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Susanna Martinez
El Paso (ELP) · El Paso, TX
Susanna Martinez is listed with El Paso (ELP). The database records 37 asylum outcomes: 0 approved, 37 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.
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Yearly asylum decision trend
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Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
Each row shows fiscal year, nationality, valid decisions, and approval rate.
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Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Susanna Martinez was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in April 2026. Judge Martinez earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Minor in Legal Reasoning in 2004 from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law. From October 2025 to March 2026, she served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in El Paso, Texas. From August 2020 to October 2025, she served as a criminal assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division, and from July 2014 to August 2020, she served as a criminal assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona, Tucson Division. From May 2013 to May 2014, she was an associate attorney in civil practice with Schneider & Onofry PC in Phoenix. From November 2011 to May 2013, she was an associate attorney in civil practice with Wade & Nysather in Phoenix. Judge Martinez is a member of the State Bar of Arizona.
Education: Judge Martinez earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Minor in Legal Reasoning in 2004 from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the University of Arizona, James E.
Bar admission: Judge Martinez is a member of the State Bar of Arizona.
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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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