What is Judge Jeffrey Munoz's background?
EOIR's notice says that Jeffrey Munoz was appointed in December 2020. Judge Muñoz earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 from Northwestern University and a Juris Doctor in 2003 from the University of Arizona College of Law. From 1995 to 2020, he served on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps first as a ground supply officer and then, as a criminal defense attorney, prosecutor, staff judge advocate (general counsel), and military trial judge in the Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary. He has deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, in Afghanistan.
What does TRAC report about Judge Jeffrey Munoz'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 Jeffrey Munoz decided 461 asylum cases at Imperial Immigration Court and denied 30.8 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 Jeffrey Munoz 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 Imperial Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.