Michelle A. Slayton was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in February 2023. Judge Slayton earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1994 from the University of Oregon and a Juris Doctor in 1999 from New England School of Law. From 2010 to 2022, she served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Portland, Oregon. From 2007 to 2010, she was a solo practitioner representing noncitizens in Portland, Oregon. In 2007, she was a contract attorney in the business immigration division of Tonkon Torp LLP in Portland. From 2002 to 2004, she practiced immigration law with the Law Office of Claudia Slovinsky PLLC in New York City. From 2001 to 2002, she was an associate in the business immigration division of Epstein, Becker & Green PC in New York. From 2000 to 2001, she served as an attorney advisor at the New York Immigration Court, entering on duty through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. From 1999 to 2000, she served as a judicial law clerk with the Family & Probate Court of Massachusetts in Boston. Judge Slayton is a member of the New York State Bar and the Oregon State Bar.