Martinique Parker

Immigration Judge, Houston - Greenspoint Park. Appointed April 2021.

StrictDenies far more often than the national average+27.1 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Parker90.0%

Houston - Greenspoint court89.4%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 409
Asylum granted: 14
Other relief granted: 27
Denied: 368
Against own court: +0.6 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
83%	83%	89%	94%	91%

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 (25.2%), El Salvador (17.8%), Mexico (13%), Cuba (9.5%), Venezuela (8.8%).

Official biography

Martinque M. Parker was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in April 2021. Judge Parker ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2005, a Bachelor of Science in 2006 from the University of Georgia, and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. From 2017 to 2021, she served as an Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement,Department of Homeland Security, in Lumpkin, Georgia. From 2011 to 2017, she served as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Judge Parker is a member of the Arkansas Bar and 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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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.