Aurora immigration court
Address
Aurora Immigration Court: 3130 N. Oakland Street, Aurora, CO 80010
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 3 got relief. The vast majority end without relief.
0 of every 100 cases were decided in absentia, that is, without the person at the hearing.
With an attorney, 8 of every 100 got relief; without one, 0 of every 100 (8.0 % and 0.1 %).
Of the 7,619 decisions in this court, 246 ended with relief, 300 with the case closed, 3,573 with voluntary departure and 3,500 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 246 | 3.2 % |
| Case closed | 300 | 3.9 % |
| Voluntary departure | 3,573 | 46.9 % |
| Removal order | 3,500 | 45.9 % |
| Decided in absentia | 18 | 0.2 % |
This court and the nation
With the Aurora court, the share of cases with relief is 3.2 %: higher than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Aurora court, the share of removal orders is 45.9 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Aurora court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 0.2 %: lower than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Aurora court, the share of people with an attorney is 39.6 %: higher than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Aurora court take less time than nationwide: a median of 104 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 3,015 | 8.0 % |
| Without an attorney | 4,604 | 0.1 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 26 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 57 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Jul 2026 (999 decisions) and the quietest Nov 2025 (375).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 482 | 18 | 0 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 473 | 32 | 3 | down |
| Nov 2025 | 375 | 24 | 7 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 473 | 20 | 1 | up |
| Jan 2026 | 533 | 15 | 0 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 693 | 15 | 1 | up |
| Mar 2026 | 742 | 23 | 1 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 627 | 15 | 0 | down |
| May 2026 | 652 | 14 | 4 | up |
| Jun 2026 | 846 | 29 | 1 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 999 | 24 | 0 | up |
| Aug 2026 | 724 | 17 | 0 | down |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
12 judges have this as their main court in the window (1 with limited data). The one who decided the most was Tyler Wood, with 3,080 decisions.
Sorted by decisions over 12 months. The label compares each judge with the other judges in the court.
| Judge | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. the court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge Tyler Wood | 3,080 | 0.9 % | 18.1 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Bobbie C. Masters | 990 | 2.0 % | 16.1 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Robyn Ross | 486 | 1.4 % | 0.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Meghan Buhl-Madsen | 407 | 1.7 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Peter T. McCary | 230 | 5.7 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Matthew S. Johnson | 156 | 12.2 % | 0.6 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Rachel L. Wilson | 136 | 6.6 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jennifer C. Whitko | 134 | 6.7 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Paul Hornick | 102 | 2.0 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Casey Caton | 98 | 7.1 % | 2.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jeremy Rovinsky | 95 | 5.3 % | 6.3 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge J E. Christiansen | 37 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |