Cleveland immigration court
Address
Cleveland Immigration Court: 801 W. Superior Avenue, Suite 13 - 100, Cleveland, OH 44113
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 1 got relief. Very few cases end with 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 and without an attorney, the share with relief was similar (2.0 % and 0.0 %).
Of the 15,166 decisions in this court, 137 ended with relief, 779 with the case closed, 1,568 with voluntary departure and 12,682 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 137 | 0.9 % |
| Case closed | 779 | 5.1 % |
| Voluntary departure | 1,568 | 10.3 % |
| Removal order | 12,682 | 83.6 % |
| Decided in absentia | 6,854 | 45.2 % |
This court and the nation
With the Cleveland court, the share of cases with relief is 0.9 %: lower than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Cleveland court, the share of removal orders is 83.6 %: higher than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Cleveland court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 45.2 %: similar than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Cleveland court, the share of people with an attorney is 44.0 %: higher than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Cleveland court take about the same as nationwide: a median of 772 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 6,670 | 2.0 % |
| Without an attorney | 8,496 | 0.0 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 59 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 29 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Aug 2026 (1,758 decisions) and the quietest Dec 2025 (971).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 1,194 | 2 | 670 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 1,192 | 13 | 569 | down |
| Nov 2025 | 996 | 8 | 445 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 971 | 9 | 435 | down |
| Jan 2026 | 1,006 | 6 | 391 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 1,265 | 14 | 515 | up |
| Mar 2026 | 1,277 | 20 | 567 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 1,216 | 16 | 459 | down |
| May 2026 | 1,337 | 24 | 594 | up |
| Jun 2026 | 1,413 | 5 | 678 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 1,541 | 4 | 645 | up |
| Aug 2026 | 1,758 | 16 | 886 | up |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
16 judges have this as their main court in the window (1 with limited data). The one who decided the most was Patrick Burke, with 1,759 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 Patrick Burke | 1,759 | 1.0 % | 57.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jennifer M. Riedthaler-Williams | 1,697 | 0.8 % | 32.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Richard Drucker | 1,695 | 1.5 % | 0.6 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Bruce Imbacuan | 1,575 | 0.4 % | 54.9 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jeremy Santoro | 1,519 | 0.5 % | 55.5 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Donald Pashayan | 1,462 | 0.8 % | 51.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Monte J. Horton | 1,446 | 1.0 % | 33.5 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Michael Tripi | 1,429 | 1.6 % | 50.9 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge David C. Whipple | 1,338 | 0.9 % | 73.8 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jonathan W. Owens | 882 | 0.2 % | 54.5 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Anthony Hurst | 365 | 0.3 % | 3.3 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge James M. Rice | 199 | 1.0 % | 10.1 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge William K. Radin | 186 | 0.5 % | 5.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Brandon Kennedy | 155 | 0.7 % | 1.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge John N. Schroth | 124 | 4.0 % | 16.1 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Tania T. Nemer | 2 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |