Title: Board of Immigration Appeals
Headings: Board of Immigration Appeals
Board of Immigration Appeals
Biographical Information
Michael P. Baird
William A. Cassidy
V. Stuart Couch
Deborah K. Goodwin
Stephanie E. Gorman
Keith E. Hunsucker
Philip J. Montante Jr.
Blair O'Connor
Sirce E. Owen
Aaron R. Petty
Kevin W. Riley
Earle B. Wilson
Temporary Board Members
Joan B. Geller
Gabriel Gonzalez
Beth Liebmann
Mark Noferi

Content: From 1984 to 1986, he served as law director/prosecutor with the City of North Ridgeville, Ohio. Judge Cassidy is a member of the Ohio Bar. Return to top of the page
V. Stuart Couch
Attorney General William Barr appointed V. Stuart Couch in August 2019. Judge Couch received a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1987 from Duke University, a Juris Doctor in 1996 from Campbell University, and a Master of Laws in litigation and dispute resolution in 2008 from The George Washington University. From October 2010 to August 2019, Judge Couch served as an immigration judge in Charlotte, North Carolina. From 2009 to October 2010, he was in private practice in Charlotte, North Carolina. From 2006 to 2009, Judge Couch served as a senior appellate judge on the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals in the District of Columbia. From 2003 to 2006, he was assigned to the Department of Defense, Office of Military Commissions as a senior prosecutor for select detainees held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. From 2001 to 2003, he served as the chief trial counsel and military justice officer for Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From 1999 to 2001, Judge Couch was in private practice and served as an assistant district attorney in Beaufort and New Bern, North Carolina.