Natalie B. Huddleston

Immigration Judge, Florence Immigration Court. Appointed August 2018 by Jeff Sessions.

StrictDenies more often than the national average+14.9 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Huddleston77.8%

Florence court77.1%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 167
Asylum granted: 11
Other relief granted: 26
Denied: 130
Against own court: +0.7 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24	FY25	FY26
72%	76%	92%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 58% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Mexico (36.5%), Guatemala (7.8%), El Salvador (4.8%), Venezuela (4.8%), Colombia (3%).

Official biography

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Natalie B. Huddleston to begin hearing cases in August 2018. Judge Huddleston ear ned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2001 and a Juris Doctor in2004, both from the University of Notre Dame. From 2014 to 2018, she was assistant U.S.attorney in Phoenix. From 2013 to 2014, she was deputy county attorney with the Pinal County Attorney's Office in Florence, Ariz. From 2008 to 2013, she was assistant attorney general with the Office of the Arizona Attorney General in Phoenix. From 2004 to 2008, she was deputy county attorney with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, also in Phoenix. Judge Huddlestonis a member of the State Bar of Arizona.

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.