# Robin Donato

Immigration Judge · [Richmond Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/va/eoir-virginia-richmond-immigration-adjudication-center)

Last updated October 25, 2026

## Robin Donato at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Richmond Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/va/eoir-virginia-richmond-immigration-adjudication-center)

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

- U.S. Immigration Judge appointed in October 2025 by Attorney General Pamela Bondi, serving at the Miami–Krome Immigration Court in Florida
- Appointed: October 2025 under the Trump administration, by Attorney General Pamela Bondi
- Extensive U.S. military legal service, including senior attorney in the Criminal Law Division of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations at Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA (2020–2025).

### Education

- J.D. in 1991 from Boston University School of Law (1988)
- Princeton University — B.A.

### Additional information

- Also worked part-time as an associate attorney since 2001.
- Admissions: Member of the New Jersey and New York State bars.

## Sources

Identity source checked August 30, 2026 .

Biography sources checked October 11, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

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### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.1 - Delivery and Receipt

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### 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

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