Maria E. Navarro
Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed August 2017 by Jeff Sessions.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 576
- Asylum granted
- 404
- Other relief granted
- 28
- Denied
- 144
- Against own court
- -22.7 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18% | 14% | 19% | 23% | 48% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 94% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Mexico (35.7%), China (21.4%), Colombia (7.1%), Ecuador (7.1%), Honduras (7.1%).
Official biography
Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Maria E. Navarro to begin hearing cases in August 2017. Judge Navarro ear ned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985 from Fordham University and a Juris Doctor in 1992 from New York University School of Law. From 1996 to 2017, she worked at The Legal Aid Society, in New York, N.Y., serving as a staff attorney, 1996 to 2008; a supervising attorney, 2008 to 2016; and an acting attorney-in-charge, 2016 to 2017. From 2008 to 2016, she was a supervising attorney at The Legal Aid Society. From 1994 to 1996, she was a staff attorney at Brooklyn Legal Services, Corporation B, in Brooklyn, N.Y. From 1992 to 1994, she was a tax associate at Coopers & Lybrand, in New York, N.Y. From 2006 to 2016, she was an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School. Judge Navarro is a member of the New York State Bar.
In the record
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