Virginia Perez-Guzman
Immigration Judge, Dallas Immigration Court. Appointed December 2010 by Eric Holder.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 153
- Asylum granted
- 72
- Other relief granted
- 28
- Denied
- 53
- Against own court
- -35.5 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | 41% | 22% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 89% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: El Salvador (28.8%), Honduras (13.1%), Mexico (9.8%), Egypt (8.5%), Guatemala (8.5%).
Official biography
Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Perez-Guzman in December 2010. Judge Perez-Guzman received a bachelor of arts degree in 1993 from Florida International University and a juris doctorate in 1997 from University of Miami School of Law. From 2009 to December 2010, she was in private practice in Miami. From 2002 to 2009, she worked for the Church World Service as director of the Miami Office, Immigration and Refugee Program. From 2000 to 2002, Judge Perez-Guzman worked as a program administrator for the Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women. From 1997 to 2000, she was director and founder of Lucha: A Women's Legal Program at the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center. Judge Perez-Guzman is a member of the Florida Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Dallas
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.