# Marissa Hackert

Immigration Judge · [El Paso SPC Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/el-paso-spc-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Marissa Hackert at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[El Paso SPC Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/el-paso-spc-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Texas · Federal

Judicial service

Active

## Immigration proceeding outcomes

No proceeding outcomes in this EOIR release are matched to this profile. Any separately published asylum statistics are available below.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Marissa A. Hackert is a newly appointed U.S. Immigration Judge assigned to the El Paso Immigration Court, beginning her tenure in August 2026
- assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, El Paso, Texas (July 2020–August 2026)
- assistant district attorney for the 34th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in El Paso, Texas (March 2018–July 2020)
- From November 2013 through March 2018, she was a debtor attorney in private practice at Tanzy & Borrego Law Offices in El Paso, Texas
- Appointing authority: Under the Trump administration, with the Department of Justice’s Office of the Chief Immigration Judge
- The El Paso Immigration Court is part of the federal immigration judiciary under the Department of Justice

### Education

- Juris Doctor, cum laude, in May 2013 from Texas Southern University - Thurgood Marshall School of Law
- Bachelor of Arts in May 2010 from the University of Texas at El Paso

### Additional information

- One of ten new judges appointed to the El Paso Immigration Court since October 2025, as announced by EOIR.
- Appointment: Announced by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) on August 27, 2026
- Start date: Began hearing cases in August 2026
- handling cases such as asylum, deportation, and other immigration matters.
- At this time, EOIR has not yet published case statistics for Judge Hackert, as her docket is newly active.
- Once EOIR releases her docket data, those will be posted on EOIR’s official judge profiles.
- Judge Hackert is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

## Sources

Identity source checked August 30, 2026 .

Biography sources checked October 10, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 30, 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.