Hugo R. Martinez

Immigration Judge, Dallas Immigration Court. Appointed October 2018 by Jeff Sessions.

StrictDenies far more often than the national average+28.0 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Martinez90.9%

Dallas court70.1%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 497
Asylum granted: 31
Other relief granted: 14
Denied: 452
Against own court: +20.8 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY25	FY26
91%	90%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 85% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Venezuela (21.9%), Honduras (19.1%), Mexico (15.7%), El Salvador (12.1%), Guatemala (5.8%).

Official biography

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Hugo R. Martinez to begin hearing cases in October 2018. Judge Martinez ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2001 from Texas Wesleyan University and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from Texas A&M University School of Law. From 2010 to 2018, he serve das an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas in Corpus Christi, Texas. From 2005 to 2010 he was assistant district attorney for the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office in Fort Worth, Texas. In 2004, he was a law clerk with the Reina, Bates & Kowaski Immigration Law Group in Dallas. Judge Martinez is a member of the State Bar of Texas. Judge Martinez is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

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.