# Gary L. Bergosh Immigration Judge · [New Orleans Immigration Court](/kyj/court/la/new-orleans-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Gary L. Bergosh at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [New Orleans Immigration Court](/kyj/court/la/new-orleans-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Louisiana · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 1,098 Relief granted 22 2.0% Denied / removal ordered 696 63.4% Other / procedural 380 34.6% 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 126 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 9 (7.1%) and denied in 112 (88.9%); 5 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - South Santa Rosa News (2025-10-08) reports that retired Florida Circuit Court Judge Gary Bergosh was selected to serve on the New Orleans Immigration Court; he had served nearly two decades as a Florida circuit judge, six years on the Escambia County School Board, and as a Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and Iraq War veteran. - Former judge for the 1st Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2012 and 2018 - Judge Gary L. Bergosh’s record demonstrates a low asylum approval rate, with 6.7% to 8.2% of cases granted, depending on the court and dataset - Immigration judge in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has also presided at the Oakdale Immigration Court - held the role of a judge advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps and later as assistant general counsel for the Department of Defense ### Education - University of Memphis — J.D. (1992) - University of West Florida — B.A. (1989) - Pensacola State College — A.A., 1987 ### Additional information ## 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 ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 14, 2026 ### bordercrossinglaw.com Biography source · HTML · verification date not recorded ### ssrnews.com ### www.justice.gov ### 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.