Faculty Profile: Hon. Susan Roy

Hon. Susan RoyImmigration Judge (ret)
Previous Courses Taught (1)
  • Immigration Judges Unfiltered: A Candid Discussion on Judicial Independence, Internal Ethics and Communication, and Other Structural Concerns
Biography

Susan G. Roy began her legal career through the Department of Justice Attorney General Honors Program, as an Attorney Advisor at the Board of Immigration Appeals. She became an Assistant Chief Counsel and National Security Attorney for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. From 2008-2010, she served as an Immigration Judge in Newark, NJ. Sue then entered private practice and is a solo practitioner specializing in complex immigration cases.

Sue is the Immediate Past Chair of the NJ Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and is a past Chair of the NJ State Bar Association (NJSBA) Immigration Law Section. Sue is a member of the Round Table of Former Immigration Judges and has been a speaker and/or moderator on CLE panels for AILA national, regional and local conferences, as well as for the NJSBA,  NYSBA, and Federal Bar Association. She is an Adjunct Professor at Rutgers University Law School, Newark, where she teaches Asylum Law.