# Bruce Taylor

Immigration Judge · [Florence Immigration Court](/kyj/court/az/florence-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Bruce Taylor at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Florence Immigration Court](/kyj/court/az/florence-immigration-court)

Current assignment

[Florence Immigration Court](/kyj/court/az/florence-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Arizona · Federal

Judicial service

Active

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

17,280

Relief granted

590 3.4%

Denied / removal ordered

11,857 68.6%

Other / procedural

4,833 28.0%

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 1,706 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 96 (5.6%) and denied in 710 (41.6%); 900 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- Immigration Judge appointed in April 2006, serving at the Florence Immigration Court in Arizona, with a long career in U.S. Department of Justice and legal leadership roles
- Senior counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, DOJ (2004–2006)
- Senior trial attorney, DOJ Child Exploitation & Obscenity Section (1989–1994)
- Assistant Attorney General for the State of Arizona (1989)
- Earlier roles in Cleveland, Ohio, as assistant director of law and assistant prosecutor

### Education

- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law — J.D. (1974)
- University of Vermont — B.A. (1972)

### Additional information

- Appointment: April 2006 under President George W. Bush
- President & Chief Counsel, National Law Center for Children and Families (1995–2004)
- He is a member of the Ohio, Arizona, New York, and Virginia 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

### bordercrossinglaw.com — biography evidence

Biography evidence collected 2026-10-07

### insideimmigration.com — biography evidence

### tracreports.org — biography evidence

[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.
