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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Bobbie C Masters earned two Bachelor of Arts degrees in 1999 from Colorado State University, a Juris Doctor in 2003 from the University of Montana School of Law, and a Master of Laws in 2005 from the American University Washington College of Law. From 2016 to 2022, she served as an assistant chief counsel with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Office of the Principal Legal Advisor in Oakdale, Louisiana, and later in Omaha, Nebraska. From 2009 to 2016, she was in private practice in Denver.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
889
Completions per year
5,333 total
37.9%
Detained at decision
share of cases
4.9 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
17.4%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
10.5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
4.6%
Appeals remanded or reversed
109 appeals decided
Bond decisions
Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021.
"Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
36.6%
Bond requests granted
202 bond decisions High confidence
$5,000
Median bond when set
74 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 36.6%
Court average 50%
National 41.7% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
13%
633 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
0.4%
1,126 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
3.6%
56 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
20%⚠
5 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
76.2%⚠
21 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
88.8%
322 decisions High confidence
13%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 633 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
13%
This court
25%
National average
29.9%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 33% of the 889 judges nationally with enough cases to compare.
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyerrepresented · 497 decisions since 2021
16.3%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 136 decisions since 2021
0.7%
Asylum grant rate over time
Each point is that calendar year's grant rate, back to 2015 where the judge was deciding cases — the longer career view. Dashed grey line = current national average (29.9%). Headline rates above use 2021 – today.
* 2026 is a partial year (data through 08/01/2026) and is incomplete.
Courts where this judge has decided cases
Hearing locations for cases this judge completed since 2021, by number of decisions.
Many judges hear cases from more than one court (detained facilities, video dockets, or reassignments).