Florence immigration court
Address
Florence Immigration Court: 3260 N. Pinal Parkway Avenue, Florence, AZ 85132
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 5 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, 9 of every 100 got relief; without one, 1 of every 100 (9.2 % and 1.0 %).
Of the 2,202 decisions in this court, 99 ended with relief, 99 with the case closed, 605 with voluntary departure and 1,399 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 99 | 4.5 % |
| Case closed | 99 | 4.5 % |
| Voluntary departure | 605 | 27.5 % |
| Removal order | 1,399 | 63.5 % |
| Decided in absentia | 3 | 0.1 % |
This court and the nation
With the Florence court, the share of cases with relief is 4.5 %: higher than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Florence court, the share of removal orders is 63.5 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Florence court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 0.1 %: lower than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Florence court, the share of people with an attorney is 42.5 %: higher than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Florence court take less time than nationwide: a median of 76 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 936 | 9.2 % |
| Without an attorney | 1,266 | 1.0 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 13 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 58 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 (306 decisions) and the quietest Jul 2026 (60).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 306 | 12 | 1 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 285 | 15 | 0 | down |
| Nov 2025 | 216 | 8 | 0 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 249 | 17 | 0 | up |
| Jan 2026 | 167 | 6 | 0 | down |
| Feb 2026 | 205 | 4 | 1 | up |
| Mar 2026 | 243 | 9 | 0 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 201 | 12 | 0 | down |
| May 2026 | 112 | 5 | 1 | down |
| Jun 2026 | 80 | 6 | 0 | down |
| Jul 2026 | 60 | 2 | 0 | down |
| Aug 2026 | 78 | 3 | 0 | up |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
6 judges have this as their main court in the window (3 with limited data). The one who decided the most was Natalie Huddleston, with 472 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 Natalie Huddleston | 472 | 3.4 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Victoria Levin | 436 | 9.2 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Bruce A. Taylor | 408 | 2.7 % | 0.3 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Michael Rapiejko | 4 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Robert B. Daly | 1 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Frank M. Travieso | 1 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |