Bobbie C. Masters
Immigration Judge, Sterling Immigration Court. Appointed March 2022.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 471
- Asylum granted
- 62
- Other relief granted
- 8
- Denied
- 401
- Against own court
- +13.5 pts
| FY23 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | 83% | 97% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 76% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Honduras (23.4%), El Salvador (19.7%), Peru (9.6%), Guatemala (8.3%), Venezuela (7.6%).
Official biography
Bobbie C. Masters was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in March 2022. Judge Masters earned 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.
In the record
Federal judges find Colorado immigration judge violated several orders
Investigative report finds that in at least four cases in July 2026, federal district and magistrate judges in Colorado ruled that Immigration Judge Bobbie C. Masters denied bond without adequately considering evidence, ordering releases and hearing redos; TRAC data cited shows her asylum denial rate over 20 points above the Denver and national average.
Other judges at Sterling
Court page →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.