What is Judge Susanna Martinez's background?
EOIR's notice says that Susanna Martinez was appointed in April 2026. Judge Martinez earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Minor in Legal Reasoning in 2004 from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law. From October 2025 to March 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, in El Paso, Texas. From August 2020 to October 2025, she served as a criminal assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division, and from July 2014 to August 2020, she served as a criminal assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona, Tucson Division. From May 2013 to May 2014, she was an associate attorney in civil practice with Schneider & Onofry PC in Phoenix. From November 2011 to May 2013, she was an associate attorney in civil practice with Wade & Nysather in Phoenix.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Susanna Martinez 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 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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