What is Judge Ann M. McDermott's background?
EOIR's notice says that Ann M. McDermott was appointed in November 2018. Judge McDermott earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1988 from Central Michigan University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from Gonzaga University School of Law. From 2009 to 2018, she served as senior deputy attorney general, chief deputy attorney general, and litigation bureau chief with the Nevada Office of the Attorney General, in Las Vegas. From 2007 to 2009, she was the head administrator for the Real Estate Division of the State of Nevada, in Las Vegas. From 2005 to 2007, she served as a deputy attorney for injured workers for the State of Nevada, in Las Vegas. In 2005, she was a managing attorney with Kimball, Tirev & St. John, in Las Vegas.
What does TRAC report about Judge Ann M. McDermott's asylum decisions?
TRAC, a research center that began at Syracuse University, reports that for FY 2021 - 2026 (data covers the first 9 months of fiscal year 2026), Judge Ann M. McDermott decided 875 asylum cases at Las Vegas Immigration Court and denied 42.5 percent, based on its report of Aug 27, 2026. These are past figures for one court. They do not predict your case, which turns on your facts, evidence, nationality and representation, and TRAC cautions against simple comparisons between judges at different courts. Read the full report at TRAC, and talk to a lawyer about your own case.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Ann M. McDermott in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Immigration Judge. The record is not an appointment history or an employment certification.
Dated court associations
EOIR’s court-specific tables associate this entry with Las Vegas Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.