U.S.
Department of Justice
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Office of the Director
5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2400
Falls Church, Virginia 22041
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NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Public Affairs Office
(703)305-0289, Fax: (703) 605-0365
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September 25, 2001
Executive
Office for Immigration Review Announces
New Appointments at the Board of Immigration Appeals
FALLS CHURCH, VA -- The Executive Office for
Immigration Review (EOIR) announced that the Board
of Immigration Appeals (Board) welcomed Kevin A. Ohlson,
Frederick D. Hess, and Roger Pauley as its newest
Members.
Kevin A. Ohlson was appointed as a Board Member in
January 2001. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of
Washington and Jefferson College where he also earned an
ROTC commission in the U.S. Army. Ohlson received his
J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in
1985. He joins the Board after serving as chief of staff
to the Deputy Attorney General in the Department of
Justice. Before then, Ohlson held various positions in
the Department as a senior attorney and was the recipient
of the Edmund J. Randolph Award for his service. He
became a Federal prosecutor in 1989 but was recalled to
active duty in the Army during Operation Desert Storm,
for which he received the Bronze Star for service in
Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Ohlson completed his first tour of
active duty in the Army as a military lawyer and
paratrooper after his graduation from law school. He is a
member of the bar in both Virginia and the District of
Columbia.
Frederick D. Hess was appointed as a Board Member in
September 2001. He received his B.A. in 1958 from
Columbia College and his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in
1967. Prior to his appointment to the Board, Hess served
as Director, Office of Enforcement Operations, in the
Criminal Division at the Department of Justice, from June
1982 until September 2001. From 1979 to 1982, he served
as Associate Director and Acting Director, Office of
Legal Support Services. Hess began his career with the
Department of Justice as an attorney in 1967 through the
Attorney General's Honor Program. From 1967 to 1979, he
served as an attorney and deputy chief, Legislation and
Special Projects Section. Hess is the recipient of the
John Marshall Award in 1976, the Mary C. Lawton Lifetime
Service Award in 1997, and numerous special commendations
and special achievement awards. He a member of the New
York and District of Columbia Bars.
Roger Pauley was appointed as a Board Member in September
2001. He received a B.A. from Harvard College in 1962,
and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1964. Prior to his
appointment to the Board, from January 1980 to September
2001, Pauley served as Director, Legislation, Office of
Policy and Legislation, in the Criminal Division at the
Department of Justice. From 1975 to January 1980, he
worked in the Criminal Division at the Department in a
variety of positions. Pauley served on the staff of the
Judiciary Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives
from 1973 to 1974. He served in the appellate section of
the Criminal Division in the Department of Justice from
1966 to 1973. Pauley is a member of the New York and
District of Columbia Bars and is admitted to practice in
the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Board, located in Falls Church, Virginia, is
responsible for hearing appeals of decisions rendered by
Immigration Judges or certain INS officers in cases
involving persons subject to immigration law enforcement.
It is the highest administrative body for interpreting
and applying Federal immigration laws.
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