# Matthew Davidhizar

Temporary Immigration Judge · [Tacoma Immigration Court](/kyj/court/wa/tacoma-immigration-court)

Last updated October 25, 2026

## Matthew Davidhizar at a glance

Current role

Temporary Immigration Judge

Court

[Tacoma Immigration Court](/kyj/court/wa/tacoma-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Washington · 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

- Since 2018, he has served as a state prosecutor and in the Marine Corps Reserve, and prior to this, from 2010 to 2018, he served in the Marine Corps.
- From 2007 to 2010 he served as in-house counsel and a corporate law firm associate
- Matt Davidhizar is a Military Prosecutor with the United States Marine Corps, based in Norfolk, Virginia
- In summary: Matthew Davidhizar is a U.S. Marine Corps military prosecutor, not a judge
- There is no record in the U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) or other federal judicial listings of Matthew Davidhizar serving as an immigration judge, administrative law judge, or any other federal judge

### Education

- Bachelor of Laws in 2002 from Universidad de las Americas-Puebla and a Juris Doctorate in 2006 from the University of Washington.

### Additional information

- Matthew H. Davidhizar was appointed as a temporary immigration judge to begin hearing cases in August 2026.
- The EOIR’s official biographies for 2026 list other judges (e.g., Tracy Short, Joanne Elizabeth Johnson) but not Davidhizar.
- This role involves representing the Department of the Navy and the Marine Corps in military legal proceedings, including court‐martial cases, rather than presiding over civil or immigration hearings.
- His work is in military law prosecution, not judicial adjudication, and there is no evidence of a judicial appointment in official records.
- Judge Davidhizar is a member of the Washington State Bar.

## Sources

Identity source checked August 30, 2026 .

Biography sources checked October 11, 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.