### Question
What does immigration judge mean?


### Answer
**Immigration judge** has the following meaning in *8 CFR § 1.1*:

> an attorney whom the Attorney General appoints as an administrative judge within the Executive Office for Immigration Review, qualified to conduct specified classes of proceedings, including a hearing under section 240 of the Act. 

#### Citation:
  - *8 CFR § 1.1*
  - Heading: **Title 8—Aliens and Nationality > PART 1—DEFINITIONS > CHAPTER I—IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE > SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL PROVISIONS > SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL PROVISIONS**

