# Mario Sturla

Immigration Judge · [Boston Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/boston-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Mario Sturla at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Boston Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/boston-immigration-court)

Current assignment

[Boston Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/boston-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Massachusetts · Federal

Judicial service

Active

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

10,786

Relief granted

1,251 11.6%

Denied / removal ordered

6,055 56.1%

Other / procedural

3,480 32.3%

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 2,351 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 727 (30.9%) and denied in 1,480 (63.0%); 144 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- Appointed: September 2016 by Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch
- Mario J. Sturla is a U.S. immigration judge assigned to the Boston Immigration Court, appointed in 2016 by Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, with a career record of over 8,000 cases and a long background in U.S. government legal service
- Professional experience: Deputy Chief Counsel, ICE Boston (2015–2016) Assistant Chief Counsel, ICE Boston (2008–2015) Staff attorney, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2007–2008) Judicial law clerk, NYC Immigration Court (2006–2007)

### Education


### Additional information

- Denial rates vary among judges due to differences in case composition, respondent detention status, and policy changes, not just judicial philosophy.
- Massachusetts Bar.

## 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.