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Eric W. Marsteller

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

AverageClose to the national average+1.5 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Marsteller64.4%
New Orleans court69.3%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
1,017
Asylum granted
278
Other relief granted
84
Denied
655
Against own court
-4.9 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
76%74%39%21%65%85%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 86% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Honduras (48.3%), Guatemala (13.5%), Nicaragua (13.3%), Mexico (5.8%), El Salvador (3.5%).

Official biography

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Eric W. Marsteller to begin hearing cases in July 2017. Judge Marsteller earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2000 from Tulane University and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from The George Washington University Law School. From 2012 to 2017, he served as a senior litigation counsel for the Office of Immigration Litigation (OIL), Civil Division, Department of Justice. From 2004 to 2012, he served as a trial attorney for OIL, entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Judge Marsteller is a member of the Virginia State Bar.

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

In the record

  • Executive Office for Immigration Review · 2017-06-16

    EOIR Swears in 11 Immigration Judges

    EOIR announced that Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Eric W. Marsteller as an immigration judge for the New Orleans Immigration Court, invested at a June 2017 ceremony at agency headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia.

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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.