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Marna M Rusher

Marna M Rusher is listed with Boston (BOS). The database records 114 asylum outcomes: 69 approved, 45 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-02-04 – 2022-04-05

Decision approval rate60.5%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes60.5%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions11469 / 45 / 0

Approved / denied69 / 45 / 0Database records only

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Yearly asylum decision trend

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Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR

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Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateJanuary 2020

Appointed courtBoston Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Attorney General Barr appointed Marna M. Rusher to begin hearing cases in January 2020. Judge Rusher earned a Bachelor of Science in 1972 from the University of Bridgeport and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from the University of Syracuse, School of Law. From 2007 to 2019, she 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 Boston. From 2005 to 2007, she was a civil litigation associate for Murphy & Riley P.C. From 2002 to 2005, she served as an assistant district attorney, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Judge Rusher is a member of the Massachusetts State Bar.

Education: Judge Rusher earned a Bachelor of Science in 1972 from the University of Bridgeport and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from the University of Syracuse, School of Law.

Bar admission: Judge Rusher is a member of the Massachusetts State Bar.

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How to read approval rates

Decision approval rateis approved ÷ (approved + denied). Blue “Other” is shown separately and includes identifiable withholding/CAT protection, cancellation or adjustment, voluntary departure, withdrawal, termination, dismissal, and administrative closure; it is excluded from the rate denominator.Approved share of all outcomesuses approved, denied, and other outcomes in the denominator.

With small samples, a few cases can move the percentage sharply. The page flags samples below 50 and below 200 decisions.

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