Joyce A Bakke Varzandeh

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Judge Bakke Varzandeh was appointed as an immigration judge in November 2009. Shereceived a bachelor of arts degree in 1995 from Louisiana State University and a juris doctoratein 1998 from Southern University Law Center. For ICE, DHS, in Los Angeles, Judge Bakke Varzandeh held several positions: from 2008 to November 2009, Judge Bakke Varzandeh servedas a deputy chief counsel; from 2007 to 2008, she served as a senior attorney; and from 2003 to 2007, she worked as an assistant chief counsel. From 1998 to 2003, Judge Bakke Varzandehserved as an assistant district counsel for the former INS in Los Angeles. From 1997 to 1998,she served as a law clerk for the U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Louisiana. From 1996 to 1997, Judge Bakke Varzandeh worked as a law clerk in the Office of the Attorney General, Louisiana Department of Justice, in Baton Rouge, La. Judge Bakke Varzandeh is amember of the Louisiana State Bar.