Baltimore immigration court
Address
Baltimore Immigration Court: 31 Hopkins Plaza, Room 440, Baltimore, MD 21201
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.
5 of every 10 cases were decided in absentia, without the person at the hearing. Going to your hearing is the most important thing you can do.
With an attorney, 7 of every 100 got relief; without one, 0 of every 100 (6.6 % and 0.0 %).
Of the 9,291 decisions in this court, 318 ended with relief, 970 with the case closed, 574 with voluntary departure and 7,429 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 318 | 3.4 % |
| Case closed | 970 | 10.4 % |
| Voluntary departure | 574 | 6.2 % |
| Removal order | 7,429 | 80.0 % |
| Decided in absentia | 4,265 | 45.9 % |
This court and the nation
With the Baltimore court, the share of cases with relief is 3.4 %: higher than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Baltimore court, the share of removal orders is 80.0 %: higher than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Baltimore court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 45.9 %: higher than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Baltimore court, the share of people with an attorney is 51.9 %: higher than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Baltimore court take longer than nationwide: a median of 862 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 4,827 | 6.6 % |
| Without an attorney | 4,464 | 0.0 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 24 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 27 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Jun 2026 (1,160 decisions) and the quietest Jan 2026 (565).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 817 | 33 | 462 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 714 | 21 | 376 | down |
| Nov 2025 | 724 | 14 | 465 | up |
| Dec 2025 | 677 | 14 | 368 | down |
| Jan 2026 | 565 | 6 | 223 | down |
| Feb 2026 | 647 | 19 | 225 | up |
| Mar 2026 | 653 | 29 | 218 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 739 | 16 | 261 | up |
| May 2026 | 673 | 32 | 228 | down |
| Jun 2026 | 1,160 | 38 | 591 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 1,100 | 60 | 504 | down |
| Aug 2026 | 822 | 36 | 344 | down |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
13 judges have this as their main court in the window (2 with limited data). The one who decided the most was Pallavi S. Shirole, with 1,782 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 Pallavi S. Shirole | 1,782 | 2.5 % | 46.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Nelson A. Vargas-Padilla | 1,481 | 5.3 % | 51.1 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Alice Song Hartye | 1,435 | 5.0 % | 50.1 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Kuyomars Q. Golparvar | 1,244 | 2.6 % | 38.8 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Gordon S. Vincent | 729 | 4.0 % | 45.1 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jeffrey T. Sprague | 664 | 4.1 % | 35.4 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Michael Taylor | 528 | 3.0 % | 49.4 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Zakia Mahasa | 507 | 3.9 % | 66.3 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Julie Adams | 361 | 1.7 % | 40.7 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Elizabeth Kohler Maya | 95 | 1.1 % | 57.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jack H. Weil | 77 | 3.9 % | 58.4 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Daniel Smulow | 4 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Matthew Bohrer | 1 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |