Cortes, John W
This court
Total Decisions
1838
Asylum Grant Rate
17.4%
Denials
82.6%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
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Immigration Court
Immigration Court Immigration Court
17 judges · AZ
- City / state
- Immigration Court, AZ
- Data source
- EOIR Case Data
Average Asylum Grant Rate
25.0%
2550 / 10200
Average Asylum Grant Rate
25.0%
Asylum grants
2550
Denials
7650
Judges indexed
17
Immigration Court Immigration Court has 17 indexed immigration judges. Court-level statistics are based on public EOIR records.
Judges indexed for this court
Review asylum decision statistics for indexed judges at this court.
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Sharda, Munish
This court
Total Decisions
1721
Asylum Grant Rate
6.2%
Denials
93.8%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Freerks, LaMonte S
This court
Total Decisions
1375
Asylum Grant Rate
42.9%
Denials
57.1%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Habich, Paul M
This court
Total Decisions
1338
Asylum Grant Rate
28.9%
Denials
71.2%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Richardson, John W.
This court
Total Decisions
1305
Asylum Grant Rate
62.6%
Denials
37.4%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Gaz, Jennifer I
This court
Total Decisions
1264
Asylum Grant Rate
23.3%
Denials
76.7%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Cottor, Elizabeth A
This court
Total Decisions
990
Asylum Grant Rate
9.4%
Denials
90.6%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Guerrero, Marni
This court
Total Decisions
951
Asylum Grant Rate
9.0%
Denials
91.0%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Hollis, Wendell A.
This court
Total Decisions
679
Asylum Grant Rate
28.0%
Denials
72.0%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Karlen, Melissa Beth
This court
Total Decisions
552
Asylum Grant Rate
19.2%
Denials
80.8%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Zastrow, John T.
This court
Total Decisions
551
Asylum Grant Rate
24.3%
Denials
75.7%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Arellano, Silvia R.
This court
Total Decisions
405
Asylum Grant Rate
20.5%
Denials
79.5%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Bartlemay SR., Robert C.
This court
Total Decisions
394
Asylum Grant Rate
13.4%
Denials
86.5%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Levay, Dean A.
This court
Total Decisions
286
Asylum Grant Rate
55.9%
Denials
44.1%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Imburgia, Joseph S
This court
Total Decisions
226
Asylum Grant Rate
16.8%
Denials
83.2%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Josephson, Kenneth
This court
Total Decisions
75
Asylum Grant Rate
9.3%
Denials
90.7%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Larger sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Hakiman, Damona
This court
Total Decisions
1
Asylum Grant Rate
0.0%
Denials
100.0%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
Very small sample
Data updated: Jul 8, 2026
Grant rate by nationality
| Nationality | Grant rate | Grants | Denials | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEXICO | 3.6% | 105 | 2816 | 2921 |
| GUATEMALA | 10.0% | 170 | 1534 | 1704 |
| CHINA | 76.7% | 546 | 166 | 712 |
| VENEZUELA | 32.3% | 229 | 480 | 709 |
| HONDURAS | 11.1% | 64 | 512 | 576 |
| EL SALVADOR | 17.2% | 96 | 463 | 559 |
| COLOMBIA | 12.7% | 56 | 386 | 442 |
| NICARAGUA | 35.8% | 76 | 136 | 212 |
| CUBA | 40.5% | 81 | 119 | 200 |
| ROMANIA | 27.7% | 54 | 141 | 195 |
| BULGARIA | 74.9% | 140 | 47 | 187 |
| INDIA | 33.9% | 43 | 84 | 127 |
| IRAQ | 72.9% | 78 | 29 | 107 |
| PERU | 8.0% | 8 | 92 | 100 |
| RUSSIA | 73.7% | 70 | 25 | 95 |
| IRAN | 80.7% | 67 | 16 | 83 |
| CAMEROON | 65.4% | 53 | 28 | 81 |
| ECUADOR | 3.0% | 2 | 65 | 67 |
| ALBANIA | 67.7% | 42 | 20 | 62 |
| NIGERIA | 56.7% | 34 | 26 | 60 |
| HAITI | 23.6% | 13 | 42 | 55 |
| KENYA | 55.6% | 30 | 24 | 54 |
| PAKISTAN | 51.1% | 24 | 23 | 47 |
| INDONESIA | 38.1% | 16 | 26 | 42 |
| RWANDA | 59.5% | 25 | 17 | 42 |
| AFGHANISTAN | 55.0% | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| SYRIA | 97.1% | 33 | 1 | 34 |
| EGYPT | 71.0% | 22 | 9 | 31 |
| SOMALIA | 61.3% | 19 | 12 | 31 |
| LEBANON | 70.0% | 21 | 9 | 30 |
| BANGLADESH | 39.3% | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| BURUNDI | 74.1% | 20 | 7 | 27 |
| ETHIOPIA | 62.5% | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| ARMENIA | 73.9% | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| ZIMBABWE | 81.0% | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| STATELESS - ALIEN UNABLE TO NAME A COUNTRY | 55.0% | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| PHILIPPINES | 36.8% | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| BURMA (MYANMAR) | 87.5% | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| CONGO | 93.8% | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO | 37.5% | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Former Countries | 78.6% | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| GUINEA | 14.3% | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| TURKIYE | 85.7% | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| BRAZIL | 30.8% | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| ERITREA | 61.5% | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| JAMAICA | 15.4% | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 16.7% | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| ISRAEL | 25.0% | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| SUDAN | 75.0% | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| UGANDA | 50.0% | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| VIETNAM | 33.3% | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| JORDAN | 40.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| TOGO | 40.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| HUNGARY | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| LIBERIA | 77.8% | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| SIERRA LEONE | 62.5% | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| SRI LANKA | 75.0% | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA | 71.4% | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| CHILE | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| MAURITANIA | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| BELARUS | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Former Countries | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| MACEDONIA | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| MOLDAVIA (MOLDOVA) | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| SAUDI ARABIA | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| UKRAINE | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| ARGENTINA | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| MALAYSIA | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| POLAND | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| GAMBIA | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| MOROCCO | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| NAMIBIA | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| NEPAL | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| PANAMA | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| SLOVAK REPUBLIC | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| SLOVENIA | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| TAJIKISTAN (TADZHIK) | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| ANGOLA | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| AZERBAIJAN | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| BOLIVIA | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| COSTA RICA | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| GEORGIA | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| IVORY COAST (COTE D'IVOIRE) | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| THAILAND | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| CANADA | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| DOMINICA | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| FIJI | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Former Countries | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GHANA | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GUYANA | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| KOSOVO | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MALI | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| SENEGAL | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TANZANIA | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TUNISIA | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| UZBEKISTAN | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| YEMEN | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Data source and disclaimer
Data comes from public EOIR records. It is for informational use only, is not legal advice, and cannot predict any individual case outcome.