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Maritza Ramos

Immigration Judge, Houston Immigration Court. Appointed March 2022.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Ramos88.9%
Houston court86.1%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
886
Asylum granted
75
Other relief granted
23
Denied
788
Against own court
+2.8 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
83%74%79%94%98%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 84% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Honduras (25.7%), El Salvador (16.7%), Venezuela (15.6%), Mexico (9.5%), Cuba (8.8%).

Official biography

Maritza S. Ramos was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in March 2022. Judge Ramos ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from Florida State University, a Juris Doctorate in 2001 from St. Thomas University College of Law in Miami Gardens, Florida, and a Master in Management in 2004 from St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens, Florida. From 2019 to 2022, she served as an Associate Magistrate Judge, Henry County Magistrate Court, in McDonough, Georgia. From 2018 to 2021, she was in private practice as an Associate Attorney with Cooper McCord, in McDonough, Georgia. From 2012 to 2018, she was a solo practitioner with The Law Office of Maritza S. Ramos LLC. Judge Ramos is a member of the State Bar of Georgia.

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

In the record

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Other judges at Houston

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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.