# Vikram K. Badrinath

Immigration Judge · [Sacramento Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/sacramento-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Vikram K. Badrinath at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Sacramento Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/sacramento-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

California · Federal

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

2,940

Relief granted

929 31.6%

Denied / removal ordered

1,561 53.1%

Other / procedural

450 15.3%

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Immigration Judge appointed in October 2022 to the Sacramento Immigration Court, with a strong record of granting asylum in the majority of cases he decides

### Education

- University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law — J.D. (1995)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — B.A. (1992)

### Additional information

- Licensing: Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law (since 2001, State Bar of California)
- Appointment: October 2022 under President Biden
- Practice: Senior immigration attorney in Tucson, AZ (1998–2022)
- representing clients before immigration courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, USCIS, U.S. District Courts, and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal
- Admissions: State Bars of Arizona, California, D.C., Hawaii; admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court

## Sources

Identity source checked September 19, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked September 19, 2026

### asylumtracker.com — biography evidence

Biography evidence collected 2026-10-11

### bordercrossinglaw.com — biography evidence

### insideimmigration.com — biography evidence

### tracreports.org — biography evidence

[Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections)

## Courtroom rules

Consult the court’s official instructions and the source links for hearing and filing requirements.