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Recording an internet-based hearing is prohibited (8 C.F.R. § 1003.28). Respondents without a representative default to in-person hearings.
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Gilda M. Terrazas received a Bachelor of Arts (1976), a Master of Arts (1982), and a Juris Doctor (1988) from the University of Arizona, including its James E. Rogers College of Law. From 2010 to 2019 she served as an assistant chief counsel in the Office of the Chief Counsel for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Phoenix and Tucson. Earlier in her career she was a public defender in Cochise County, Arizona (2008-2010), a municipal and tribal court judge in Tucson (1995-2008), and a private practitioner in civil and criminal litigation (1988-1995). She is a member of the State Bar of Arizona.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
447
Completions per year
2,680 total
1%
Detained at decision
share of cases
16 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
14.4%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
25.5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
14.5%
Appeals remanded or reversed
69 appeals decided
Bond decisions
Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021.
"Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
20%⚠
Bond requests granted
10 bond decisions Too few cases
$3,000
Median bond when set
2 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 20%
Court average 30.1% · median $12,500
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
23.8%
752 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
2.1%
1,077 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
20%
60 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
62.5%⚠
8 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
75%⚠
36 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
75.5%
98 decisions Moderate
23.8%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 752 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
23.8%
This court
28.2%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 47% of the 825 judges nationally with enough cases to compare.
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyerrepresented · 501 decisions since 2021
27.5%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 251 decisions since 2021
16.3%
Asylum grant rate over time
Each point is that calendar year's grant rate, back to 2015 where the judge was deciding cases — the longer career view. Dashed grey line = current national average (31.8%). Headline rates above use 2021 – today.
* 2026 is a partial year (data through 06/01/2026) and is incomplete.
Courts where this judge has decided cases
Hearing locations for cases this judge completed since 2021, by number of decisions.
Many judges hear cases from more than one court (detained facilities, video dockets, or reassignments).