# Courtenay Patterson Immigration Judge · [LaSalle Immigration Court](/kyj/court/la/lasalle-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Courtenay Patterson at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [LaSalle Immigration Court](/kyj/court/la/lasalle-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Louisiana · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 379 Relief granted 3 0.8% Denied / removal ordered 133 35.1% Other / procedural 243 64.1% National comparison for this selection: 9,249,024 outcomes; 10.0% relief granted; 52.0% denied / removal ordered; 38.0% other / procedural. Methodology and sources These are proceeding outcomes, not asylum application statistics. Completion years use EOIR COMP_DATE; 2026 contains partial-year data. Relief granted, denied / removal ordered and other / procedural exhaust the recorded outcomes. Groups of one are included. Historical outcomes do not establish a current assignment. Counts describe recorded cases and do not predict an individual's result. [Official EOIR case data](https://fileshare.eoir.justice.gov/EOIR%20Case%20Data.zip) · Source date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:27 GMT ## Biography ### Professional career - Appointed as an immigration judge at LaSalle Immigration Court to begin hearing cases in June 2026 - Work history: Contra Costa County, California deputy district attorney (December 2004–March 2010); private practice defending local governments in Walnut Creek, California (March 2010–November 2011); solo practice in federal civil litigation and state criminal defense in Longmont, Colorado (October 2015–May 2026); associate judge for Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont, Parker and Thornton, Colorado (September 2019–August 2024) - From March 2010 to November 2011, she was in private practice in Walnut Creek, California, in local government defense - Immigration Judge under the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), hearing cases at the Jena, Louisiana Immigration Court ### Education - Santa Clara University School of Law in — J.D. (2004) - University of Colorado in — B.A. (2001) ### Additional information - From October 2015 to May 2026, she was a solo practitioner in Longmont, Colorado, in federal civil litigation and state criminal defense. - an associate judge for the cities of Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont, Parker and Thornton, Colorado — September 2019–August 2024 - Arvada assistant city attorney (February 2019–November 2020). - This may be a different individual, but the immigration judge’s name matches exactly - While EOIR’s official biographies list her current judicial role, public records also show a Courtenay Patterson with a legal career in California and Colorado, including prior work as a Deputy District Attorney and as a labor/employment attorney. - EOIR lists her among the current judges assigned to that court, and her biographical details are available through the DOJ’s EOIR site - Judge Patterson is a member of the Colorado Bar and State Bar of California. - Her memberships include the Colorado and California bars. ## Sources Identity source checked August 19, 2026 . Biography sources checked August 19, 2026 . ### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 19, 2026 ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.1 - Delivery and Receipt Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 30, 2026 ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.3 - Documents ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.10 - Interpreters ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.11 - Courtroom Decorum ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.12 - Electronic Devices ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.15 - Individual Calendar Hearing ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings ### Current EOIR official staff directory Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026 [Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections) ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [EOIR Practice Manual 2.1 — Delivery and Receipt](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9195b4f0bba01a19aa8df41) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-1). Collected 2026-10-27. - [EOIR Practice Manual 3.11 — Courtroom Decorum](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8d8e8e8bf80478864645291a) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-3-11). Collected 2026-10-27. - [EOIR Practice Manual 2.3 — Documents](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-53ee093be24c18a5d1a93046) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-3). Collected 2026-10-27.