What is Judge Marissa Hackert's background?
EOIR's notice says that Marissa Hackert was appointed in August 2026. Judge Hackert earned a Bachelor of Arts in May 2010 from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Juris Doctor, cum laude, in May 2013 from Texas Southern University - Thurgood Marshall School of Law. From July 2020 to August 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, El Paso, Texas. From March 2018 to July 2020, she served as an assistant district attorney for the 34th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in El Paso, Texas. From November 2013 through March 2018, she was a debtor attorney in private practice at Tanzy & Borrego Law Offices in El Paso, Texas.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Marissa Hackert 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 Denver Immigration Court; El Paso Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.
No outcome or personal-profile claims
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