# Bradley R. Burke

Immigration Judge · [Kansas City Immigration Court](/kyj/court/mo/kansas-city-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Bradley R. Burke at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Kansas City Immigration Court](/kyj/court/mo/kansas-city-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Missouri · Federal

Judicial service

Active

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

319

Relief granted

1 0.3%

Denied / removal ordered

244 76.5%

Other / procedural

74 23.2%

National comparison for this selection: 9,249,024 outcomes; 10.0% relief granted; 52.0% denied / removal ordered; 38.0% other / procedural.

Methodology and sources

These are proceeding outcomes, not asylum application statistics. Completion years use EOIR COMP_DATE; 2026 contains partial-year data. Relief granted, denied / removal ordered and other / procedural exhaust the recorded outcomes. Groups of one are included. Historical outcomes do not establish a current assignment. Counts describe recorded cases and do not predict an individual's result.

[Official EOIR case data](https://fileshare.eoir.justice.gov/EOIR%20Case%20Data.zip) · Source date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:27 GMT

Asylum decisions and other statistics

## Analytics

Published EOIR records include 62 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 0 (0.0%) and denied in 62 (100.0%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- Oct 2018-Apr 2026: Regional Director, U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, Kansas City
- the regional director with the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, in Kansas City, Missouri (October 2018–April 2026)
- the deputy secretary and chief attorney at the Kansas Department of Labor in Topeka (September 2012–October 2018)
- Sep 2012-Oct 2018: Deputy Secretary and Chief Attorney, Kansas Department of Labor
- pro tem municipal court judge in Topeka, and from May 2011 to October 2018, he served as a pro tem municipal court judge in Lawrence, Kansas (May 2015–October 2018)
- chief attorney for the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority in Topeka (January 2011–January 2013)
- Jan 2011-Jan 2013: Chief Attorney, Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority
- assistant district attorney and a special assistant U.S. attorney in Johnson County, Kansas (January 2007–January 2011)
- Jan 2007-Jan 2011: Assistant District Attorney and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Johnson County
- assistant attorney general in Topeka, Kansas (January 2005–January 2007)
- Jan 2005-Jan 2007: Assistant Attorney General, Kansas
- assistant district attorney in Douglas County, Kansas (May 2001–January 2005)
- May 2001-Jan 2005: Assistant District Attorney, Douglas County
- Immigration Judge assigned to the Kansas City, Missouri Immigration Court under the U.S. Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
- Current position: Immigration Judge, Kansas City Immigration Court

### Education

- University of Kansas School of Law — J.D. (2001)
- Bachelor of General Studies in 1998 from the University of Kansas
- B.G.S. — University of Kansas — 1998

### Additional information

- Appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2026.
- Pro tem municipal judge service in Topeka and Lawrence
- Judge Burke is a member of the Kansas Bar, the Federal District Court District of Kansas Bar, and the U.S. Supreme Court Bar.

## Sources

Identity source checked August 19, 2026 .

Biography sources checked August 19, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 19, 2026

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.1 - Delivery and Receipt

Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 30, 2026

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.3 - Documents

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.10 - Interpreters

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.11 - Courtroom Decorum

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.12 - Electronic Devices

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.15 - Individual Calendar Hearing

### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings

### Current EOIR official staff directory

Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026

[Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections)


## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [EOIR Practice Manual 2.1 — Delivery and Receipt](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9195b4f0bba01a19aa8df41) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-1). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [EOIR Practice Manual 3.11 — Courtroom Decorum](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8d8e8e8bf80478864645291a) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-3-11). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [EOIR Practice Manual 2.3 — Documents](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-53ee093be24c18a5d1a93046) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-3). Collected 2026-10-27.
