# Gordan S. Vincent

Immigration Judge · [Baltimore Immigration Court](/kyj/court/md/baltimore-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Gordan S. Vincent at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Baltimore Immigration Court](/kyj/court/md/baltimore-immigration-court)

Current assignment

[Baltimore Immigration Court](/kyj/court/md/baltimore-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Maryland · 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 305 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 19 (6.2%) and denied in 286 (93.8%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- chief judge of the general district courts of Accomack and Northampton Counties on the Eastern Shore of Virginia (July 2006–December 2024)
- From 1989 to June 2006, he was in private practice in Accomac, Virginia, first as a solo practitioner and later as a partner in Vincent, Northam & Lewis

### Education

- University of Virginia Law School — J.D. (1983)

### Additional information

- Gordon S. Vincent was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in March 2026.
- Upon retirement from this position, from January 2025 to February 2026, he served as a substitute judge in multiple courts in Virginia.
- In 2023, Judge Vincent received the annual recognition award from the Association of District Court Judges of Virginia for a career of volunteer service to the judicial branch and teaching at the state’s school for new judges.
- From 1983 to 1989, he practiced law in Columbia, South Carolina.
- Judge Vincent is a member of the Virginia 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

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

Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 14, 2026

### 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.