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Immigration judge

Cortes, John W.

Phoenix Immigration Court

How current these figures are

Captured October 23, 2026 — 13 days ago. Decisions made since then are not included.

Phoenix Immigration Court

2,270

Lifetime decisions on record

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

1.4%

1,151 decisions · 12 months ending September 2026

3.8%

FY2026 court average

Grant-rate trend

Each point is the grant rate across the 12 months ending in that month — a rolling window, not a single month on its own. A point appears only where those 12 months hold at least 25 decisions. A rolling window covers a much shorter span than the lifetime figure above, so the two can differ materially; both are correct measures of different periods.

0%25%50%75%100%Sep 2023Apr 2024Nov 2024Jun 2025Jan 2026Sep 2026Month each 12-month window ends1.4%22.2% — 12 months ending Sep 2023 (234 decisions)24.3% — 12 months ending Oct 2023 (247 decisions)26.1% — 12 months ending Nov 2023 (253 decisions)25.1% — 12 months ending Dec 2023 (263 decisions)29.1% — 12 months ending Jan 2024 (251 decisions)30.3% — 12 months ending Feb 2024 (264 decisions)28.5% — 12 months ending Mar 2024 (256 decisions)28.1% — 12 months ending Apr 2024 (256 decisions)26.5% — 12 months ending May 2024 (264 decisions)26.5% — 12 months ending Jun 2024 (257 decisions)26.4% — 12 months ending Aug 2024 (239 decisions)24.6% — 12 months ending Sep 2024 (236 decisions)20.1% — 12 months ending Oct 2024 (288 decisions)19.1% — 12 months ending Nov 2024 (303 decisions)18.1% — 12 months ending Dec 2024 (309 decisions)14.6% — 12 months ending Jan 2025 (357 decisions)11.6% — 12 months ending Feb 2025 (370 decisions)11.5% — 12 months ending Mar 2025 (390 decisions)10.6% — 12 months ending Apr 2025 (426 decisions)9.3% — 12 months ending May 2025 (451 decisions)8.2% — 12 months ending Jun 2025 (501 decisions)7.7% — 12 months ending Jul 2025 (547 decisions)7.2% — 12 months ending Aug 2025 (621 decisions)6.5% — 12 months ending Sep 2025 (646 decisions)6.0% — 12 months ending Oct 2025 (645 decisions)5.1% — 12 months ending Nov 2025 (650 decisions)4.9% — 12 months ending Dec 2025 (647 decisions)3.9% — 12 months ending Jan 2026 (668 decisions)2.9% — 12 months ending Feb 2026 (790 decisions)2.2% — 12 months ending Mar 2026 (901 decisions)2.0% — 12 months ending Apr 2026 (942 decisions)1.9% — 12 months ending May 2026 (995 decisions)2.0% — 12 months ending Jun 2026 (1,016 decisions)1.8% — 12 months ending Jul 2026 (1,079 decisions)1.4% — 12 months ending Aug 2026 (1,107 decisions)1.4% — 12 months ending Sep 2026 (1,151 decisions)

5 months are not plotted: the 12 months ending there held fewer than 25 decisions.

Monthly decisions

Showing the most recent 24 months on record. Months with no decisions are not listed.

Decisions and grant rate by month for this judge
MonthDecisionsGrant rate
September 2026860.0%
August 20261131.8%
July 20261090.0%
June 2026891.1%
May 20261120.0%
April 20261133.5%
March 20261532.6%
February 20261620.0%
January 2026850.0%
December 2025250.0%
November 2025400.0%
October 2025647.8%
September 2025420.0%
August 2025855.9%
July 2025462.2%
June 2025680.0%
May 2025590.0%
April 2025726.9%
March 20254216.7%
February 2025407.5%
January 2025649.4%
December 2024283.6%
November 20243517.1%
October 20246512.3%

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Source and method

These figures come from case data released by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the Freedom of Information Act, published by the Deportation Data Project. Imigrar did not produce or estimate them.

Captured on October 23, 2026, 13 days ago. The record covers decisions from April 2022 through September 2026; nothing filed or decided after September 2026 appears here.

Grant rates are historical aggregates. They describe decisions already made. They do not predict the outcome of any individual case, and no figure on this page should be read as a forecast of what will happen in yours.

This page is informational only and is not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Only the official EOIR record is authoritative.

Open the source data — Deportation Data Project

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