Immigration Court.

[ilbegone]

I haven't had time to read this one through, I believe there may be some bias in it, but I also believe it has loads of info.

A large PDF report by the American Bar Association titled Reforming the Immigration System

http://www.abanet.org/media/nosearch...ary_012510.pdf

A summary of the report http://www.abanet.org/abanet/media/r...?releaseid=870

[ilbegone]

Immigration Judge removed for being an A-hole:

Ferlise's removal -- and it is unclear if or when he will be returned -- comes upon the heels of what one reporter called a "sharply worded" communication from Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to immigration judges regarding their performance. http://cgrs.uchastings.edu/newslette...6/summer06.htm

From another large PDF report titled Crisis on the Immigration Bench

It has a lot of info too.

In contrast, immigration judges are appointed by the
Attorney General and act under his control and supervision.35
Immigration judges traditionally are individuals with
immigration law expertise, who are chosen through a
competitive civil service process.36 Those applying for the
positions are vetted by EOIR, and EOIR’s recommendations
are forwarded to the Office of the Deputy Attorney General,
where they are usually approved.37 Contrary to the procedure
for federal judges, the appointment process for immigration
judges is not subject to a broad system of checks and balances;
rather, the Executive Branch alone is responsible for the
appointment of immigration judges. Unlike administrative law
judges, immigration judges historically have not been required
to pass a competitive exam to be appointed to the bench.38

***

E. Current Disciplinary Procedures for Immigration Judges
Neither the BIA nor the courts of appeal are designed to
monitor complaints of ethical misconduct in immigration
courts. In 2003 the EOIR Director established a procedure for
evaluating behavioral complaints against immigration judges.78
Under this system, EOIR and the Office of the Chief
Immigration Judge are responsible for monitoring complaints,
and complaint reports are “generated on a monthly basis for
internal use only.”79 The reports are sent to the EOIR Director,
and are intended to provide a “centralized and comprehensive
compilation of written and oral complaints” regarding
immigration judges’ conduct on the bench, as well as the status
of the complaints.80 Pursuant to this structure, the EOIR
Director has the responsibility to monitor the pattern...

http://www.brooklaw.edu/~/media/PDF/...blr_v73ii.ashx

[Rim05]

Sounds like a lot of good reading, I think it will take me a week to get through it but I will try.
Thanks for posting the info.