# Meghan Lackey Immigration Judge · [Sterling Immigration Court](/kyj/court/va/sterling-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Meghan Lackey at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Sterling Immigration Court](/kyj/court/va/sterling-immigration-court) Court address 21400 Ridgetop Circle, Suite 200, Sterling, VA 20166 Court phone 703-674-4600 Jurisdiction Virginia · 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 - Appointed: August 2026 by Attorney General Todd Blanche under President Donald Trump’s administration - Her appointment was announced in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) press release on August 27, 2026, alongside other new judges and administrative law judges - Meghan K. Lackey is a newly appointed U.S. Immigration Judge for the Sterling, Virginia Immigration Court, sworn in in August 2026 after a career in Virginia’s Commonwealth’s Attorney Office. - assistant attorney general, III with the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia (September 2025–August 2026) - 2025: Chief Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney, Wythe County, VA - chief deputy commonwealth attorney, and from November 2014 to November 2018, as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney, for the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney in Wythe County, Virginia (November 2018–September 2025) - 2018: Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Wythe County, VA ### Education - Liberty University School of Law — J.D. (2014) - B.A. — University of Virginia’s College at Wise (2010) ### Additional information - EOIR notes that all new adjudicators undergo a comprehensive training program before hearing cases. - Current status: Newly appointed; no published case statistics yet, as EOIR has not released her docket data - This is a newly appointed judge; no prior case records or decision statistics are available in EOIR’s public database. - Judge Lackey is a member of the Virginia State Bar. ## Sources Identity source checked September 30, 2026 . Biography sources checked October 11, 2026 . ### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory Identity source · HTML · Source checked September 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 ### 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.