# Elizabeth Crites

Immigration Judge · [IMMIGRATION COURT CHI](/kyj/court/il/eoir-analytics-chi)

## Elizabeth Crites at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[IMMIGRATION COURT CHI](/kyj/court/il/eoir-analytics-chi)

Jurisdiction

Illinois · Federal

## Immigration proceeding outcomes

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Prior to her judicial appointment, she held the role of Assistant Chief Counsel at the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), from 2016 to 2021 in Chicago.
- an Associate Attorney at Broyles, Kight & Ricafort P.C — 2009–2016

### Education

- University of Illinois Chicago John Marshall Law School — J.D. (2009)
- Ball State University — B.A. (2005)

### Additional information

- Between fiscal years 2020 and the first 11 months of 2025, Judge Crites decided 510 asylum claims on their merits.
- Selected as an Immigration Judge in April 2021 and presides at the Chicago Immigration Court, which operates under the Executive Office for Immigration Review within the Department of Justice.
- focusing on immigration law.
- The Chicago Immigration Court, where Judge Crites presides, is located on E. Adams St., Chicago, and operates Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays.
- The court follows standard security procedures, and attorneys may use electronic devices for case-related activities Elizabeth Crites’s combination of extensive ICE experience, private practice background, and her judicial record demonstrates her expertise in immigration law and her relatively high rate of granting asylum compared to other judges nationally and locally
- Judge Crites’s professional focus has been entirely on immigration and naturalization law, including asylum, citizenship, consular law, deportation, employment authorizations, family immigration, permanent visas, removal proceedings, and other visa-related matters
- She is a member of the Illinois State Bar and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

## Sources

Identity source checked September 19, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked September 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

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