Denver immigration court
Address
Denver Immigration Court: 1961 Stout Street, Suite 3101, Denver, CO 80294
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.
7 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, 12 of every 100 got relief; without one, 0 of every 100 (12.2 % and 0.1 %).
Of the 8,594 decisions in this court, 242 ended with relief, 900 with the case closed, 545 with voluntary departure and 6,907 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 242 | 2.8 % |
| Case closed | 900 | 10.5 % |
| Voluntary departure | 545 | 6.3 % |
| Removal order | 6,907 | 80.4 % |
| Decided in absentia | 5,728 | 66.6 % |
This court and the nation
With the Denver court, the share of cases with relief is 2.8 %: similar than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Denver court, the share of removal orders is 80.4 %: higher than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Denver court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 66.6 %: higher than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Denver court, the share of people with an attorney is 22.3 %: lower than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Denver court take about the same as nationwide: a median of 781 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 1,914 | 12.2 % |
| Without an attorney | 6,680 | 0.1 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 31 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 9 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 (1,166 decisions) and the quietest Nov 2025 (411).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 1,000 | 8 | 820 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 697 | 16 | 463 | down |
| Nov 2025 | 411 | 3 | 262 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 478 | 9 | 327 | up |
| Jan 2026 | 524 | 3 | 306 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 631 | 6 | 335 | up |
| Mar 2026 | 431 | 20 | 229 | down |
| Apr 2026 | 618 | 24 | 386 | up |
| May 2026 | 775 | 5 | 583 | up |
| Jun 2026 | 707 | 60 | 433 | down |
| Jul 2026 | 1,156 | 59 | 820 | up |
| Aug 2026 | 1,166 | 29 | 764 | up |
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 (3 with limited data). The one who decided the most was Brea C. Burgie, with 2,034 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 Brea C. Burgie | 2,034 | 1.9 % | 63.3 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Ivan E. Gardzelewski | 1,925 | 2.7 % | 57.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Alison R. Kane | 1,491 | 4.6 % | 38.2 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Melanie K. Corrin | 1,055 | 3.8 % | 30.5 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Matthew W. Kaufman | 814 | 3.8 % | 55.8 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Andre Carman | 327 | 5.8 % | 49.5 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Damona Hakiman | 317 | 6.3 % | 47.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Toren Mushovic | 288 | 0.4 % | 83.7 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Matthew Wallace | 265 | 4.9 % | 64.9 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Kerri Calcador | 6 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Andrew Hurd | 2 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Andrea Koppenhofer | 2 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |