Mindy E. Hoeppner

Immigration Judge, Portland Immigration Court. Appointed February 2018 by Jeff Sessions.

StrictDenies more often than the national average+19.6 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Hoeppner82.5%

Portland court72.8%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 171
Asylum granted: 25
Other relief granted: 5
Denied: 141
Against own court: +9.7 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY25
82%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 88% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Mexico (34.5%), Guatemala (27.5%), India (10.5%), Honduras (6.4%), El Salvador (5.3%).

Official biography

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Mindy E. Hoeppner to begin hearing cases in February 2018. Judge Hoeppner ear ned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1992 and a Juris Doctor in 1995,both from the University of Iowa. From 2015 to 2017, she served as assistant chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel (OCC), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Departmentof Homeland Security (DHS), in Las Vegas. From 2005 to 2015, she served as assistant chief counsel for OCC, ICE, DHS, in Salt Lake City. From 2004 to 2005, she was an immigration defense attorney for the Law Firm of Mindy E. Hoeppner P.C., in Parker, Colo. From 2002 to2004, she was an immigration defense attorney for Lichter & Associates P.C., in Denver. Judge Hoeppner is a member of the Colorado State 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.