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Ann M. McDermott

Immigration Judge, Las Vegas Immigration Court. Appointed November 2018 by Jeff Sessions.

LenientGrants far more often than the national average-20.4 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge McDermott42.5%
Las Vegas court36.5%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
875
Asylum granted
465
Other relief granted
38
Denied
372
Against own court
+6.0 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
74%51%28%14%41%85%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 83% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Cuba (32.7%), Mexico (13.1%), El Salvador (9.3%), Nicaragua (6.7%), Venezuela (6.2%).

Official biography

Then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Ann M. McDermott to begin hearing cases in November 2018. Judge McDermott ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1988 from Central Michigan University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from Gonzaga University School of Law. From 2009 to2018, she served as senior deputy attorney general, chief deputy attorney general, and litigation bureau chief with the Nevada Office of the Attorney General, in Las Vegas. From 2007 to 2009,she was the head administrator for the Real Estate Division of the State of Nevada, in Las Vegas. From 2005 to 2007, she served as a deputy attorney for injured work ers for the State of Nevada,in Las Vegas. In 2005, she was a mana ging attorney with Kimball, Tirev & St. John, in Las Vegas. In 2004, she was in-house counsel for Abbey Dental Center, in Las Vegas. From 2003 to2004, she was an associate with Mayor, Horner & Stryker Ltd., in Las Vegas. Judge McDermottis a member of the State Bar of Nevada.

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

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

Other judges at Las Vegas

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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.