David Robertson

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David H. Robertson was appointed as a Unit Chief Immigration Judge to begin supervisoryimmigration adjudication center duties and hearing cases in April 2021. Judge Robertson earneda Bachelor of Science in 1986 from James Madison University, a Juris Doctor in 1989 from the University of Richmond School of Law, and a Master of Laws in 1999 from the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School. From 1990 to 2020, he served as a U.S. Army Judge Advocate in various locations throughout the U.S. and Germany. During that time, from 2010 to 2020, he served as a Military Judge in the following locations: Fort Bliss, Texas; Fort Bragg,North Carolina; Kaiserslautern, Germany; and Fort Stewart, Georgia. While serving as a Military Judge, he also presided over trials in Kuwait and Afghanistan. From 2004 to 2006, he served as a Regional Defense Counsel; from 1999 to 2001, as a Senior Defense Counsel; from 1995 to Communications and Legislative Affairs Division 1997, as a Prosecutor; and from 1993 to 1995, as a Defense Counsel. From 1995 to 1996, hedeployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina, and from 2007 to 2008, he deployed to Kosovo. In 2020, heretired in the rank of Colonel. Judge Robertson is a member of the Virginia State Bar.