# Daniel A. Morris

Immigration Judge · [Hartford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ct/hartford-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Daniel A. Morris at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Hartford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ct/hartford-immigration-court)

Current assignment

[Hartford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ct/hartford-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Connecticut · Federal

Judicial service

Active

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

15,044

Relief granted

1,057 7.0%

Denied / removal ordered

9,768 64.9%

Other / procedural

4,219 28.0%

National comparison for this selection: 9,249,024 outcomes; 10.0% relief granted; 52.0% denied / removal ordered; 38.0% other / procedural.

Methodology and sources

These are proceeding outcomes, not asylum application statistics. Completion years use EOIR COMP_DATE; 2026 contains partial-year data. Relief granted, denied / removal ordered and other / procedural exhaust the recorded outcomes. Groups of one are included. Historical outcomes do not establish a current assignment. Counts describe recorded cases and do not predict an individual's result.

[Official EOIR case data](https://fileshare.eoir.justice.gov/EOIR%20Case%20Data.zip) · Source date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:27 GMT

Asylum decisions and other statistics

## Analytics

Published EOIR records include 2,354 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 519 (22.0%) and denied in 1,399 (59.4%); 436 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- Immigration Judge at the Hartford Immigration Court, appointed in April 2009, with historical asylum grant rates ranging from about 9.9% to 29.6% depending on dataset and timeframe

### Education


### Additional information

- He has also held the role of a temporary Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) member since 2018.
- He was appointed in April 2009 during the Obama administration.
- Judge Morris’s rates vary depending on the dataset, timeframe, and whether procedural outcomes are included.
- AA Ribicoff Federal Building & Courthouse, 450 Main Street, Suite 628, Hartford, CT 06103
- Daniel A. Morris serves as an Immigration Judge (IJ) in Hartford, Connecticut.

## Sources

Identity source checked August 19, 2026 .

Biography sources checked August 19, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 19, 2026

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.1 - Delivery and Receipt

Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 30, 2026

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.3 - Documents

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.10 - Interpreters

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.11 - Courtroom Decorum

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.12 - Electronic Devices

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.15 - Individual Calendar Hearing

### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings

### Current EOIR official staff directory

Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026

[Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections)


## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [EOIR Practice Manual 2.1 — Delivery and Receipt](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9195b4f0bba01a19aa8df41) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-1). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [EOIR Practice Manual 3.11 — Courtroom Decorum](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8d8e8e8bf80478864645291a) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-3-11). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [EOIR Practice Manual 2.3 — Documents](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-53ee093be24c18a5d1a93046) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-3). Collected 2026-10-27.