# Chris Staszak

Immigration Judge · [Buffalo Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ny/buffalo-immigration-court)

Last updated October 25, 2026

## Chris Staszak at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Buffalo Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ny/buffalo-immigration-court)

Current assignment

[Buffalo Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ny/buffalo-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

New York · 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.

Asylum decisions and other statistics

## Analytics

Published EOIR records include 40 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 0 (0.0%) and denied in 40 (100.0%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- counsel and assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security, in New Windsor, New York (November 2025–May 2026)
- senior investigative counsel with the U.S. House of Representatives, a senior investigative counsel with the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, a senior attorney with the Office of Inspector General, U.S. Social Security Administration, and as a law clerk with the U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York (December 2002–November 2021)
- From August 2006 to March 2009, he was an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of an international law firm

### Education

- New York Law School — J.D. (2000)
- St. Lawrence University — B.A. (1992)

### Additional information

- Appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in June 2026.
- From December 2021 to October 2025, he held senior legal and compliance roles in the tech/gaming industry.
- Judge Staszak is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and New York State Bar.

## Sources

Identity source checked August 19, 2026 .

Biography sources checked August 19, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 19, 2026

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.1 - Delivery and Receipt

Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 30, 2026

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.3 - Documents

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.10 - Interpreters

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.11 - Courtroom Decorum

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.12 - Electronic Devices

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.15 - Individual Calendar Hearing

### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings

### Current EOIR official staff directory

Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026

[Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections)


## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [EOIR Practice Manual 2.1 — Delivery and Receipt](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9195b4f0bba01a19aa8df41) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-1). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [EOIR Practice Manual 3.11 — Courtroom Decorum](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8d8e8e8bf80478864645291a) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-3-11). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [EOIR Practice Manual 2.3 — Documents](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-53ee093be24c18a5d1a93046) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-3). Collected 2026-10-27.