Melanie Corrin

Immigration Judge, Denver Immigration Court. Appointed June 2015 by Eric Holder.

AverageClose to the national average+4.2 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Corrin67.1%

Denver court58.1%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 581
Asylum granted: 141
Other relief granted: 50
Denied: 390
Against own court: +9.0 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
71%	64%	62%	59%	72%	78%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 54% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Colombia (32%), Mexico (13.9%), El Salvador (8.3%), Peru (7.4%), Honduras (6%).

Official biography

Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Corrin to begin hearing cases in June 2015.Judge Corrin received a bachelor of arts degree in 1999 from University of Central Florida andjuris doctorate in 2002 from the New England School of Law. From April 2010 to May 2015,Judge Corrin served as a partner and senior attorney at the Joseph Law Firm, in Aurora, Colo. From 2002 to 2010, she was an associate attorney at the Allott Immigration Law Firm, in Centennial, Colo. Judge Corrin is a member of the Colorado Bar.

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

In the record

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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.