Bobbie C. Masters

Immigration Judge, Denver Immigration Court. Appointed March 2022.

StrictDenies more often than the national average+19.3 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Masters82.2%

Denver court58.1%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 107
Asylum granted: 15
Other relief granted: 4
Denied: 88
Against own court: +24.1 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22
81%

Read from TRAC's chart to the nearest point. Years with fewer than 25 decisions are not shown.

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 86% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Honduras (45.8%), Guatemala (19.6%), El Salvador (9.3%), Mexico (5.6%), India (3.7%).

Official biography

Bobbie C. Masters was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in March 2022. Judge Masters ear ned two Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from Colorado State University, a Juris Doctor in 2003 from the University of Montana School of Law, and a Master of Laws in 2005 from the American University Washington College of Law. From 2018 to 2022, she served as an Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Omaha, Nebraska. From 2016 to 2018, she served as an Assistant Chief Counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Oakdale, Louisiana. From 2009 to 2016, she was in private practice in Denver. Judge Masters is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

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About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.