Pedro A. Miranda

Mr. Miranda, a former immigration judge, is among a rare group of immigration attorneys with experience as an immigration prosecutor, defense attorney, and Judge. He is supremely qualified to represent individuals in immigration matters involving the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Immigration Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the United States Court of Appeals.

Mr. Miranda is an immigration lawyer with extensive knowledge and experience in immigration matters. He received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1975 and was appointed as a United States Immigration Judge by then U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno in January of 1994 and served in that position in Miami, Florida until his retirement in September 2011.

Professional career

As a Federal Immigration Judge, he presided over thousands of cases involving complex immigration issues, including asylum, marriage fraud, adjustment of status, cancellation of removal, waivers, and many other immigration issues.

Before becoming an Immigration Judge, Mr. Miranda had extensive experience as an attorney for the Puerto Rico Department of Justice, as a private attorney handling diverse and complex cases before the U.S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, and as an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice in the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Areas Of Practice

Education

• University of Puerto Rico School of Law
• JD - Juris Doctor, 1975
• University of Puerto Rico
• BA - Bachelor of Arts, 1972

Professional Memberships & Admissions

• American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Member
• 2011 - Present
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• Admitted to Practice
• 2011 - Present
• Knights of Columbus
• Member
• 2010 - Present
• United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
• Admitted to Practice
• 2008 - Present
• D. C. Bar Association
• Member
• 2008 - Present
• United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
• Admitted to Practice
• 1977 - Present
• United States District Court for the Disrrict of Puerto Rico
• Admitted to Practice
• 1977 - Present
• Bar Association of Puerto Rico
• Member
• 1975 - Present

Honors and Awards

• Top Contributor Award
• Avvo, 2014
• Service Award
• U. S. Department of Justice, 2007
• Service Award
• U. S. Department ofJustice, 2002
• Certificate
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1976
• Special Prosecutor
• Puerto Rico Department of Justice, 1976
• Law Review
• University of Puerto Rico School of Law, 1974

Languages Spoken

• Spanish
• English
• French