The Honorable Immigration Judge Christopher Cooper
Detroit, MI Immigration Court
Appointed April 2026 · President Donald Trump → Attorney General Pamela Bondi (AG inferred from date)
Less than a year on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Christopher Cooper earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a Juris Doctor in 1995 from New England School of Law. Before his appointment, he maintained a private practice in the federal courts of Illinois and Indiana (1999-2026) and served as a judge pro tem of the Lake Superior Court in Indiana (2017-2023). He is a member of the Illinois State Bar and Indiana State Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
48
Completions per year
96 total
5.2%
Detained at decision
share of cases
27.9 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
12.5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 0 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
| Asylum | |
0% |
52 decisions Moderate |
| Withholding / CAT | |
0% |
62 decisions Moderate |
| Cancellation — 42A (LPR) | |
50%⚠ |
2 decisions Too few cases |
| Adjustment of status (245) | |
0%⚠ |
1 decision Too few cases |
0%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 52 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
0%100% granted
In the bottom 1% of the 825 judges nationally with enough cases to compare.
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyer⚠represented · 25 decisions since 2021
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 27 decisions since 2021
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).