Nicholas A. Martz

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

LenientGrants more often than the national average-10.2 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Martz52.7%

Arlington court46.3%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 129
Asylum granted: 41
Other relief granted: 20
Denied: 68
Against own court: +6.4 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23	FY24
45%	62%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 95% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: El Salvador (36.4%), Honduras (16.3%), Guatemala (11.6%), Ethiopia (7.8%), China (5.4%).

Official biography

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Nicholas A. Martz to begin hearing cases in October 2018. Judge Martz ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1998 from Boston College, a Juris Doctor in2007 from Florida State University, and a Master of Laws degree in 2012 from the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School. He served in the Marine Corps as a Judge Advocate from 2007 to 2018 and as a Marine officer from 1998 to 2018. Judge Martz is am ember of The Florida Bar and the Washington State Bar.

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.