Mary A. Futcher

Philadelphia (PHI) · Philadelphia, PA

Mary A. Futcher is listed with Philadelphia (PHI). The database records 187 asylum outcomes: 27 approved, 160 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.

Decision approval rate14.4%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes14.4%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions18727 / 160 / 0

Approved / denied27 / 160 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

Each row shows fiscal year, nationality, valid decisions, and approval rate.

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateMay 2024

Appointed courtPhiladelphia Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Mary A. Futcher was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2024. Judge Futcher earned a Bachelor of Science in 1975 from East Stroudsburg University and a Juris Doctor in 1985 from the University of Bridgeport School of Law (currently Quinnipiac University School of Law). From 2020 to 2023, she served as a supervisory assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Allentown. From 2010 to 2020, she served as a trial attorney in the Counterterrorism Section, National Security Division, Department of Justice, in Washington, D.C. From 2006 to 2010, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Allentown. From 2003 to 2006, she served as the attorney-in-charge at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey in Trenton. From 1992 to 2003, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey in Camden and Trenton. From 1991 to 1992, she was an associate at McKissock and Hoffman PC in Philadelphia. From 1985 to 1991, she served as an assistant district attorney at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. Judge Futcher is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar.

Education: Judge Futcher earned a Bachelor of Science in 1975 from East Stroudsburg University and a Juris Doctor in 1985 from the University of Bridgeport School of Law (currently Quinnipiac University School of Law).

Bar admission: Judge Futcher is a member of the Pennsylvania 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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