# Nicole Jergovic Immigration Judge · [Boston Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/boston-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Nicole Jergovic at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Boston Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/boston-immigration-court) Current assignment [Boston Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/boston-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Massachusetts · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 10 Relief granted 0 0.0% Denied / removal ordered 9 90.0% Other / procedural 1 10.0% 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 - Appointed: July 2026 under the Trump administration, with Attorney General Pamela Bondi noted in EOIR’s announcement - Nicole M. Jergovic is a newly appointed U.S. Immigration Judge for the Boston, Massachusetts Immigration Court, sworn in in July 2026 by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) - From February 2025 to July 2026, she was the program manager for the Law Enforcement Training Center at Humane World for Animals in Washington, D.C. From January 2024 to February 2025, she was in-house counsel for CrowdDoing - From November 2023 to February 2025, she was a contract attorney for the Animal Legal Defense Fund in Cotati, California - 2023–2025: Contract attorney, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Cotati, CA - lead level III deputy district attorney with the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office, in Portland, Oregon (June 2003–June 2023) - The Executive Office for Immigration Review is the U.S. Department of Justice agency that operates immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals, which reviews appealed decisions Border Crossing Law Firm ### Education - Marquette University Law School — J.D. (2000) - Marquette University — B.A. (1997) ### Additional information - Elite Success Magazine “Most Prominent Leaders Making the Difference in Business to Follow – 2026” - Feb 2025–Jul 2026: Program Manager, Law Enforcement Training Center, Humane World for Animals, Washington, D.C. - Unity Award (Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, 2025) for work on animal cruelty cases - Position: Immigration Judge, Boston, MA - Judge Jergovic is a member of the Oregon State Bar. - Also listed as member of the Florida State Bar and United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin on her ## 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 ### DOJ/EOIR appointment evidence — Nicole Jergovic Judge Specific source · PDF · 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.