Sarah B. Mazzie
Immigration Judge, Fort Snelling Immigration Court. Appointed April 2017 by Loretta E. Lynch.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 747
- Asylum granted
- 118
- Other relief granted
- 30
- Denied
- 599
- Against own court
- +0.2 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96% | 73% | 76% | 75% | 84% | 90% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 78% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Ecuador (16.9%), Guatemala (10.8%), Mexico (9.8%), Honduras (9.4%), Nicaragua (8.3%).
Official biography
Former Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Sarah B. Mazzie to begin hearing cases in April 2017. Judge Mazzie earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 2002 from The University of Wisconsin–Madison and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from the DePaul University College of Law. From 2014 to March 2017, she served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Fort Snelling, Minn., and from 2011 to 2014 in Lumpkin, Ga. Judge Mazzie practiced law in Madison, Wis., as a partner in her own firm Gennerman, Mazzie-Briscoe Law Group from 2008 through 2011, and as an associate attorney with Sipsma, Hahn & Brophy from 2007 to 2008. From 2006 through 2007, she served as an immigration attorney for the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Judge Mazzie is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin.
In the record
When federal immigration policy collides with Minnesota criminal cases
The Star Tribune reports that a Minnesota defendant facing both state charges and removal asked Fort Snelling immigration judge Sarah Mazzie whether he could finish his criminal case first, illustrating conflicts between ICE detainers and state criminal proceedings.
Somali refugee wins right to stay, at least for now
MPR News reports that cheers broke out in Judge Sarah Mazzie's courtroom after she ordered Abdulkadir Sharif Abdi released on his own recognizance following a long legal battle. The report notes such releases are rare and that hundreds of Somalis had been deported over the previous two years.
Executive Office for Immigration Review Swears in 14 Immigration Judges
EOIR announced that Attorney General Loretta Lynch appointed Sarah B. Mazzie to the Miami Krome Immigration Court, where she began hearing cases in April 2017. From 2014 to March 2017 she was an assistant chief counsel for ICE.
Other judges at Bloomington
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.