Kerri A. Calcador
Immigration Judge, Denver Immigration Court. Appointed October 2016 by Loretta E. Lynch.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 344
- Asylum granted
- 81
- Other relief granted
- 38
- Denied
- 225
- Against own court
- +7.3 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48% | 67% | 57% | 79% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 58% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Colombia (29.9%), Mexico (16.6%), Venezuela (11%), Honduras (8.4%), El Salvador (7.6%).
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Kerri A. Calcador to begin hearing cases in October 2016. Judge Calcador ear ned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1994 from the University of San Diego and a Juris Doctor in 1997 from the University of San Diego School of Law. From 2007 to October 2016, she served as a senior attorney for the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in San Diego. From 2006 through 2007, she served as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of California, Department of Justice (DOJ), in San Diego. From 2002 to October 2016, and previously from 1997 through 2001, she served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of the Chief Counsel, ICE, DHS, in Los Angeles and San Diego. From 1999 through 2001, she served as an assistant district counsel for the Office of the District Counsel, former Immigration and Naturalization Service, DOJ, in Los Angeles, during which time she also served as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California, DOJ. Judge Calcador is a member of the State Bar of California.
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.