(1) the purpose of temporary immigration 
judges is not to replace permanent immigration 
judges or to serve in lieu of appointing permanent 
immigration judges; and 
(2) due to the complex nature and high-stakes 
consequences of the adjudication of immigration 
cases, immigration judges must have extensive 
knowledge and application of United States immi-
gration laws. 
SEC. 3. TEMPORARY IMMIGRATION JUDGES. 
Section 240(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The immigration judge shall 
administer’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
immigration 
judge shall administer’’; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(B) 
TEMPORARY
IMMIGRATION 
JUDGES.— 
‘‘(i) APPOINTMENT.—The Attorney 
General is authorized to appoint, as tem-
porary immigration judges for a renewable 
term not to exceed 6 months— 
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‘‘(I) former members of the 
Board of Immigration Appeals or ap-
pellate immigration judges; 
‘‘(II) former immigration judges; 
‘‘(III) administrative law judges 
who are employed within, or have re-
tired from, the Executive Office for 
Immigration Review; 
‘‘(IV) administrative law judges 
at another Federal agency who have 
at least ten years of experience, after 
being admitted to a State bar, in the 
field of immigration law, subject to 
the written consent of the head of 
such agency; and 
‘‘(V) attorneys at the Depart-
ment of Justice who have at least 10 
years of legal experience, after being 
admitted to a State bar, in the field of 
immigration law. 
‘‘(ii) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—Subject 
to clause (iii), each temporary immigration 
judge appointed pursuant to clause (i) 
shall have the same authority as an immi-
gration judge to adjudicate assigned cases 
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and administer immigration court matters, 
in accordance with the immigration laws. 
‘‘(iii) OVERSIGHT; TRAINING.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney 
General, in collaboration with the 
Chief Immigration Judge and Re-
gional Chief Immigration Judges, 
shall establish management and train-
ing procedures that— 
‘‘(aa) assign caseloads to, 
and oversee the performance of, 
temporary immigration judges; 
‘‘(bb) evaluate the work 
product produced by such judges; 
and 
‘‘(cc) except as provided in 
subclause (II), ensure that tem-
porary immigration judges re-
ceive— 
‘‘(AA) a minimum of 8 
weeks of initial training; and 
‘‘(BB) ongoing training 
for at least 1 day during 
every 2 weeks of their tem-
porary service. 
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‘‘(II) 
EXEMPTION.—Individuals 
described in subclause (I) or (II) of 
clause (i) shall be exempted from the 
training described in subclause (I)(cc) 
if their service as a temporary immi-
gration judge begins not later than 2 
years after the last day of their serv-
ice as an immigration judge, an immi-
gration appellate judge, or a member 
of the Board of Immigration Appeals. 
‘‘(iv) LENGTH OF SERVICE.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Temporary 
immigration judges may serve for up 
to 4 consecutive 6-month terms. 
‘‘(II) ADDITIONAL
SERVICE.— 
Temporary immigration judges who 
have reached the 2-year service limit 
described in subclause (I) shall not be 
reappointed to this temporary position 
until at least 3 years after the conclu-
sion of their temporary service.’’. 
Æ 
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