The Honorable Immigration Judge Charles Koutras
Portland, OR Immigration Court
Appointed October 2020 · President Donald Trump → Attorney General William P. Barr
5 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Caseload & process (since 2021)
189
Completions per year
1,135 total
32.1%
Detained at decision
share of cases
0.8 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
22%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
0%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
Bond decisions
Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021.
"Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
50%⚠
Bond requests granted
2 bond decisions Too few cases
$5,500
Median bond when set
1 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 50%
Court average 55.6% · median $2,500
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
| Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR) | |
100%⚠ |
2 decisions Too few cases |
This judge has no asylum decisions on the merits in this period (since 2021).
Representation comparison unavailable.
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).