# Veronique DeRouselle

Immigration Judge · [Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/houston-greenspoint-park-immigration-court)

Last updated October 25, 2026

## Veronique DeRouselle at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/houston-greenspoint-park-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Texas · 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

- Veronique N. DeRouselle is a newly appointed U.S. Immigration Judge for the Houston – Greenspoint Park Immigration Court, sworn in in August 2026
- Appointed: August 2026 by Attorney General Todd Blanche under President Donald Trump
- an attorney with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Houston — September 2025–August 2026
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), DHS Attorney, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Houston, TX (Sept 2025–Aug 2026; also Aug 2020–Jul 2023)
- Naval Sea Systems Command, Office of Counsel Attorney, Washington, D.C. (Aug 2024–Sept 2025)
- an attorney with the Office of Counsel, Naval Sea Systems Command, in Washington, D.C — August 2024–September 2025
- U.S. Air Force, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate Attorney, Eglin AFB, FL (Jul 2023–Aug 2024)
- an attorney with the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Department of the Air Force, at Eglin Air Force Base, in Florida — July 2023–August 2024
- an attorney with OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Houston — August 2020–July 2023
- U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps (Jun 2001–Nov 2020) Roles included chief of claims division, chief of civil law, chief of military justice, chief of contracts division, area defense counsel, medical law attorney, deputy staff judge advocate, and chief of the Medical Law Field Support Center

### Education

- William & Mary Marshall–Wythe School of Law — J.D. (2000)
- University of California, Riverside — B.A. (1996)

### Additional information

- Joint Base Andrews, Maryland; and Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas — June 2001–November 2020
- Texas‐licensed attorney with over 25 years of legal practice, including service in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
- As a newly appointed judge, her case records and statistics are not yet available.
- in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps as chief of claims division, chief of civil law, chief of military justice, chief of contracts division, area defense counsel, medical law attorney, deputy staff judge advocate, and chief of the Medical Law Field Support Center in the following locations: Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
- Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas
- Arlington, Virginia
- Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas
- Court phone: (281) 765‐5900
- Status: Less than one year on the bench; no published case decisions yet
- Judge DeRouselle is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

## Sources

Identity source checked August 30, 2026 .

Biography sources checked October 11, 2026 .

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