Elizabeth immigration court
Address
Elizabeth Immigration Court: 625 Evans Street, Room 148A, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 3 got relief. The vast majority end without relief.
0 of every 100 cases were decided in absentia, that is, without the person at the hearing.
With an attorney, 5 of every 100 got relief; without one, 0 of every 100 (5.4 % and 0.1 %).
Of the 9,976 decisions in this court, 285 ended with relief, 216 with the case closed, 5,335 with voluntary departure and 4,140 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 285 | 2.9 % |
| Case closed | 216 | 2.2 % |
| Voluntary departure | 5,335 | 53.5 % |
| Removal order | 4,140 | 41.5 % |
| Decided in absentia | 9 | 0.1 % |
This court and the nation
With the Elizabeth court, the share of cases with relief is 2.9 %: similar than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Elizabeth court, the share of removal orders is 41.5 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Elizabeth court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 0.1 %: lower than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Elizabeth court, the share of people with an attorney is 52.1 %: higher than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Elizabeth court take less time than nationwide: a median of 62 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 5,201 | 5.4 % |
| Without an attorney | 4,775 | 0.1 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 30 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 60 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Sep 2025 (1,028 decisions) and the quietest Jul 2026 (640).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 1,028 | 37 | 2 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 852 | 42 | 1 | down |
| Nov 2025 | 849 | 27 | 0 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 921 | 31 | 2 | up |
| Jan 2026 | 875 | 27 | 0 | down |
| Feb 2026 | 992 | 26 | 0 | up |
| Mar 2026 | 967 | 17 | 1 | down |
| Apr 2026 | 820 | 23 | 2 | down |
| May 2026 | 685 | 19 | 0 | down |
| Jun 2026 | 675 | 17 | 0 | down |
| Jul 2026 | 640 | 13 | 1 | down |
| Aug 2026 | 672 | 6 | 0 | up |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
13 judges have this as their main court in the window. The one who decided the most was Tamar H. Wilson, with 1,442 decisions.
Sorted by decisions over 12 months. The label compares each judge with the other judges in the court.
| Judge | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. the court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge Tamar H. Wilson | 1,442 | 1.8 % | 2.4 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Adam Panopoulos | 741 | 0.3 % | 0.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Richard Bailey | 417 | 2.6 % | 0.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jacob T. Addicott | 346 | 1.2 % | 6.1 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Michael C. Engel | 342 | 4.7 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Corey Combs | 319 | 0.3 % | 0.9 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Joshua D. Quidley | 302 | 0.0 % | 2.7 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Lory G. Brown | 298 | 2.7 % | 1.7 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Yeshaya Poyurs | 268 | 5.6 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Joshua Hawkes | 216 | 2.3 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Oren Gleich | 151 | 6.0 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Barbara Corkery | 147 | 10.2 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Thomas Shusted | 127 | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |