# Gilda Terrazas Immigration Judge · [Tucson Immigration Court](/kyj/court/az/tucson-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Gilda Terrazas at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Tucson Immigration Court](/kyj/court/az/tucson-immigration-court) Current assignment [Tucson Immigration Court](/kyj/court/az/tucson-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Arizona · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 2,377 Relief granted 386 16.2% Denied / removal ordered 1,425 59.9% Other / procedural 566 23.8% 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 864 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 195 (22.6%) and denied in 669 (77.4%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge Gilda M. Terrazas is a U.S. immigration judge appointed in January 2020 by Attorney General William P. Barr, serving at both the Sacramento and Tucson Immigration Courts, with a career background in law enforcement, public defense, and judicial service - 2010–2019: Assistant Chief Counsel, ICE, DHS (Phoenix & Tucson, AZ) - 2008–2010: Public defender, Cochise County, AZ - 1995–2008: Municipal and tribal court judge, Tucson, AZ ### Education - B.A. (1976) and M.A. (1982) from the University of Arizona J.D. (1988) from the University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law ### Additional information - 1988–1995: Private practice in civil and criminal litigation - 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 ### Current EOIR official staff directory Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026 ### asylumtracker.com — biography evidence Biography evidence collected 2026-10-07 ### bordercrossinglaw.com — biography evidence ### 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.