What is Judge Steven Marcus's background?
EOIR's notice says that Steven Marcus was appointed in June 2020. Judge Marcus earned a Bachelor of Science in 1998 from University of California, Los Angeles and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from Glendale University College of Law. From 2006 to 2020, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Los Angeles. From 2005 to 2006, he was in private practice, in Los Angeles.
What does TRAC report about Judge Steven Marcus'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 Steven Marcus decided 724 asylum cases at Van Nuys Immigration Court and denied 74.2 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 Steven Marcus 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 Los Angeles - Van Nuys Boulevard Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.