# Terry Meinecke

Temporary Immigration Judge · [Chelmsford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/chelmsford-immigration-court)

Last updated October 25, 2026

## Terry Meinecke at a glance

Current role

Temporary Immigration Judge

Court

[Chelmsford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/chelmsford-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Massachusetts · 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

- Current Role: U.S. Attorney (AUSA) with the U.S. Department of Justice since October 2003
- Since June 2002, he has served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve in a variety of positions including Team Chief for the 134th LOD, Ft.
- assistant U.S. attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina (October of 2007–July 2026)
- Mobilized in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2005 and 2011, and in both instances served as a military prosecutor with the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, XVIII Airborne Corps at Ft
- assistant district attorney in Davidson County, North Carolina (April 2001–September 2007)
- From August of 1999 to December of 2000, he was an associate at the law firm of DeMars, Gordon, Olsen & Shively in Lincoln, Nebraska

### Education

- B.S. — University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Juris Doctorate in 1999 from the University of Nebraska College of Law (1993)

### Additional information

- Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve JAG Corps since May 1998, serving as team leader for a group of about 10 JAG officers/paralegals.
- Terry M. Meinecke was appointed as a temporary immigration judge to begin hearing cases in July 2026.
- Bragg, North Carolina, and the 12th LOD, Ft.
- Jackson, South Carolina.
- Public court records: CourtListener and other legal databases list his indexed opinions.
- However, there is no public record in the provided sources indicating that Meinecke has held the role of an immigration judge.
- He holds the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army.
- While Meinecke’s primary public role is as a federal prosecutor, recent news reports discuss the broader use of JAG Corps lawyers in civilian judicial roles, such as temporary immigration judges, a practice that has raised legal and constitutional questions WBUR.
- Judge Meinecke is a member of the North Carolina Bar.

## Sources

Identity source checked August 19, 2026 .

Biography sources checked August 19, 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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