The Honorable Immigration Judge Robyn Ross

Aurora, CO Immigration Court
Appointed March 2026 · President Donald Trump Attorney General Pamela Bondi
Less than a year on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration

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Background

The Honorable Immigration Judge Robyn Ross earned a Bachelor of Science in 1998 from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a Juris Doctor in 2003 from the Pepperdine University School of Law. From March 2023 to November 2025, she was senior counsel, research director, and corporate secretary for Team Kennedy, and from September 2019 to February 2023 she served as research director at Children's Health Defense. She earlier served as assistant vice president of delivery for Mindcrest in Pune, India (2016-2017) and as counsel at Stanley Marketplace in Aurora, Colorado (2015-2017). She is a member of the Colorado Bar.

Caseload & process (since 2021)
272
Completions per year
272 total
79.8%
Detained at decision
share of cases
2.2 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
10.3%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 1 appeals — too few

Bond decisions

Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021. "Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
56.1%
Bond requests granted
57 bond decisions Moderate
$15,000
Median bond when set
30 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 56.1%
Court average 59.8% · median $4,500
National 41.9% · median $6,500

Grant rates by type of relief

Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
6.2% 16 decisions Too few cases
Withholding / CAT
2.8% 36 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
0% 6 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
33.3% 3 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
83.3% 96 decisions Moderate
6.2%
of asylum claims granted on the merits
Based on 16 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021. Fewer than 50 — treat this figure with caution.
This judge
6.2%
This court
28.8%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted

Does a lawyer matter here?

Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyerrepresented · 10 decisions since 2021
10%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 6 decisions since 2021
0%

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).
Aurora, CO · home court
272 (100%)