Daniel A. Morris
Immigration Judge, Hartford Immigration Court. Appointed April 2009.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 820
- Asylum granted
- 245
- Other relief granted
- 79
- Denied
- 496
- Against own court
- -3.4 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62% | 64% | 45% | 56% | 53% | 77% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 88% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Ecuador (23.3%), Guatemala (12.1%), Brazil (10%), Honduras (9.4%), Peru (9.1%).
Official biography
Judge Morris was appointed as an immigration judge in April 2009. He received a bachelor of science degree in 1976 from the University of Nebraska at Omaha; a juris doctorate in 1981 from Creighton University School of Law; and a master of business administration in 1981 from Creighton University Graduate School. From October 2005 to April 2009, Judge Morris served as an assistant chief counsel, ICE, DHS, in Omaha. From April 2002 to October 2005, he was in private practice in Omaha. From 1987 to 2002, Judge Morris was an assistant U.S. Attorney, also in Omaha. He is a member of the Nebraska Bar.
In the record
EOIR Fact Sheet: Temporary Board Members
An EOIR fact sheet records that Daniel A. Morris, an immigration judge at the Hartford Immigration Court, was appointed a temporary member of the Board of Immigration Appeals in September 2018, and summarises his prior government legal service.
Nelson C. Salguero Palacios v. Attorney General United States
A Third Circuit decision on a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order identifies Daniel A. Morris as the immigration judge who presided over the removal proceedings against Nelson Salguero Palacios.
Emerald Zodwa Nkomo v. Attorney General of the United States
This published Third Circuit opinion reviewing a Board of Immigration Appeals order names Daniel A. Morris as the immigration judge in the underlying proceedings brought against petitioner Emerald Zodwa Nkomo.
Other judges at Hartford
Court page →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.