Charlotte S. Marquez

Immigration Judge, New Orleans Immigration Court. Appointed April 2017 by Jeff Sessions.

StrictDenies more often than the national average+17.9 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Marquez80.8%

New Orleans court69.3%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 963
Asylum granted: 96
Other relief granted: 89
Denied: 778
Against own court: +11.5 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
90%	86%	52%	54%	78%	91%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 80% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Honduras (46.4%), Guatemala (15.2%), Nicaragua (12.1%), El Salvador (5.8%), Venezuela (4.3%).

Official biography

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Charlotte S. Marquez to begin hearing cases in April 2017. Judge Marquez ear ned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1995 from Louisiana State University and a Juris Doctor in 1998 from Tulane Law School. From March 2006 to April 2017, she served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in New Orleans, La. From June 2000 through March 2006, she was an associate attorney with Jones Walker LLP. From August 1998 to June 2000 she was an associate attorney with McCalla, Thompson, Pyburn, Hymowitz & Shapiro LLP. Judge Marquez is a member of the Louisiana 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.