Sarah Hartnett
Immigration Judge, Houston Immigration Court. Appointed December 2021.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 100
- Asylum granted
- 46
- Other relief granted
- 5
- Denied
- 49
- Against own court
- -37.1 pts
| FY23 |
|---|
| 48% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 94% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Venezuela (31%), Nicaragua (23%), Honduras (13%), Cuba (10%), Colombia (7%).
Official biography
Sarah L. Hartnett was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in December 2021. Judge Hartnett ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 1995 from Sul Ross State University and a Juris Doctor in 2000 from St. Mary's University School of Law. From 2014 to 2021, she served as Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Houston. From 2012 to 2014, she served as Deputy Director of Field Legal Operations, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in the District of Columbia. From 2009 to 2012, she served as Deputy Chief for the Enforcement Law Division and Section Chief for the Enforcement Law Section, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in the District of Columbia. While Section Chief, she served as a detailed Trial Attorney for the Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section, Criminal Division, Department of Justice (DOJ). From 2002 to 2009, she served as an Assistant Chief Counsel (ACC), OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Phoenix. While an ACC, she served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona. In 2001, she served as an Assistant District Attorney, District Attorney's Office, 34th Judicial District, El Paso, Texas. From 2000 to 2001, she served as a Judicial Law Clerk, then Attorney Advisor, at the Dallas Immigration Court, Executive Office for Immigration Review, DOJ. Judge Hartnett is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
In the record
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Other judges at Houston
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.