Salt Lake City immigration court
Address
Salt Lake City Immigration Court: 2975 South Decker Lake Drive, Suite 200, West Valley City, UT 84119-6094
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, 17 of every 100 got relief; without one, 0 of every 100 (16.6 % and 0.1 %).
Of the 8,267 decisions in this court, 277 ended with relief, 476 with the case closed, 338 with voluntary departure and 7,176 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 277 | 3.4 % |
| Case closed | 476 | 5.8 % |
| Voluntary departure | 338 | 4.1 % |
| Removal order | 7,176 | 86.8 % |
| Decided in absentia | 6,010 | 72.7 % |
This court and the nation
With the Salt Lake City court, the share of cases with relief is 3.4 %: higher than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Salt Lake City court, the share of removal orders is 86.8 %: higher than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Salt Lake City court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 72.7 %: higher than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Salt Lake City court, the share of people with an attorney is 19.6 %: lower than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Salt Lake City court take longer than nationwide: a median of 917 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 1,621 | 16.6 % |
| Without an attorney | 6,646 | 0.1 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 25 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 4 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 (1,490 decisions) and the quietest Dec 2025 (417).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 421 | 1 | 310 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 481 | 18 | 360 | up |
| Nov 2025 | 419 | 31 | 292 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 417 | 17 | 296 | down |
| Jan 2026 | 571 | 9 | 427 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 477 | 5 | 361 | down |
| Mar 2026 | 625 | 26 | 446 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 572 | 1 | 438 | down |
| May 2026 | 781 | 32 | 542 | up |
| Jun 2026 | 795 | 18 | 505 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 1,490 | 64 | 1,157 | up |
| Aug 2026 | 1,218 | 55 | 876 | down |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
9 judges have this as their main court in the window (4 with limited data). The one who decided the most was David C. Anderson, with 3,124 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 David C. Anderson | 3,124 | 1.8 % | 74.1 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Christopher M. Greer | 3,021 | 3.8 % | 75.6 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Brock E Taylor | 2,058 | 6.2 % | 41.4 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge James Glober | 435 | 7.4 % | 62.1 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Stephanie Arrache | 279 | 1.1 % | 63.4 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Douglas Donaldson Nelson | 16 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Phillip M. Truman | 7 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Grant Pattison | 3 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Nathan N. Aina | 2 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |