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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Daniel A. Morris

Immigration Judge, Hartford Immigration Court. Appointed April 2009.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

TRAC source →
Judge Morris60.5%
Hartford court63.9%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
820
Asylum granted
245
Other relief granted
79
Denied
496
Against own court
-3.4 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
62%64%45%56%53%77%

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

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.

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 Hartford

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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.