Orlando immigration court
Address
Orlando Immigration Court: 500 N. Orange Avenue, Suite 1100, Orlando, FL 32801
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 (4.7 % and 0.1 %).
Of the 39,514 decisions in this court, 565 ended with relief, 10,492 with the case closed, 2,178 with voluntary departure and 26,279 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 565 | 1.4 % |
| Case closed | 10,492 | 26.6 % |
| Voluntary departure | 2,178 | 5.5 % |
| Removal order | 26,279 | 66.5 % |
| Decided in absentia | 17,824 | 45.1 % |
This court and the nation
With the Orlando court, the share of cases with relief is 1.4 %: lower than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Orlando court, the share of removal orders is 66.5 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Orlando court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 45.1 %: similar than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Orlando court, the share of people with an attorney is 29.7 %: lower than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Orlando court take longer than nationwide: a median of 882 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 11,750 | 4.7 % |
| Without an attorney | 27,764 | 0.1 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 50 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 31 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 (4,925 decisions) and the quietest Nov 2025 (2,249).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 2,535 | 73 | 1,166 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 2,749 | 44 | 1,126 | up |
| Nov 2025 | 2,249 | 56 | 848 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 2,363 | 58 | 933 | up |
| Jan 2026 | 2,805 | 29 | 1,121 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 3,007 | 26 | 1,123 | up |
| Mar 2026 | 3,685 | 30 | 1,243 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 3,669 | 39 | 1,565 | down |
| May 2026 | 3,106 | 65 | 1,288 | down |
| Jun 2026 | 4,239 | 38 | 2,089 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 4,925 | 53 | 2,837 | up |
| Aug 2026 | 4,182 | 54 | 2,485 | down |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
32 judges have this as their main court in the window (4 with limited data). The one who decided the most was Benjamin Rosen, with 3,264 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 Benjamin Rosen | 3,264 | 1.6 % | 50.4 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Pedro J. Espinal | 2,705 | 0.7 % | 3.5 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Rodger C. Harris | 2,598 | 1.6 % | 44.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Elizabeth G. Lang | 2,594 | 1.6 % | 42.5 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jeffrey Frederick | 2,476 | 0.6 % | 40.6 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jennifer Leigh Page-Lozano | 2,449 | 1.8 % | 59.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Brian Burke | 2,424 | 1.2 % | 49.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Raphael Rojas | 2,403 | 1.3 % | 54.1 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Ghunise L. Coaxum | 2,331 | 0.3 % | 61.4 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Alec J. Niziolek | 2,267 | 0.8 % | 48.1 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Kevin Stanley | 2,216 | 0.6 % | 51.9 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Anna Adams | 2,179 | 2.2 % | 47.2 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Yon K. Alberdi | 2,063 | 2.9 % | 49.4 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Richard Cato | 2,055 | 0.6 % | 45.9 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Richard A. Jamadar | 1,615 | 1.7 % | 44.6 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Elvin Talavera-Peraza | 1,600 | 2.3 % | 42.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Julia Diaz-Rex | 1,267 | 3.3 % | 30.6 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Gary L. Bergosh | 1,066 | 1.9 % | 33.6 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge James Klinedinst | 548 | 4.0 % | 22.8 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jeffry Brady | 495 | 0.6 % | 45.5 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Victoria L. Ghartey | 455 | 4.0 % | 47.9 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Harold R. Moroz | 321 | 0.0 % | 71.3 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Thomas Allmond | 243 | 7.4 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Christopher R. Ford | 167 | 1.8 % | 4.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Nicole Mouakar | 127 | 3.9 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Peter Faerber | 118 | 3.4 % | 17.8 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Robert G. Palmer | 118 | 5.1 % | 6.8 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Thomas Fighter | 108 | 0.0 % | 27.8 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Mark Miller | 48 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Stuart F. Karden | 5 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Yamileth Davila | 1 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Monique Harris | 1 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |