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Phoenix Immigration Court

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Immigration court analytics

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Current Immigration Judges: 8 · Temporary Immigration Judges: 0 · Assistant Chief Immigration Judges: 1 · Other EOIR judicial leadership: 0 · Total judicial personnel: 9.

Current Immigration Judges with direct TRAC reports: 7.

Current aggregate decisions: 9,478
Any relief granted: 26.2%
Denied: 73.8%

Current benchmark period: TRAC decisions through June 2026. This is a court aggregate, not an individual judge result.

Current courtwide metrics

Courtwide statistics, not this judge's outcomes

FY2026/YTD through June 2026

New proceedings: 2,086
Completed / closed cases: 9,066
Average wait time for completed cases: 691 days
Backlog: 23,124
Average days waited so far: 676 days
Average days until hearing: 1,253 days
Represented among completed cases: 43.8%N=3,973 / 9,066
Detained among completed cases: 0.9%N=85 / 9,066
Completed in absentia: 40.3%N=3,655 / 9,066

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	6,965	76.8%
Terminate Proceedings	1,252	13.8%
Voluntary Departure	385	4.2%
No NTA Filed	85	0.9%
Grant Relief	241	2.7%
Other Closure	112	1.2%
Credible Fear - not found	2	0.0%
Reasonable Fear - not found	1	0.0%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	12	0.1%
Asylum Only - relief not granted	1	0.0%
Witholding Only - other	7	0.1%
Credible Fear - other	1	0.0%
Other Case Type Completed	2	0.0%

View FY2025 comparison

FY2025

New proceedings: 5,631
Completed / closed cases: 12,987
Average wait time for completed cases: 514 days
Backlog: 27,746
Average days waited so far: 545 days
Average days until hearing: 1,209 days
Represented among completed cases: 36.0%N=4,669 / 12,987
Detained among completed cases: 0.5%N=69 / 12,987
Completed in absentia: 39.2%N=5,097 / 12,987

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	6,897	53.1%
Terminate Proceedings	4,418	34.0%
No NTA Filed	347	2.7%
Grant Relief	456	3.5%
Voluntary Departure	273	2.1%
Other Closure	486	3.7%
Credible Fear - not found	69	0.5%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	14	0.1%
Witholding Only - other	4	0.0%
Credible Fear - other	22	0.2%
Pros. Discretion	1	0.0%

Sources

Source period: FY2026/YTD through June 2026 · FY2025. Exact denominators are shown as N/n where available.

TRAC source periods: Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Represented=Represented; Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Custody=Detained; Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision); Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Represented=Represented; Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Custody=Detained; Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision); Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Pros. Discretion · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - other.

TRAC filters: Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Represented=Represented · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Custody=Detained · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision) · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Represented=Represented · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Custody=Detained · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision) · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Pros. Discretion · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - other.

Provenance: TRAC table_json.php exact value; no estimation. Retrieved 2026-09-06.

Direct same-period judge outcome spread

6 direct reports · FY 2021 - 2026* · denial range 73.3%–95.1%.

P25 86.8% · median 87.4% · P75 88.1% · IQR 1.3%.

View historical TRAC report associations

Elizabeth Cottor · N=904 · denied 86.9% · TRAC report
Jennifer Gaz · N=735 · denied 86.7% · TRAC report
John Cortes · N=1,313 · denied 87.9% · TRAC report
Marni Guerrero · N=550 · denied 95.1% · TRAC report
Melissa Karlen · N=472 · denied 73.3% · TRAC report
Munish Sharda · N=996 · denied 88.1% · TRAC report

These historical report associations are separate from the current court roster. Cohorts require at least five direct reports for the same report court and reporting period.

Court and U.S. annual outcomes

Exact aggregate fiscal-year counts

Fiscal year	Phoenix Immigration Court cases (N)	Phoenix Immigration Court any relief	Phoenix Immigration Court denied	U.S. any relief	U.S. denied
FY2021	309	13.6%	86.4%	43.9%	56.1%
FY2022	280	30.0%	70.0%	51.1%	48.9%
FY2023	837	23.2%	76.8%	53.0%	47.0%
FY2024	757	35.9%	64.1%	51.1%	48.9%
FY2025	1,819	15.1%	84.9%	30.7%	69.3%
FY2026	2,426	4.0%	96.0%	12.9%	87.1%

Precomputed from exact TRAC aggregate counts; asylum granted + other relief granted = any relief granted, and outcomes sum to N. FY2026 is year-to-date through the published source cutoff. No values are interpolated. TRAC aggregate source · retrieved 2026-08-30. Methodology.

These figures cover completed asylum decisions in TRAC's published data, not all immigration-court matters. Outcomes may reflect case mix, representation, nationality, detention status, policy, and other factors; they are not a judge quality score. Read the methodology.

EOIR court information

OPEN

Current operational status: OPEN. This page reflects the current EOIR court directory record as verified 2026-08-18.

Phoenix Immigration Court · primary

Physical address: 250 N. Seventh Ave., Suite 300 Phoenix, AZ 85007
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Main phone: (602) 640-2747
General inquiries: Phoenix.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Public hours: Public Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Filing-window hours: Window Filing Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Parking: Visitor parking signs are posted.
Building access: Security information: All visitors to the immigration court must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Shoes may be required to be removed. Food and drinks are not allowed, except as specifically permitted by the immigration judge. Usage of cameras or recording devices in courtrooms or other EOIR space is prohibited. Note, however, that attorneys or accredited representatives of record and DHS attorneys representing the government in proceedings before EOIR are permitted to use electronic devices in EOIR courtrooms for the limited purpose of conducting immediately relevant court and business-related activities (e.g. scheduling).
Security instructions: Security information: All visitors to the immigration court must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Shoes may be required to be removed. Food and drinks are not allowed, except as specifically permitted by the immigration judge. Usage of cameras or recording devices in courtrooms or other EOIR space is prohibited. Note, however, that attorneys or accredited representatives of record and DHS attorneys representing the government in proceedings before EOIR are permitted to use electronic devices in EOIR courtrooms for the limited purpose of conducting immediately relevant court and business-related activities (e.g. scheduling).
ADA/accessibility: EOIR accessibility statement: https://www.justice.gov/accessibility/accessibility-statement

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Court contacts and access

Main phone: (602) 640-2747
General inquiries: Phoenix.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Asylum EAD Clock contact: Asylum.Clock.Phoenix@usdoj.gov
EOIR case-information phone: (800) 898-7180

Building access

Security information: All visitors to the immigration court must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Shoes may be required to be removed. Food and drinks are not allowed, except as specifically permitted by the immigration judge. Usage of cameras or recording devices in courtrooms or other EOIR space is prohibited. Note, however, that attorneys or accredited representatives of record and DHS attorneys representing the government in proceedings before EOIR are permitted to use electronic devices in EOIR courtrooms for the limited purpose of conducting immediately relevant court and business-related activities (e.g. scheduling).

Security instructions

ADA/accessibility

EOIR accessibility statement: https://www.justice.gov/accessibility/accessibility-statement

EOIR court links

Internet-based hearings

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.

Source last verified 2026-08-18.

EOIR court personnel

Current immigration judges

John Cortes
Elizabeth A. Cottor
Jennifer Gaz
Marni Guerrero
Paul M. Habich
Melissa B. Karlen
Benjamin Kuipers
Munish Sharda

ACIJ: Irene C. Feldman
Backup ACIJ: Theresa M
Court administrator: Sathya Riebs

Jurisdiction and other hearing locations

Administrative-control jurisdiction

Assigned responsibility: PHOENIX, AZ - DHS DISTRICT OFFICE (including any sub-offices except San Luis, AZ Port of Entry and Tucson)Arizona Department of Corrections (Perryville, Goodyear, AZ) (IHP)Arizona Department of Corrections (Phoenix West) (IHP) Other hearing locations: Arizona DOC, State Prison Complex- Perryville, Goodyear, AZ (IHP)Arizona State Prison-Phoenix West, Phoenix, AZ (IHP)

Other hearing locations

Arizona DOC, State Prison Complex- Perryville, Goodyear, AZ (IHP)Arizona State Prison-Phoenix West, Phoenix, AZ (IHP)

Judge hearing access

The EOIR directory lists the following current Internet-based hearing and telephonic access information for this court. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person.

ACIJ Irene C. Feldman (ICF)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 938 9070

Instructions: 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.

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

John Cortes (JOC)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 600 6050

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Elizabeth Cottor (EAC)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 526 4763

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Jennifer Gaz (JIG)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 364 8710

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Marni Guerrero (MGO)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 082 2906

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Paul Habich (PMH)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 387 6669

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Melissa Karlen (MBK)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 206 1409

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Benjamin Kuipers

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 2827 479 0358

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Munish Sharda (MS1)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 990 6182

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18