# Marvin E. Richards Immigration Judge · [Los Angeles - Van Nuys Boulevard Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/los-angeles-van-nuys-boulevard-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Marvin E. Richards at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Los Angeles - Van Nuys Boulevard Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/los-angeles-van-nuys-boulevard-immigration-court) Current assignment [Los Angeles - Van Nuys Boulevard Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/los-angeles-van-nuys-boulevard-immigration-court) Jurisdiction California · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 91 Relief granted 0 0.0% Denied / removal ordered 70 76.9% Other / procedural 21 23.1% 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 35 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 0 (0.0%) and denied in 35 (100.0%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - From September 2009 to April 2019, he was an executive director at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland - From 2005 to 2007, he was a litigation associate at Janik and Dorman LLP in Broadview Heights, Ohio - From December 2001 to November 2004, he was a litigation associate at Goldsberry, Freeman, Guzman and Ditora LLP in Sacramento, California - active-duty judge advocate with the U.S. Navy, and continues to serve in the U.S. Navy Reserve, where he holds the rank of captain (1998–2001) ### Education - University of Illinois College of Law in Champaign — J.D. (1998) ### Additional information - Appointed as a temporary immigration judge to begin hearing cases in June 2026. - general counsel at two universities in southern California (October 2020–May 2026) - From April 2019 to October 2020, he was general counsel at the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority in Cleveland. - From 2007 to 2009, he was a litigation associate at Roetzel and Andres LPA in Akron, Ohio. - staff assistant for the Honorable Paul Simon, U.S. Senator of Illinois (1993–1995) - Judge Richards is a member of the State Bar of California and Ohio 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 [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.