What is Judge Mary Futcher's background?
EOIR's notice says that Mary Futcher was appointed in May 2024. Judge Futcher earned a Bachelor of Science in 1975 from East Stroudsburg University and a Juris Doctor in 1985 from the University of Bridgeport School of Law (currently Quinnipiac University School of Law). From 2020 to 2023, she served as a supervisory assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Allentown. From 2010 to 2020, she served as a trial attorney in the Counterterrorism Section, National Security Division, Department of Justice, in Washington, D.C. From 2006 to 2010, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Allentown. From 2003 to 2006, she served as the attorney-in-charge at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey in Trenton.
What does TRAC report about Judge Mary Futcher'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 Mary Futcher decided 207 asylum cases at Philadelphia Immigration Court and denied 70.5 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 Mary Futcher 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 Philadelphia Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.