# Michael Sullivan Immigration Judge · [Chelmsford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/chelmsford-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Michael Sullivan at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Chelmsford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/chelmsford-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Massachusetts · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 23 Relief granted 2 8.7% Denied / removal ordered 17 73.9% Other / procedural 4 17.4% 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 - assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio in Cleveland (October 2003–September 2025) - assistant prosecuting attorney at the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office in Cleveland (May 1996–October 2003) - Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office (Cleveland) — May 1996 to Oct - assistant district attorney at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in Riverhead, New York (August 1988–April 1996) - Appointed under the administration of Attorney General Pamela Bondi, following a thorough application process by EOIR - Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio (Cleveland) — Oct - Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office (Riverhead, NY) — Aug - Judge Sullivan’s career spans over two decades in prosecutorial roles at both the federal and county levels, with a focus on criminal prosecution ### Education - Fordham University School of Law — J.D. (1988) - University of Notre Dame — B.A. (1985) ### Additional information - Michael A. Sullivan was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in July 2026. - 2025Border Crossing Law Firm - 2003 to Sept. - 2003Border Crossing Law Firm - 1996Border Crossing Law Firm - 1988 to Apr. - Newly appointed; no case statistics yet available as his docket is still being established - Judge Sullivan is a member of the New York State Bar and the Ohio State Bar. - He is now responsible for adjudicating immigration cases, among them removal, asylum, and bond matters, within the Chelmsford Immigration Court’s jurisdiction - New York State Bar - Ohio State BarBorder Crossing Law Firm - His appointment to the immigration bench marks a shift from direct prosecution to adjudicating immigration matters under the federal judiciary’s EOIR system ## 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 15, 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.