Marlem Nava

Immigration Judge, San Francisco Immigration Court. Appointed October 2022.

LenientGrants more often than the national average-16.7 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Nava46.2%

San Francisco court28.4%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 279
Asylum granted: 117
Other relief granted: 33
Denied: 129
Against own court: +17.8 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23	FY24
45%	49%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 65% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Colombia (21.1%), Guatemala (15.8%), India (14%), El Salvador (11.1%), Brazil (9%).

Official biography

Marlem Nava was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2022. Judge Nava ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 1997 from DePaul University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (formerly known as the John Marshall Law School). From 2016 to 2022, she served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in San Francisco. From 2015 to 2016, she was an associate attorney with the Salgado and Associates law firm in San Francisco. From 2013 to 2015, she was in private practice. From 2003 to 2013, she served as an assistant state's attorney with the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in Chicago. Judge Nava is a member of the Illinois State Bar.

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

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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.