Joseph Q. Andelin

Tacoma (TAC) · Tacoma, WA

Joseph Q. Andelin is listed with Tacoma (TAC). The database records 133 asylum outcomes: 18 approved, 115 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.

Decision approval rate13.5%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes13.5%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions13318 / 115 / 0

Approved / denied18 / 115 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

Each row shows fiscal year, nationality, valid decisions, and approval rate.

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateFebruary 2026

Appointed courtSalt Lake City

Appointment typeTemporary Immigration Judge

Official biography

Joseph Q. Andelin was appointed as a temporary immigration judge to begin hearing cases in February 2026. Judge Andelin earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from Brigham Young University, a Juris Doctorate in 2010 from Indiana University Maurer School of Law, and a Master of Military Art and Science in 2023 from Air University. Since 2010 Judge Andelin has served in both active and reserve duty in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps in various roles including special victims' counsel, chief of military justice, ethics advisor, and chief of cyber operations law. Prior to his service in the U.S. Air Force, he served from 2008 to 2010 as a logistics officer in the Indiana Army National Guard and from 2001 to 2008 as a field artillery cannon crewmember and military intelligence officer in the Utah Army National Guard. He holds the rank of lieutenant colonel. Judge Andelin is a member of the Utah State Bar.

Education: Judge Andelin earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from Brigham Young University, a Juris Doctorate in 2010 from Indiana University Maurer School of Law, and a Master of Military Art and Science in 2023 from Air University.

Bar admission: Judge Andelin is a member of the Utah State Bar.

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How to read approval rates

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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