Hon. Gabriel Videla

GABRIEL C. VIDELA

EDUCATION:

• 1978 Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
• 1975 Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois

  
EMPLOYMENT:

• 1994 to present, Immigration Judge, U.S. Immigration Court, Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice.
• 1981 to 1994, engaged in private practice concentrated in Immigration Law, Gabriel C. Videla & Associates, Chicago, Illinois.
• 1978 to 1981, associate attorney in law firm concentrating in immigration law, William N. Siebert & Associates, Chicago, Illinois.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

• 2006- present, City University of New York (CUNY), asst. adjunct professor, School of Professional Studies, New York, New York
• 1997 to present, biannual training for pro bono counsel to represent asylum applicants before the Asylum Office and Immigration Court, sponsored by the Community Outreach Program of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York New York
• 1998 to 2002, guest lecturer in the Immigration Law class, Fordham University, School, Law, New York, New York
• 1980 to 1994, member, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Greater Chicago Chapter, Chicago, Illinois (held position of Chapter Secretary from 1993 to 1994)
• 1982 to 1994, advisory board member, Midwest Immigrant Rights Center, Chicago, Illinois