Anibal D. Martinez

Immigration Judge, San Antonio Immigration Court. Appointed August 2010 by Eric Holder.

LenientGrants far more often than the national average-33.3 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Martinez29.6%

San Antonio court41.2%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 186
Asylum granted: 51
Other relief granted: 80
Denied: 55
Against own court: -11.6 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24	FY25
37%	40%

Read from TRAC's chart to the nearest point. Years with fewer than 25 decisions are not shown.

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 62% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Venezuela (24.7%), Nicaragua (19.9%), Cuba (8.1%), Honduras (7.5%), Colombia (6.5%).

Official biography

Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Martinez in August 2010. Judge Martinez received a bachelor or arts degree in 1994 from Amherst College and a juris doctorate in 2000 from Columbia University School of Law. From 2005 to August 2010, Judge Martinez served as deputy chief counsel in the Office of Chief Counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security, San Antonio, Texas. From 2001 to 2005, he worked as assistant chief counsel for ICE in New York, N.Y., and San Antonio. From 2000 to 2001, he was assistant chief counsel for the former Immigration and Naturalization Service in Newark, N.J. Judge Martinez is a member of the New York State Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

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About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.