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Daniel J. Daugherty

Immigration Judge, Las Vegas Immigration Court. Appointed November 2015 by Eric Holder.

LenientGrants more often than the national average-12.1 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Daugherty50.8%
Las Vegas court36.5%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
368
Asylum granted
156
Other relief granted
25
Denied
187
Against own court
+14.3 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24FY25FY26
46%46%83%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 64% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Cuba (25%), Mexico (14.7%), Honduras (9.2%), Nicaragua (9.2%), Venezuela (8.2%).

Official biography

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. appointed Judge Daugherty to begin hearing cases in November 2015. Judge Daugherty received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1984 from Defiance College and a Juris Doctor in 1987 from the University of Toledo, College of Law. From 2008 through 2015 and 2002 through 2005, Judge Daugherty was a member of the Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary, serving in capacities including chief trial judge and circuit judge. Prior to 2008, and when not serving as a member of the Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary, Judge Daugherty served in the Marine Corps in various capacities including deputy staff judge advocate, chief trial counsel (prosecution), prosecutor, senior defense counsel, defense counsel, and special assistant U.S. attorney. Judge Daugherty also has provided legal services in a number of other positions within the Marine Corps and has served as an assistant county prosecutor. Judge Daugherty is a member of the Ohio 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 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.