Elizabeth Crites

Immigration Judge, Chicago Immigration Court. Appointed April 2021.

LenientGrants far more often than the national average-22.5 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Crites40.4%

Chicago court49.0%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 690
Asylum granted: 354
Other relief granted: 57
Denied: 279
Against own court: -8.6 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
24%	17%	31%	43%	77%

Read from TRAC's chart to the nearest point. Years with fewer than 25 decisions are not shown.

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 91% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Venezuela (15.5%), Nicaragua (14.8%), Honduras (8.7%), Colombia (7.2%), Russia (6.2%).

Official biography

Elizabeth Crites was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in April 2021.Judge Crites ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from Ball State University and a Juris Doctor in2009 from the University of Illinois Chicago John Marshall Law School. From 2016 to 2021, sheserved as an Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Chicago. From 2009 to 2016, she was an Associate Attorney with Broyles, Kight & Ricafort PC, in Chicago. Judge Crites is am ember of the Illinois State Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

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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.