Jackson Beach at a glance
- Current role
- Immigration Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Washington · 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.
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Biography
Professional career
- Newly appointed U.S. Immigration Judge at the Seattle Immigration Court, sworn in in September 2026 to hear immigration cases in Washington state
- Appointment: September 2026, under Attorney General Todd Blanche
- U.S. Navy Judge Advocate (2019–2025): Appellate Defense Counsel, Washington, D.C. Senior Legal Advisor, San Diego
- Law Clerk (2016–2017): U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
- Private Practice: Business law
- In summary: Judge Jackson Beach is a newly appointed, highly qualified immigration judge serving at the Seattle Immigration Court, with a background in U.S. Navy legal service, federal court clerkship, and private legal practice
Education
- (magna cum laude) — Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law — J.D. (2015)
- (cum laude) — University of Washington — B.A. (2010)
Additional information
- Among 47 new immigration judges and 6 temporary immigration judges announced by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) on September 24, 2026.
- His work will focus on immigration cases in Washington state starting in 2026.
- The appointment was part of the administration’s effort to reduce the immigration court backlog and expand judicial capacity.
- Status: Active; no case statistics yet, as EOIR has not released docket data for this judge
- Once EOIR releases case data, Judge Jackson Beach’s docket and decisions will be available through the EOIR Judge Directory and the Seattle Immigration Court website.
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
EOIR Practice Manual 2.1 — Delivery and Receipt
Seattle Immigration Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27EOIR Practice Manual 3.11 — Courtroom Decorum
Seattle Immigration Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27EOIR Practice Manual 2.3 — Documents
Seattle Immigration Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Biography sources checked October 11, 2026.
DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory
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Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026
View Current EOIR official staff directory ↗Courtroom rules
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