# Adam Leonatti

Immigration Judge · [Chelmsford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/chelmsford-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Adam Leonatti at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Chelmsford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/chelmsford-immigration-court)

Current assignment

[Chelmsford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/chelmsford-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Massachusetts · 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

- From January 2022 to August 2026, he was with the U.S. Air Force at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, serving in the following roles: chief of labor law (December 2024-August 2026); deputy chief of labor law (August 2023-December 2024); and attorney advisor (January 2022-August 2023)
- During that period, from December 2023 Judge, 35 Immigration Judges, and 3 Temporary Immigration Judges to March 2024, he served as brigade judge advocate at the 371st Sustainment Brigade, Ohio Army National Guard, while deployed to Kuwait
- judge advocate with the Ohio Army National Guard in Columbus (April 2014–June 2014)

### Education

- Ohio State University College of Law — J.D. (1997)
- Kent State University — B.S. (1994)

### Additional information

- Adam H. Leonatti was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in August 2026.
- deputy chief legal counsel with the Ohio National Guard in Columbus (June 2014–January 2022)
- trial counsel at the 371st Sustainment Brigade in Kuwait (April 2013–April 2014)
- From January 2005 to April 2013, he was a partner at the law firm of Thompson, Meier & Dersom in Columbus, Ohio, after serving as an associate from December 1998 to December 2004.
- From November 1997 to December 1998, he was in private practice in Columbus and Nelsonville, Ohio.
- His military legal service also included duty with the Ohio National Guard and the 371st Sustainment Brigade, including deployments to Kuwait.
- Before those roles, he practiced with Thompson, Meier & Dersom in Columbus, first as an associate and then as a partner, and earlier practiced in Columbus and Nelsonville.
- Judge Leonatti is a member of the Ohio State Bar.

## Sources

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Biography sources checked August 30, 2026 .

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