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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Steven Marcus

Immigration Judge, Los Angeles-Van Nuys Boulevard Immigration Court. Appointed June 2020 by William P. Barr.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

TRAC source →
Judge Marcus74.2%
Van Nuys court60.4%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
724
Asylum granted
147
Other relief granted
40
Denied
537
Against own court
+13.8 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23FY24FY25FY26
44%38%71%93%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 86% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Mexico (18.1%), Russia (15.9%), Peru (11.3%), Guatemala (10.4%), Armenia (9.4%).

Official biography

Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Steven Marcus as an immigration judge in June 2020. Judge Marcus earned a Bachelor of Science in 1998 from University of California, Los Angeles and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from Glendale University College of Law. From 2006 to2020, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Los Angeles. From 2005 to 2006, he was in private practice, in Los Angeles. Judge Marcus is a member of the State Bar of California.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

  • Executive Office for Immigration Review · 2020-07-17

    EOIR Announces 46 New Immigration Judges

    EOIR announced that Attorney General William Barr appointed Steven Marcus as an immigration judge at the Adelanto Immigration Court in June 2020. From 2006 to 2020 he served as an assistant chief counsel in ICE's Office of Chief Counsel.

Other judges at Van Nuys

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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.