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Brian Burke
Orlando (ORL) · Orlando, FL
Brian Burke is listed with Orlando (ORL). The database records 805 asylum outcomes: 282 approved, 523 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-15 – 2026-07-01
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20262171919808.8%
FY 2025129912007.0%
FY 2024926923075.0%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-07 – 2026-05-29416350—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-10-08 – 2026-06-24380380—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-31 – 2026-05-08280280—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-01-09 – 2026-06-22272250—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-11-10 – 2026-07-01210210—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-12-17 – 2026-06-26110110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-11-13 – 2026-02-047520—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-11-05 – 2026-04-107160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Panama2025-10-31 – 2026-03-205050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2026-02-20 – 2026-04-295050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Israel2026-04-06 – 2026-04-065050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Belarus2025-12-17 – 2026-02-114400—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-03-19 – 2026-05-293030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ukraine2026-04-24 – 2026-04-243030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-10-17 – 2026-06-183030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bangladesh2026-03-25 – 2026-04-272020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Chile2026-06-18 – 2026-06-182020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-06-18 – 2026-06-182020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Syria2025-12-12 – 2025-12-121100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nigeria2026-05-04 – 2026-05-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2026-06-17 – 2026-06-171010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Attorney General Barr appointed Brian H. Burke to begin hearing cases in January 2020. Judge Burke earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1989 from the University of Pittsburgh and a Juris Doctor in 1992 from the University of Dayton School of Law. From 2017 to 2019, he was the chief judge for the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, in California. From 2013 to 2019, he was the chief judge for the Ak-Chin Indian Community, in Maricopa, Arizona. From 2010 to 2013, he was the tribal prosecutor for the Ak-Chin Indian Community, in Maricopa, Arizona. From 2009 to 2010, he was a deputy defense attorney for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, in Scottsdale, Arizona. From 2006 to 2009, he was the managing attorney for Community Legal Services, in Kingman, Arizona. From 2003 to 2006, he was a rights attorney for the Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center, in Las Vegas. From 2000 to 2003, he was assistant public defender for the Beaver County Public Defender's Office, in Beaver, Pennsylvania. From 1999 to 2000, he was a staff attorney for Appalachian Legal Services, in Charleston, West Virginia. From 1992 to 1995, and 1997 to 1998, he served as assistant district attorney for the Beaver County District Attorney's Office. Judge Burke is a member of the Arizona State Bar and the Pennsylvania State Bar.
Education: Judge Burke earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1989 from the University of Pittsburgh and a Juris Doctor in 1992 from the University of Dayton School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Burke is a member of the Arizona State Bar and the Pennsylvania State Bar.
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Decision approval rateis approved ÷ (approved + denied). Blue “Other” is shown separately and includes identifiable withholding/CAT protection, cancellation or adjustment, voluntary departure, withdrawal, termination, dismissal, and administrative closure; it is excluded from the rate denominator.Approved share of all outcomesuses approved, denied, and other outcomes in the denominator.
With small samples, a few cases can move the percentage sharply. The page flags samples below 50 and below 200 decisions.
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