# Monte Horton

Immigration Judge · [Cleveland Immigration Court](/kyj/court/oh/cleveland-immigration-court)

Last updated October 11, 2026

## Monte Horton at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Cleveland Immigration Court](/kyj/court/oh/cleveland-immigration-court)

Current assignment

[Cleveland Immigration Court](/kyj/court/oh/cleveland-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Ohio · Federal

Judicial service

Active

## Hearings & court access

EOIR publishes the following court assignment and hearing-access information for this judge. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person.

### [Cleveland Immigration Court](/kyj/court/oh/cleveland-immigration-court)

Assigned court

[Cleveland Immigration Court](/kyj/court/oh/cleveland-immigration-court)

Webex / internet

[Join EOIR Webex ↗](https://eoir.webex.com/meet/IJ.Horton)

Telephone access

199 107 1177

EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.

[EOIR hearing directory ↗](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/find-immigration-court-and-access-internet-based-hearings) · verified August 18, 2026

## Immigration proceeding outcomes

No proceeding outcomes in this EOIR release are matched to this profile. Any separately published asylum statistics are available below.

Asylum decisions and other statistics

## Analytics

Published EOIR records include 973 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 158 (16.2%) and denied in 737 (75.7%); 78 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- Monte J. Horton is an immigration judge at the Cleveland Immigration Court, appointed in March 2019 by then‐Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, with a 72.5% asylum denial rate from FY 2021–2026
- Began hearing cases in March 2019 under the appointment of then‐Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker
- The Cleveland Immigration Court is part of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the U.S. Department of Justice

### Education

- Ohio Northern University’s Claude W. Pettit College of Law — J.D. (1992)
- Ohio State University — B.S. (1988)

### Additional information

- He 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

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

- [www.justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/cleveland-immigration-court)

## Service record and verification

- [Cleveland Immigration Court](/kyj/court/oh/cleveland-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Current · present

- [Chelmsford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/chelmsford-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Current · present


## 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.