# Joseph Ahlemeyer

Immigration Judge · [Kansas City Immigration Court](/kyj/court/mo/kansas-city-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Joseph Ahlemeyer at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Kansas City Immigration Court](/kyj/court/mo/kansas-city-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Missouri · 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.

## Biography

### Professional career

- 2023 – present: Judge Advocate, Nebraska Army National Guard, Lincoln, NE
- Since June 2023, he has served as a judge advocate with the Nebraska Army National Guard in Lincoln
- Joseph A. Ahlemeyer is an appointed U.S. Immigration Judge for the Kansas City Immigration Court, beginning his tenure in August 2026
- an acquisition attorney at the Department of the Air Force, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska — April 2023–August 2026
- The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, Charlottesville Virginia; the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and Presidio of Monterey, Monterey, California; and Fort Riley, Junction City, Kansas — October 2014–June 2023
- M.L.S. (2021): Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, Charlottesville, VA
- a judge advocate with the U.S. Army in the following locations: Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama
- Judge, 35 Immigration Judges, and 3 Temporary Immigration Judges Army in the following locations: Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona, and Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas

### Education

- Bachelor of Science 1998 — Nebraska Wesleyan University, a Juris Doctor 2009 — Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit College of Law

### Additional information

- Among 35 new immigration judges sworn in on August 27, 2026, in Washington, D.C., following a formal investiture ceremony
- Master of Laws 2021 — The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, Virginia
- a military intelligence officer with the U.S — October 2010–October 2014
- Judge Ahlemeyer is a member of the Nebraska State Bar

## Sources

Identity source checked August 30, 2026 .

Biography sources checked August 30, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 30, 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.