=696 / 33,279
Completed in absentia: 44.2%N=14,709 / 33,279

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	16,891	50.8%
Terminate Proceedings	9,056	27.2%
No NTA Filed	6,517	19.6%
Grant Relief	370	1.1%
Voluntary Departure	226	0.7%
Other Closure	85	0.3%
Credible Fear - not found	67	0.2%
Credible Fear - found	4	0.0%
Reasonable Fear - not found	9	0.0%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	4	0.0%
Witholding Only - other	16	0.0%
Credible Fear - other	20	0.1%
Pros. Discretion	8	0.0%
Asylum Only - other	2	0.0%
Withholding Only - relief granted	1	0.0%
Asylum Only - relief not granted	1	0.0%
Other Case Type Completed	2	0.0%

Sources

Source period: FY2026/YTD through June 2026 · FY2025. Exact denominators are shown as N/n where available.

TRAC source periods: Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Represented=Represented; Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Custody=Detained; Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision); Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Represented=Represented; Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Custody=Detained; Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision); Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Pros. Discretion · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - other.

TRAC filters: Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Represented=Represented · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Custody=Detained · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision) · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Represented=Represented · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Custody=Detained · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision) · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Pros. Discretion · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - other.

Provenance: TRAC table_json.php exact value; no estimation. Retrieved 2026-09-06.

Court and U.S. annual outcomes

Exact aggregate fiscal-year counts

Fiscal year	Memphis Immigration Court cases (N)	Memphis Immigration Court any relief	Memphis Immigration Court denied	U.S. any relief	U.S. denied
FY2021	103	43.7%	56.3%	43.9%	56.1%
FY2022	827	27.3%	72.7%	51.1%	48.9%
FY2023	759	44.5%	55.5%	53.0%	47.0%
FY2024	791	44.4%	55.6%	51.1%	48.9%
FY2025	1,392	27.7%	72.3%	30.7%	69.3%
FY2026	1,202	14.4%	85.6%	12.9%	87.1%

Precomputed from exact TRAC aggregate counts; asylum granted + other relief granted = any relief granted, and outcomes sum to N. FY2026 is year-to-date through the published source cutoff. No values are interpolated. TRAC aggregate source · retrieved 2026-08-30. Methodology.

These figures cover completed asylum decisions in TRAC's published data, not all immigration-court matters. Outcomes may reflect case mix, representation, nationality, detention status, policy, and other factors; they are not a judge quality score. Read the methodology.

EOIR court information

OPEN

Current operational status: OPEN — OPENLouisville Hearing Location: OPEN. This page reflects the current EOIR court directory record as verified 2026-08-18.

Memphis Immigration Court · primary

Physical address: 80 Monroe Avenue, Lower Level Suite G-10 Memphis, TN 38103
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Main phone: (901) 528-5883
General inquiries: Memphis.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Public hours: Public Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Filing-window hours: Window Filing Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Parking: There are several pay-to-park garages within one block of the Court: for example, PremiumParking.com, 35 Monroe Ave, Memphis, TN 38103. There is also limited metered street parking available
Public transit: Bus and trolley service is available. http://www.matatransit.com
Building access: The court is in a building with a public-access lobby. Visitors will be screened by security upon arrival on the 5th floor. Proper identification is required.
Security instructions: Security information: All visitors to the immigration court must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Shoes may be required to be removed. Food and drinks are not allowed, except as specifically permitted by the immigration judge. Usage of cameras or recording devices in courtrooms or other EOIR space is prohibited. Note, however, that attorneys or accredited representatives of record and DHS attorneys representing the government in proceedings before EOIR are permitted to use electronic devices in EOIR courtrooms for the limited purpose of conducting immediately relevant court and business-related activities (e.g. scheduling).
ADA/accessibility: EOIR accessibility statement: https://www.justice.gov/accessibility/accessibility-statement

Official EOIR court page ↗Verified 2026-08-18

Louisville Hearing Location

Physical address: 601 W. Broadway, Basement Room 3 Louisville, KY 40202
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Main phone: (901) 528-5883
General inquiries: Memphis.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Public hours: Public Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Filing-window hours: Window hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Parking: There are several pay-to-park garages within one block of the Court: for example, PremiumParking.com, 35 Monroe Ave, Memphis, TN 38103. There is also limited metered street parking available
Public transit: Bus and trolley service is available. http://www.matatransit.com
Building access: The court is in a building with a public-access lobby. Visitors will be screened by security upon arrival on the 5th floor. Proper identification is required.
Security instructions: Security information: All visitors to the immigration court must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Shoes may be required to be removed. Food and drinks are not allowed, except as specifically permitted by the immigration judge. Usage of cameras or recording devices in courtrooms or other EOIR space is prohibited. Note, however, that attorneys or accredited representatives of record and DHS attorneys representing the government in proceedings before EOIR are permitted to use electronic devices in EOIR courtrooms for the limited purpose of conducting immediately relevant court and business-related activities (e.g. scheduling).
ADA/accessibility: EOIR accessibility statement: https://www.justice.gov/accessibility/accessibility-statement

Official EOIR court page ↗Verified 2026-08-18

Court contacts and access

Main phone: (901) 528-5883
General inquiries: Memphis.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Asylum EAD Clock contact: Asylum.Clock.Memphis@usdoj.gov
EOIR case-information phone: (800) 898-7180

Building access

The court is in a building with a public-access lobby. Visitors will be screened by security upon arrival on the 5th floor. Proper identification is required.

Security instructions

Security information: All visitors to the immigration court must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Shoes may be required to be removed. Food and drinks are not allowed, except as specifically permitted by the immigration judge. Usage of cameras or recording devices in courtrooms or other EOIR space is prohibited. Note, however, that attorneys or accredited representatives of record and DHS attorneys representing the government in proceedings before EOIR are permitted to use electronic devices in EOIR courtrooms for the limited purpose of conducting immediately relevant court and business-related activities (e.g. scheduling).

ADA/accessibility

EOIR accessibility statement: https://www.justice.gov/accessibility/accessibility-statement

EOIR court links

Internet-based hearings

EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.

Source last verified 2026-08-18.

EOIR court personnel

Current immigration judges

Alisha C. Campos
Meredith Duff
Robert G. Eastman
Mary Foster
Kelly S. Johnson
Brandon J. Josephsen
Allen Kenny
Kelly B. Lake
Matthew A. McLeod
Irma J. Newburn
Craig A. Newell Jr.
Ryan Thompson
Rhonda M. Tucker
Kerry Render
Phoebe D. Riner
David A. Russo
Sharon Schnelle
Natalie Walker
Lettricea Jefferson-Webb

Temporary immigration judges

Casey S. Caton (temporary assignment)
Paul J. Hornick (temporary assignment)
Rachel L. Wilson (temporary assignment)

ACIJ: Robert P. Driscoll
Backup ACIJ: Jonathan Owens
Court administrator: Mathew Parish (Acting)

Jurisdiction and other hearing locations

Administrative-control jurisdiction

Assigned responsibility: MEMPHIS, TN DHS SUB-OFFICE (Louisville, Kentucky; Tennessee; Arkansas; and Mississippi (north of Jackson))Boone County Detention CenterCampbell County Detention CenterChristian County Jail Daviess County Detention Center Hopkins County Jail, Madisonville, KYKenton County Detention Center, KYOldham County Detention CenterWest TN Detention Facility Other hearing locations: Oldham County Detention CenterNOTE: Effective July 30, 2021, EOIR closed the Louisville Immigration Court and established it as a hearing location under the administrative control of the Memphis Immigration Court. Hearing times for the Louisville Docket are in Eastern Time unless otherwise indicated on the hearing notice. See the OCIJ Practice Manual, Chapter 3, for information on filings.In-person filings are accepted in Louisville. Filings by mail or express delivery for the Louisville Docket should be sent to the following address: EOIR - Louisville Hearing Location 601 W. Broadway, Basement Room 3 Louisville, KY 40202

Other hearing locations

Louisville Hearing Location
Oldham County Detention CenterNOTE: Effective July 30, 2021, EOIR closed the Louisville Immigration Court and established it as a hearing location under the administrative control of the Memphis Immigration Court. Hearing times for the Louisville Docket are in Eastern Time unless otherwise indicated on the hearing notice. See the OCIJ Practice Manual, Chapter 3, for information on filings.In-person filings are accepted in Louisville. Filings by mail or express delivery for the Louisville Docket should be sent to the following address: EOIR - Louisville Hearing Location 601 W. Broadway, Basement Room 3 Louisville, KY 40202

Judge hearing access

The EOIR directory lists the following current Internet-based hearing and telephonic access information for this court. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person.

ACIJ Robert P. Driscoll (RTD)

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Telephonic access code: 199 253 3729

Instructions: EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.

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Alisha Campos (ACC)

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Telephonic access code: 2761 367 1125

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Casey S. Caton (CYC)

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Telephonic access code: 2825 379 5488

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Meredith Duff (MHD)

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Telephonic access code: 2824 767 8825

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Robert G. Eastman (RGE)

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Telephonic access code: 2830 268 5004

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Mary Foster (MYF)

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Telephonic access code: 2827 964 4382

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Paul J. Hornick (PH1)

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Telephonic access code: 2831 373 1557

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Brandon Josephsen (BJJ)

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Telephonic access code: 2761 031 1267

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Kelly Lake (KBL)

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Telephonic access code: 2760 331 5126

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Matthew A. McLeod (MAM)

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Telephonic access code: 2831 770 6091

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Irma Newburn (IJN)

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Telephonic access code: 2760 723 0498

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Craig A. Newell Jr. (CAN)

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Telephonic access code: 2822 940 8374

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Kerry Render

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Telephonic access code: 2829 376 5485

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David Russo (DDR)

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Telephonic access code: 199 852 1631

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Sharon Schnelle

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Telephonic access code: 2822 101 6169

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Ryan Thompson (RNT)

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Telephonic access code: 2823 946 2311

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Rhonda M. Tucker (RHT)

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Telephonic access code: 2827 402 6439

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Rachel L. Wilson (RLW)

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Telephonic access code: 2824 160 3897

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