# Harold “Hal” Moroz Immigration Judge · [Orlando Immigration Court](/kyj/court/fl/orlando-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Harold “Hal” Moroz at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Orlando Immigration Court](/kyj/court/fl/orlando-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Florida · 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 56 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 0 (0.0%) and denied in 54 (96.4%); 2 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Federal Judge (Washington, D.C.) — Appointed under the Trump administration and sworn in by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on March 11, 2026 - Retired U.S. Army officer and attorney who was selected as a federal judge in March 2026, serving in Washington, D.C., and also as an immigration judge in Orlando, Florida - deputy chief assistant district attorney and special state prosecutor for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit in Camden County, Georgia (December 2023–December 2025) - deputy chief assistant district attorney for the Dougherty Judicial Circuit in Albany, Georgia (October 2016–October 2023) - staff attorney and acting judge for the Probate Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia (2014–2016) - From 2006 to 2012, he was the vice president and academic dean for Florida Metropolitan University in Jacksonville - He also served as chief judge of the Municipal Court for St. Marys, Georgia, from 2003 to 2006, and as a magistrate judge for Camden County, Georgia, from 2001 to 2004 - He has also been a county judge, city chief judge, and assistant district attorney, and has represented military veterans in cases up to the U.S. Supreme Court ### Education - University of the District of Columbia School of Law — J.D. (1995) ### Additional information - Harold “Hal” Ronald Moroz was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in March 2026. - Immigration Judge, Orlando, FL — Also appointed in March 2026 - Moroz was born in Brooklyn, New York, and served in the U.S. Army Airborne Infantry from 1976 to 2002. - handling immigration cases in the Eastern District of Florida - Known for his public service ethos, often citing “Experience, Common Sense, and Justice” as guiding principles - Judge Moroz is a retired U.S. Army officer, having served on active duty and in the reserves, and is a member of the State Bar of Georgia. ## 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) ## Service record and verification - [Orlando Immigration Court](/kyj/court/fl/orlando-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Current · present - [Orlando Immigration Court](/kyj/court/fl/orlando-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Historical or current service unconfirmed ## 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.