# Elizabeth Cottor Immigration Judge · [Phoenix Immigration Court](/kyj/court/az/phoenix-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Elizabeth Cottor at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Phoenix Immigration Court](/kyj/court/az/phoenix-immigration-court) Current assignment [Phoenix Immigration Court](/kyj/court/az/phoenix-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Arizona · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 7,993 Relief granted 317 4.0% Denied / removal ordered 3,601 45.1% Other / procedural 4,075 51.0% 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 1,306 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 97 (7.4%) and denied in 996 (76.3%); 213 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Appointed by then-Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to begin hearing cases at Phoenix Immigration Court in March 2019 - Deputy county attorney, Maricopa County Attorney's Office, Phoenix, 1998-2000 and 2005-2019 - Attorney, Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite P.A., Phoenix, 2003-2005 - Adjunct professor, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, 2003 - Attorney, Burch & Cracchiolo P.A., Phoenix, 2000-2003 ### Education - William Mitchell School of Law — J.D. (1996) - University of Arizona — B.A. (1992) ### Additional information - Attorney, Securities Division, Arizona Corporation Commission, Phoenix, 1996-1998. - Member of the State Bar of Arizona. ## 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 14, 2026 ### EOIR Swears in 31 Immigration Judges: Elizabeth A. Cottor Biography source · PDF · Source checked October 4, 2026 ### 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.