# Matthew C. Wallace Immigration Judge · [Denver Immigration Court](/kyj/court/co/denver-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Matthew C. Wallace at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Denver Immigration Court](/kyj/court/co/denver-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Colorado · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 265 Relief granted 13 4.9% Denied / removal ordered 225 84.9% Other / procedural 27 10.2% 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 Asylum decisions and other statistics ## Analytics Published EOIR records include 37 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 9 (24.3%) and denied in 28 (75.7%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Appointed as part of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) and is among the nearly 700 immigration judges currently serving across the United States, following a large swearing-in class in 2026 that expanded the judge corps significantly United States Department of Justice - assistant prosecuting attorney with the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office in Cincinnati (November 2012–April 2026) - clerk for Judge Ralph E. Winkler with the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas (June 2008–August 2012) - Judge Matthew Wallace serves as an immigration judge at the Denver, Colorado Immigration Court - Judge Wallace operates under the EOIR framework, which emphasizes reducing the immigration court backlog and ensuring consistent adjudication standards ### Education - Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University — J.D. (2012) - Miami University in Oxford, Ohio — B.S. (2005) ### Additional information - Appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2026. - From May 2000 to May 2006, he served in the Ohio Air National Guard as a non-commissioned officer in the 178th Fighter Wing, in Springfield, Ohio. - Judge Matthew Wallace is a Denver-based immigration judge with a relatively low asylum approval rate of 20%, reflecting both his judicial decisions and the nationality mix of applicants. - All immigration judges, including Judge Wallace, undergo robust training programs to handle asylum and other immigration-related cases United States Department of Justice. - Judge Wallace is a member of the Ohio State Bar. ## 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 ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 15, 2026 ### DOJ/EOIR appointment evidence — Matthew C. Wallace ### 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.