# Abby A. Batko-Taylor

Immigration Judge · [Falls Church Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/va/eoir-virginia-falls-church-immigration-adjudication-center)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Abby A. Batko-Taylor at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Falls Church Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/va/eoir-virginia-falls-church-immigration-adjudication-center)

Jurisdiction

Virginia · Federal

Judicial service

Active

## Immigration proceeding outcomes

No proceeding outcomes in this EOIR release are matched to this profile. Any separately published asylum statistics are available below.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Law school activities: Participated in the Transnational Worker Rights Clinic, Mediation Clinic, and Immigration Clinic; interned with ProBAR, Catholic Charities, American Gateways, and the Travis County Mental Health Public Defender

### Education


### Additional information

- Abby Anna Batko-Taylor was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in February 2023.
- Appointment: February 6, 2023, following a competitive EOIR selection process
- 2017–2022: Staff attorney, Immigration Team, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (Austin, TX)
- She previously managed a Medical-Legal Partnership at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid from 2016 to 2017 and held a Julius Glickman Fellowship in Public Interest Law at Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas from 2013 to 2015.
- 2013–2015: Julius Glickman Fellowship in Public Interest Law at Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas, expanding free civil legal services to low‐income Spanish‐speaking immigrants.
- Bachelor of Science in 2002 from Columbia University, Barnard College, a Juris Doctor in 2013 from the University of Texas School of Law, and a Master of Science in Social Work in 2013 from the University of Texas School of Social Work.
- EOIR’s official announcement lists her among 23 newly appointed immigration judges nationwide.
- representing survivors of violence before USCIS, the immigration courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
- She is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

## Sources

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Biography sources checked October 11, 2026 .

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