John S Rubenstein

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John S. Rubenstein was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in March 2022. Judge Rubenstein earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from the University of Pennsylvania, a Juris Doctor in 2005 from the Georgetown University Law Center, and a Master of Arts in 2012 from California State University, Los Angeles. From 2019 to 2022, he served as an Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Harlingen, Texas. From 2015 to 2019, he served in various capacities with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS, including, Asylum Officer, Senior Immigration Services Officer (ISO), and Supervisory ISO. From 2009 to 2015, he was in private practice in Costa Mesa and Los Angeles, California. In 2008, he was an Associate Attorney with Greenberg Traurig LLP in Irvine, California. In 2007, he was an Associate Attorney with Bingham Mc Cutchen LLP in Costa Mesa, California. From 2005 to 2007, he was an Associate Attorney with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP in the District of Columbia. Judge Rubenstein is a member of the State Bar of California and the District of Columbia Bar.