# Gurney F. Pearsall III Immigration Judge · [Hyattsville Immigration Court](/kyj/court/md/hyattsville-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Gurney F. Pearsall III at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Hyattsville Immigration Court](/kyj/court/md/hyattsville-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 103 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 8 (7.8%) and denied in 95 (92.2%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Appointed in July 2026 by Attorney General Pamela Bondi after serving as a temporary immigration judge since February 2026 - Private practice in appellate immigration litigation (Nov 2016 – Jan 2026) U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General’s Corps (Mar 2017 – present) - Since March 2017, he has also served in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve - Immigration Judge assigned to the Hyattsville, Maryland Immigration Court - As a judge advocate, he has served as a command judge advocate for Area Support Group–Balkans at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo; as an administrative law attorney for Headquarters, Department of the Army at the Pentagon; as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Department of Justice, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; as a Defense Support of Civil Authorities officer for U.S. Army Reserve Legal Command at Gaithersburg, Maryland; and as a war crimes prosecutor for the Office of Military Commissions, Office of the Chief Prosecutor at the Pentagon ### Education - University of Colorado School of Law — J.D. (2016) - Yeshiva University - B.A., Political Science, 2013 ### Additional information - From November 2016 to January 2026, he worked in private practice with a focus on appellate litigation in San Antonio, Texas and Denver - recipient of the Warren E. Burger Prize - Professional - He is a member of the New York State Bar, the State Bar of Texas, and the U.S. Supreme Court 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 ### DOJ/EOIR appointment evidence — Gurney F. Pearsall III Judge Specific source · PDF · Source checked September 14, 2026 ### 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.