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This bill, titled the "Temporary Immigration Judge Integrity Act," aims to address the backlog of immigration cases by formally authorizing the Attorney General to appoint experienced immigration law experts as temporary immigration judges. These temporary judges, who can serve for renewable six-month terms, can include former immigration judges, members of the Board of Immigration Appeals, administrative law judges with at least ten years of immigration law experience, and Department of Justice attorneys with similar experience. The bill clarifies that these temporary appointments are not meant to replace permanent immigration judges but to supplement them. To ensure quality and consistency, the Attorney General, in consultation with chief immigration judges, will establish management and training procedures for these temporary judges, including initial and ongoing training, though certain former immigration judges and appellate judges may be exempt from this training under specific conditions. Temporary judges can serve for up to four consecutive six-month terms, totaling two years, and cannot be reappointed until at least three years after their service concludes.

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