Mary A. Futcher
Immigration Judge, Philadelphia Immigration Court. Appointed May 2024.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 207
- Asylum granted
- 26
- Other relief granted
- 35
- Denied
- 146
- Against own court
- +11.8 pts
| FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | 81% | 42% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 86% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Brazil (15.9%), Guatemala (15%), Honduras (12.1%), Ecuador (10.6%), Venezuela (5.3%).
Official biography
Mary A. Futcher was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2024. Judge Futcher ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 1975 from East Stroudsburg University and a Juris Doctor in 1985 from the University of Bridgeport School of Law (currently Quinnipiac University School of Law). From 2020 to 2023, she served as a supervisory assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Allentown. From 2010 to 2020, she served as a trial attorney in the Counterterrorism Section, National Security Division, Department of Justice, in Washington, D.C. From 2006 to 2010, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Allentown. From 2003 to 2006, she served as the attorney-in-charge at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey in Trenton. From 1992 to 2003, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey in Camden and Trenton. From 1991 to 1992, she was an associate at McKissock and Hoffman PC in Philadelphia. From 1985 to 1991, she served as an assistant district attorney at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. Judge Futcher is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Philadelphia
Court page →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.