# Brian Burke Immigration Judge · [Orlando Immigration Court](/kyj/court/fl/orlando-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Brian Burke at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Orlando Immigration Court](/kyj/court/fl/orlando-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Florida · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 9,370 Relief granted 428 4.6% Denied / removal ordered 3,783 40.4% Other / procedural 5,159 55.1% 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 1,164 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 312 (26.8%) and denied in 672 (57.7%); 180 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - He also held roles as deputy defense attorney for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, managing attorney for Community Legal Services in Kingman, Arizona, and rights attorney for the Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center In January 2020, Attorney General William Barr appointed Burke as an immigration judge with the U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review - Burke has significant experience in tribal law, serving as tribal prosecutor for the Ak-Chin Indian Community in Arizona (2010–2013), chief judge for the Ak-Chin Indian Community (2013–2019), and chief judge for the Morongo Band of Mission Indians in California (2017–2019) - He also worked as a staff attorney for Appalachian Legal Services in West Virginia (1999–2000) and as an assistant public defender in Beaver County (2000–2003) - Began his legal career as an assistant district attorney for Beaver County, Pennsylvania, serving — 1992–1995 and again — 1997–1998 ### Education - University of Dayton School of Law — J.D. (1992) - University of Pittsburgh — B.A. (1989) ### Additional information - Burke has also held a position as a General Attorney at the DOJ between 2020 and 2023, with a reported salary above the national average for government employees OpenPayrolls - He is a member of both the Arizona State Bar and the Pennsylvania State 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 ### openpayrolls.com — biography evidence Biography evidence collected 2026-10-07 ### tracreports.org — biography evidence ### www.justice.gov — biography evidence ### www.linkedin.com — biography evidence [Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections) ## Service record and verification - [Orlando Immigration Court](/kyj/court/fl/orlando-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Current · present - [Orlando Immigration Court](/kyj/court/fl/orlando-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Historical or current service unconfirmed ## 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.