# Joseph Q. Andelin Immigration Judge · [Otero Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nm/otero-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Joseph Q. Andelin at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Otero Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nm/otero-immigration-court) Jurisdiction New Mexico · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 328 Relief granted 35 10.7% Denied / removal ordered 249 75.9% Other / procedural 44 13.4% 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 72 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 6 (8.3%) and denied in 66 (91.7%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Since 2010 he has served on active and reserve duty in the Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps, among them special-victims counsel, military-justice leadership, ethics, and cyber-operations law - 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. - Appointed as an immigration judge at the Otero Immigration Court in August 2026, following temporary immigration-judge service beginning in February 2026 - 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. ### Education - DOJ reports a 2007 B.A. from Brigham Young University, a 2010 J.D. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law, and a 2023 Master of Military Art and Science from Air University. ### Additional information - Appointed as an immigration judge in August 2026 after serving as a temporary immigration judge since February 2026. - Earlier service included logistics duties in the Indiana Army National Guard from 2008 to 2010 and artillery and intelligence roles in the Utah Army National Guard from 2001 to 2008. - He holds the rank of lieutenant colonel. - Judge Andelin is a member of the Utah State Bar. - DOJ identifies him as a lieutenant colonel and Utah bar member. ## 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 ### DOJ/EOIR appointment evidence — Joseph Q. Andelin Judge Specific source · PDF · Source checked September 14, 2026 ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 14, 2026 ### 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.