# Kerri Calcador

Former Immigration Judge · [Los Angeles - West Los Angeles Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/los-angeles-west-los-angeles-immigration-court)

## Kerri Calcador at a glance

Current role

Former Immigration Judge

Court

[Los Angeles - West Los Angeles Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/los-angeles-west-los-angeles-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

California · Federal

Judicial service

Former

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

6,065

Relief granted

616 10.2%

Denied / removal ordered

3,432 56.6%

Other / procedural

2,017 33.3%

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

## Sources

Identity source checked October 6, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 6, 2026

[Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections)

## Courtroom rules

[Official EOIR hearing and filing instructions](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir)

## Biography

### Professional career

- Kerri A. Calcador is a U.S. immigration judge who served on the Denver Immigration Court from October 2016 until her retirement in 2025
- Senior Attorney, Office of the Chief Counsel, ICE, DHS (2007–2016)
- Assistant Chief Counsel, ICE, DHS (1997–2001, 2002–2016)
- Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of California (2006–2007)
- Assistant District Counsel, former INS, DOJ (1999–2001)

### Education

- University of San Diego School of Law — J.D. (1997)
- University of San Diego — B.A. (1994)

### Additional information

- Following her retirement in 2025, Judge Calcador co‐leads ABC – Asylum on a Budget with Counsel, a law firm providing asylum application preparation, case review, and hearing preparation services
- Appointed by then‐Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and has since transitioned into private legal practice, offering asylum case guidance and representation
- State Bar of California
- Served on the bench for nearly a decade, with a record of both granting and denying asylum claims