# Marlem Nava Immigration Judge · [Concord Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/concord-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Marlem Nava at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Concord Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/concord-immigration-court) Current assignment [Concord Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/concord-immigration-court) Jurisdiction California · Federal Judicial service Active ## Hearings & court access EOIR publishes the following court assignment and hearing-access information for this judge. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. ### [Concord Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/concord-immigration-court) Assigned court [Concord Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/concord-immigration-court) Webex / internet [Join EOIR Webex ↗](https://eoir.webex.com/meet/IJ.Marlem.Nava) Telephone access 2762 589 8017 Hearing links and telephone access are for parties to scheduled internet-based hearings. Visitors should attend the scheduled courtroom in person. Unrepresented respondents default to in-person hearings regardless of the directory entry. Confirm the hearing medium with the hearing notice and court. For a telephonic hearing, dial 1-415-527-5035 and enter the listed access code. Recording or photographing the hearing is prohibited. [EOIR hearing directory ↗](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/find-immigration-court-and-access-internet-based-hearings) · verified September 7, 2026 Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 3,475 Relief granted 181 5.2% Denied / removal ordered 2,562 73.7% Other / procedural 732 21.1% 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 656 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 211 (32.2%) and denied in 436 (66.5%); 9 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - From 2016 to 2022, she was assistant chief counsel at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in San Francisco - She held the role of an assistant state’s attorney in Cook County, Chicago from 2003 to 2013, gaining extensive trial experience. - Her judicial philosophy emphasizes fairness, meticulous legal interpretation, and consideration of social context, reflecting her prior experience as a public defender and district judge ### Education - University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (formerly John Marshall Law School) — J.D. (2002) - Marlem Nava began her legal career after earning a Bachelor of Science in 1997 from DePaul University ### Additional information - Appointed as an Immigration Judge in October 2022. - From 2013 to 2015, she practiced privately, then joined Salgado and Associates as an associate attorney in 2015–2016. - In this case, she played a pivotal role in interpreting complex legal doctrines, establishing new precedents, and influencing subsequent judicial practices. - She presides over cases primarily in the San Francisco Immigration Court, where she has handled a significant number of asylum claims. - Judge Nava gained public attention for her involvement in “The Case That Changed Everything”, a landmark legal case addressing civil rights, privacy, and governmental authority. - Her decisions in this and other high-profile cases have been recognized for integrating social context into legal decision-making and promoting transparency and fairness in the judicial system. - She is a member of the Illinois State 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 ### DOJ/EOIR role evidence — Marlem Nava Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 15, 2026 ### 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.