What is Judge Marsha Nettles's background?
TRAC reports that Marsha Nettles was appointed in February 2005. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University in 1985, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Detroit, Mercy School of Law, in 1988. Prior to her appointment as an Immigration Judge, Judge Nettles served as chief counsel for the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Detroit, from March 2003 to February 2005. From February 2004 to May 2004, she served as acting chief of the National Security Law Division for ICE, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, in Washington, DC. Judge Nettles worked as district counsel from September 2001 to March 2003, and as assistant district counsel from April 1997 to September 2001, both for the former Immigration and Naturalization Service in Detroit.
What does TRAC report about Judge Marsha Nettles'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 Marsha Nettles decided 176 asylum cases at Miami Immigration Court and denied 61.4 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 Marsha Nettles 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 Miami Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.