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Marni Guerrero

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

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Guerrero95.1%
Phoenix court85.0%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
550
Asylum granted
13
Other relief granted
14
Denied
523
Against own court
+10.1 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY25FY26
89%98%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 87% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Mexico (40%), Venezuela (16.2%), Colombia (11.6%), Guatemala (9.3%), Honduras (9.3%).

Official biography

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Marni Guerrero to begin hearing cases in October 2018. Judge Guerrero ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 1999 from Arizona State University, a Juris Doctor in 2003 from the Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law,and a Master of International Affairs in 2010 from the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. From 2017 to 2018, she was an assistant chief counsel with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. From 2013 to 2017,she was in private practice. From 2010 to 2013, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona. From 2003 to 2008, she was an attorney with Roush, McCracken, Guerrero, Miller & Ortega in Arizona. Judge Guerrero is a member of the State Bar of Arizona.

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

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

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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.