Immigration court
Denver, CO Immigration Court
19 judges · CO
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 12,969
- Granted
- 52,160
- Denied
- 19
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Denver, CO, 17 judges range from 0.4% to 28.7%.
Each judge's all-time EOIR decided outcomes across every court they have served in: granted ÷ (granted + denied). Judges now based at this court with at least 100 decided cases. A historical pattern — not a prediction for any case.
The 2026-09-01 snapshot shows a 19.9% historical asylum grant rate for Denver, CO Immigration Court, based on 12,969 grants and 52,160 denials (65,129 decided outcomes).
The Denver, CO Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 19.9% across 65,129 decided cases. The court has 19 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Denver, CO Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 19.9% in the current AsylumTracker dataset. Court-level statistics aggregate judges and cases assigned to that court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Cordova, David J. (19,782 total cases), Livingston, Donn L. (15,628 total cases), and Kaufman, Matthew W. (9,124 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Mexico (8,031 decided, 17.8% grant rate), Venezuela (6,202 decided, 4.5% grant rate), and Colombia (5,998 decided, 6.1% grant rate).
Asylum grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Procedural outcomes are separated so users can distinguish merits decisions from docket-management outcomes.
This page uses public EOIR records last updated 2026-09-01. The data is informational and should not be treated as legal advice or a prediction for any individual case.
Read how EOIR data works or learn how to compare asylum approval rates.
Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Denver, CO Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 624 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
CO — Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Littleton, Pueblo, Boulder, Grand Junction, Arvada, Fort Collins, Englewood, Brighton, Broomfield, Castle Rock, Golden, Longmont and 374 more cities
WY — Casper, Cheyenne, Laramie, Gillette, Aladdin, Albin, Alcova, Alva, Arminto, Arvada, Baggs, Banner, Beulah, Big Horn, Bosler and 76 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordova, David J. | 17.9% | 2,732 | 12,556 | 15,288 |
| Livingston, Donn L. | 28.7% | 3,102 | 7,694 | 10,796 |
| Kaufman, Matthew W. | 9.6% | 705 | 6,614 | 7,319 |
| Gardzelewski, Ivan E. | 8.5% | 591 | 6,335 | 6,926 |
| Kane, Alison R. | 15.8% | 983 | 5,244 | 6,227 |
| Carbone, Nina M. | 10.0% | 566 | 5,074 | 5,640 |
| Trujillo, Eileen R. | 25.7% | 1,119 | 3,235 | 4,354 |
| Burgie, Brea C. | 14.1% | 610 | 3,718 | 4,328 |
| Calcador, Kerri | 15.1% | 617 | 3,462 | 4,079 |
| Koppenhofer, Andrea | 12.6% | 319 | 2,211 | 2,530 |
| O'Hare, Donald C. | 16.3% | 305 | 1,562 | 1,867 |
| Neal, David L. | 16.4% | 41 | 209 | 250 |
| Carman, Andre | 6.8% | 19 | 261 | 280 |
| Hakiman, Damona | 7.9% | 21 | 246 | 267 |
| Mushovic, Toren | 0.4% | 1 | 282 | 283 |
| Wallace, Matthew | 5.5% | 13 | 225 | 238 |
| Sibert, Jeremy S. | 8.1% | 10 | 114 | 124 |
| Patten, Jack D. | 6.6% | 6 | 85 | 91 |
| Whitko, Jennifer C. | 9.8% | 9 | 83 | 92 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Visiting Judge 2, Visiting Judge 24. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 17.8% | 1,427 | 6,604 | 8,031 |
| Venezuela | 4.5% | 276 | 5,926 | 6,202 |
| Colombia | 6.1% | 367 | 5,631 | 5,998 |
| Nicaragua | 3.3% | 158 | 4,665 | 4,823 |
| Honduras | 5.1% | 221 | 4,104 | 4,325 |
| Guatemala | 9.3% | 294 | 2,863 | 3,157 |
| El Salvador | 21.0% | 362 | 1,361 | 1,723 |
| Peru | 6.2% | 101 | 1,526 | 1,627 |
| Romania | 7.5% | 20 | 245 | 265 |
| Ecuador | 1.2% | 3 | 257 | 260 |
| Cuba | 14.7% | 37 | 214 | 251 |
| Russia | 67.8% | 143 | 68 | 211 |
| Brazil | 2.4% | 4 | 162 | 166 |
| Turkey | 9.0% | 12 | 122 | 134 |
| China | 61.7% | 66 | 41 | 107 |
| Afghanistan | 26.1% | 24 | 68 | 92 |
| India | 56.0% | 51 | 40 | 91 |
| Ethiopia | 71.0% | 44 | 18 | 62 |
| Eritrea | 76.8% | 43 | 13 | 56 |
| Ghana | 47.9% | 23 | 25 | 48 |
| Libya | 66.0% | 31 | 16 | 47 |
| Somalia | 22.7% | 10 | 34 | 44 |
| Mauritania | 41.5% | 17 | 24 | 41 |
| Dominican Republic | 5.3% | 2 | 36 | 38 |
| Vietnam | 43.2% | 16 | 21 | 37 |
| Cameroon | 84.4% | 27 | 5 | 32 |
| Nepal | 62.5% | 20 | 12 | 32 |
| Chile | 3.2% | 1 | 30 | 31 |
| Bolivia | 6.7% | 2 | 28 | 30 |
| Nigeria | 61.5% | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| Costa Rica | 4.0% | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| Indonesia | 69.6% | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| Saudi Arabia | 69.6% | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| Senegal | 13.0% | 3 | 20 | 23 |
| Haiti | 42.9% | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| Ukraine | 85.0% | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| Sudan | 61.1% | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Iraq | 76.5% | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| Belarus | 92.3% | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| Uzbekistan | 75.0% | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Congo | 80.0% | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Mongolia | 77.8% | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Yemen | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Egypt | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Morocco | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Philippines | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Pakistan | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Uganda | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Jamaica | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| South Korea | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Georgia | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Iran | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Syria | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Canada | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| South Africa | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |