Matthew Kaufman
Immigration Judge, Denver Immigration Court. Appointed June 2015 by Loretta E. Lynch.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 193
- Asylum granted
- 66
- Other relief granted
- 50
- Denied
- 77
- Against own court
- -18.2 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38% | 16% | 32% | 26% | 89% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 62% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Colombia (22.8%), Peru (10.4%), Venezuela (9.3%), Mexico (7.8%), Honduras (6.2%).
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta Lynch appointed Judge Kaufman to begin hearing cases in June 2015.Judge Kaufman received a bachelor of arts degree in 1998 from the University of Arizona and ajuris doctorate in 2002 from Arizona State University College of Law. From September 2006 to May 2015, Judge Kaufman served as assistant chief counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Tucson, Ariz. From 2004 to 2006,he served as an attorney, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS, in Tucson, Ariz. From2003 to 2004, Judge Kaufman served as assistant attorney general for the Washington State Office of the Attorney General, in Yakima, Wash. From 2002 to 2003, he worked as an attorney for Cetrus Consulting Group, in Seattle. Judge Kaufman is a member of the State Bars of Arizona and California, and the Washington State 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.