Immigration judge

Elizabeth A Cottor

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Public EOIR asylum decision statistics

Status
active
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Grant rate

9.4%

93 / 990

Total decisions

990

Merits decision sample in current public statistics

Grant rate

9.4%

Grants: 93

Denial rate

90.6%

Denials: 897

Other relief rate

0.0%

Other relief: 0

Judge profile

This profile is summarized from public sources for background context only. It is not an ImmJudge evaluation.

Then-Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker appointed Elizabeth A. Cottor to beginhearing cases in March 2019. Judge Cottor earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1992 from University of Arizona and a Juris Doctor in 1996 from the William Mitchell School of Law. From 2005 to 2019, she served as a deputy county attorney (DCA) with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO), in Phoenix. From 2003 to 2005, she was an attorney with Ryley, Carlock &Applewhite P.A., in Phoenix. From 2000 to 2003, she was an attorney with Burch & Cracchiolo P.A., in Phoenix. In 2003, she was an adjunct professor with the Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. From 1998 to 2000, she served as a DCA with MCAO. From 1996 to 1998, she servedas an attorney with the Securities Division of the Arizona Corporation Commission in Phoenix.Judge Cottor is a member of the State Bar of Arizona.

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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report

Outcome distribution

Grants93 / 990
Denials897 / 990
Other relief0 / 990

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Mexico

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Total decisions

414

Grants

5

Denials

409

Grant rate: 1.2%Denial rate: 98.8%

Guatemala

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Total decisions

149

Grants

2

Denials

147

Grant rate: 1.3%Denial rate: 98.7%

Venezuela

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Total decisions

99

Grants

24

Denials

75

Grant rate: 24.2%Denial rate: 75.8%

Honduras

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Total decisions

69

Grants

1

Denials

68

Grant rate: 1.4%Denial rate: 98.6%

Colombia

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

46

Grants

2

Denials

44

Grant rate: 4.3%Denial rate: 95.7%

Spain

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

37

Grants

3

Denials

34

Grant rate: 8.1%Denial rate: 91.9%

Cuba

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

21

Grants

8

Denials

13

Grant rate: 38.1%Denial rate: 61.9%

Niue

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

16

Grants

2

Denials

14

Grant rate: 12.5%Denial rate: 87.5%

Iraq

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

15

Grants

3

Denials

12

Grant rate: 20.0%Denial rate: 80.0%

Switzerland

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

14

Grants

9

Denials

5

Grant rate: 64.3%Denial rate: 35.7%

Peru

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

11

Grants

0

Denials

11

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Ecuador

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

10

Grants

0

Denials

10

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

India

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

10

Grants

2

Denials

8

Grant rate: 20.0%Denial rate: 80.0%

Cameroon

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Total decisions

7

Grants

2

Denials

5

Grant rate: 28.6%Denial rate: 71.4%

Haiti

Small sample
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Total decisions

7

Grants

0

Denials

7

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Romania

Small sample
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Total decisions

7

Grants

6

Denials

1

Grant rate: 85.7%Denial rate: 14.3%

Belarus

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Total decisions

6

Grants

1

Denials

5

Grant rate: 16.7%Denial rate: 83.3%

Nicaragua

Small sample
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Total decisions

5

Grants

4

Denials

1

Grant rate: 80.0%Denial rate: 20.0%

Russia

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Total decisions

5

Grants

5

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

El Salvador

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Total decisions

4

Grants

0

Denials

4

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

These statistics come from public EOIR data. They reflect historical statistics only, are not legal advice, and cannot predict any individual case outcome.

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