Elizabeth A Cottor
Immigration Judge, Phoenix Immigration Court. Appointed March 2019 by Matthew Whitaker.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 904
- Asylum granted
- 82
- Other relief granted
- 36
- Denied
- 786
- Against own court
- +1.9 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75% | 69% | 71% | 83% | 98% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 82% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Mexico (42.9%), Guatemala (14%), Venezuela (11%), Honduras (6.6%), Colombia (5.2%).
Official biography
Then-Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker appointed Elizabeth A. Cottor to begin hearing 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 to2019, 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 served as an attorney with the Securities Division of the Arizona Corporation Commission in Phoenix. Judge Cottor is a member of the State Bar of Arizona.
In the record
EOIR Notice: 31 New Immigration Judges
EOIR's notice records that then-Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker appointed Elizabeth A. Cottor to begin hearing cases in March 2019 at the Phoenix Immigration Court, after fourteen years as a deputy county attorney in Maricopa County.
Other judges at Phoenix
Court page →About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.