Eloy immigration court
Address
Eloy Immigration Court: 1705 E. Hanna Road, Suite 366, Eloy, AZ 85131
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 6 got relief. Even so, most end without relief.
0 of every 100 cases were decided in absentia, that is, without the person at the hearing.
With an attorney, 12 of every 100 got relief; without one, 1 of every 100 (12.5 % and 1.3 %).
Of the 4,078 decisions in this court, 262 ended with relief, 122 with the case closed, 1,435 with voluntary departure and 2,259 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 262 | 6.4 % |
| Case closed | 122 | 3.0 % |
| Voluntary departure | 1,435 | 35.2 % |
| Removal order | 2,259 | 55.4 % |
| Decided in absentia | 3 | 0.1 % |
This court and the nation
With the Eloy court, the share of cases with relief is 6.4 %: higher than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Eloy court, the share of removal orders is 55.4 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Eloy court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 0.1 %: lower than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Eloy court, the share of people with an attorney is 45.7 %: higher than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Eloy court take less time than nationwide: a median of 63 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 1,865 | 12.5 % |
| Without an attorney | 2,213 | 1.3 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 9 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 62 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 (427 decisions) and the quietest Apr 2026 (247).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 427 | 44 | 1 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 411 | 64 | 1 | down |
| Nov 2025 | 409 | 48 | 0 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 376 | 26 | 1 | down |
| Jan 2026 | 329 | 8 | 0 | down |
| Feb 2026 | 325 | 18 | 0 | down |
| Mar 2026 | 344 | 12 | 0 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 247 | 11 | 0 | down |
| May 2026 | 260 | 8 | 0 | up |
| Jun 2026 | 296 | 6 | 0 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 311 | 9 | 0 | up |
| Aug 2026 | 343 | 8 | 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 (4 with limited data). The one who decided the most was NICOLAS ORECHWA, with 767 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 NICOLAS ORECHWA | 767 | 3.3 % | 0.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Michael Schnitzer | 720 | 2.9 % | 0.3 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Kathryn L. De Angelis | 649 | 6.2 % | 0.6 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge William Mabry III | 635 | 7.9 % | 0.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Karen W. Schulz | 578 | 6.6 % | 42.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jeremiah Johnson | 301 | 19.6 % | 47.8 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Bradly Duvall | 210 | 1.4 % | 0.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Xinzhe Zhang | 199 | 2.5 % | 0.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Marvin E. Richards Jr. | 90 | 0.0 % | 4.4 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Bret Engstrom | 25 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Loi L. Mccleskey | 17 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Aaron Ludwig | 5 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Marium S. Uddin | 1 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |