Ivan Gardzelewski
Immigration Judge, Denver Immigration Court. Appointed September 2016 by Loretta E. Lynch.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 635
- Asylum granted
- 189
- Other relief granted
- 45
- Denied
- 401
- Against own court
- +5.0 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72% | 60% | 51% | 74% | 68% | 44% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 53% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Colombia (32%), Mexico (12%), Guatemala (9%), Peru (8.8%), Venezuela (7.7%).
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Ivan Gardzelewski to begin hearing cases in September 2016. Judge Gardzelewski ear ned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2000 from Augustana College and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from the University of Oregon School of Law. From 2007 to September 2016, he served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Denver. From 2009 through 2010, he served as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Colorado, Department of Justice, in Denver. In 2007, he served as a deputy district attorney for the Colorado Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office, in Breckenridge, Colo. From 2004 through 2007, he served as a municipal prosecutor for the Lakewood City Attorney's Office, in Lakewood, Colo. Judge Gardzelewski is a member of Colorado Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Denver
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.