Marc Stahl
Immigration Judge, Chicago Immigration Court. Appointed August 2022.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 1,335
- Asylum granted
- 675
- Other relief granted
- 25
- Denied
- 635
- Against own court
- -1.4 pts
| FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39% | 38% | 54% | 60% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 89% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Russia (12.1%), Mexico (10.7%), Venezuela (10.7%), Colombia (9.9%), Nicaragua (9.6%).
Official biography
Marc B. Stahl was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in August 2022. Judge Stahl ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1988 from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor in 1991 from the University of Chicago Law School. From 1991 to 2021, he served as an assistant public defender in the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender in Chicago, and from 2016 to 2021, he was the Chief of the Felony Trial Division. From January to July 2022, he was in private practice. Judge Stahl is a member of the Illinois State Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Chicago
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.