# Joshua D. Quidley Joshua D. Quidley was appointed as a temporary immigration judge to begin hearing cases in April 2026. Judge Quidley earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from Elizabeth City State University and a Juris Doctorate in 2007 from North Carolina Central University School of Law. From January 2019 to March 2026, when not serving in a uniform military capacity, he served as a disability evaluation system counsel at the U.S. Navy’s Office of the Judge Advocate General in Portsmouth, Virginia. From April 2025 to March 2026, he served as an attorney advisor at the Defense Logistics Agency, Joint Reserve Force, J-9. From October 2023 to March 2025, he served as a team chief/staff officer at the 134th Legal Operations Detachment in Garner, North Carolina. From October 2022 to September 2023, he served as a deputy chief of labor and employment law at the U.S. Army Reserve Command in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. From July 2017 to January 2019, he served as a chief of military justice and chief of operational law at the U.S. Army Reserve Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. From September 2016 to July 2017, he served as a special assistant U.S. attorney at the XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. From 2014 to 2016, he served as a civilian defense counsel in private practice, providing services in Northeastern North Carolina. From 2007 to 2014, he served as an assistant district attorney for the 1st Judicial District of North Carolina. He holds the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. Judge Quidley is a member of the North Carolina Bar. Immigration Judge · [Baltimore Immigration Court](/kyj/court/md/baltimore-immigration-court) ## Joshua D. Quidley 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 Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 307 Relief granted 0 0.0% Denied / removal ordered 154 50.2% Other / procedural 153 49.8% National comparison for this selection: 9,249,024 outcomes; 10.0% relief granted; 52.0% denied / removal ordered; 38.0% other / procedural. Methodology and sources These are proceeding outcomes, not asylum application statistics. Completion years use EOIR COMP_DATE; 2026 contains partial-year data. Relief granted, denied / removal ordered and other / procedural exhaust the recorded outcomes. Groups of one are included. Historical outcomes do not establish a current assignment. Counts describe recorded cases and do not predict an individual's result. [Official EOIR case data](https://fileshare.eoir.justice.gov/EOIR%20Case%20Data.zip) · Source date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:27 GMT ## Biography ### Professional career - attorney advisor at the Defense Logistics Agency, Joint Reserve Force, J-9 (April 2025–March 2026) - disability evaluation system counsel at the U.S. Navy’s Office of the Judge Advocate General in Portsmouth, Virginia (January 2019–March 2026, when not serving in a uniform military capacity) - chief of military justice and chief of operational law at the U.S. Army Reserve Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina (July 2017–January 2019) - civilian defense counsel in private practice, providing services in Northeastern North Carolina (2014–2016) - assistant district attorney for the 1st Judicial District of North Carolina (2007–2014) - Temporary immigration judge, joining the EOIR to help adjudicate immigration cases across the United States - Appointed following a competitive application process overseen by the Attorney General, and he took the oath of office during an investiture ceremony administered by Chief Immigration Judge Teresa L. Riley at the Department of Justice ### Education - B.A. — Elizabeth City State University and a Juris Doctorate in 2007 from North Carolina Central University School of Law (2004) ### Additional information - Appointed as a temporary immigration judge to begin hearing cases in April 2026. - team chief/staff officer at the 134th Legal Operations Detachment in Garner, North Carolina (October 2023–March 2025) - deputy chief of labor and employment law at the U.S. Army Reserve Command in Fort Bragg, North Carolina (October 2022–September 2023) - special assistant U.S. attorney at the XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina (September 2016–July 2017) - Part of a group of 17 temporary immigration judges appointed to courts in multiple states, including California, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and others. - He holds the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. - Judge Quidley is a member of the North Carolina Bar. ## Sources Identity source checked August 19, 2026 . Biography sources checked September 15, 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 ### EOIR Announces 15 Immigration Judges and 17 Temporary Immigration Judges Identity source · PDF · Source checked September 15, 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.