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Judge Patrick Burke

Immigration Judge at Cleveland, OH

1.3%
Approval Rate
33
Granted
2,460
Denied
2,493
Total Decided

Judge Patrick Burke serves at the Cleveland, OH Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 1.3%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Burke (Cleveland, OH) data snapshot: 2,366 cases over 4 years, 1.5% grant rate

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Burke, Patrick (IJ code PKB, Cleveland, OH):

4 years on the bench (since 2023), 2,366 cases total, lifetime grant rate 1.5%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,354 cases, grant rate 1.5% — roughly in line with the Cleveland court average (2.9%)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico                 417    0.0%
Venezuela              306    1.1%
Guatemala              279    0.0%
Honduras               176    0.0%
Colombia               164    0.6%
Nicaragua              147    0.7%
Haiti                  113    0.0%
Ecuador                102    1.0%
Brazil                  69    0.0%
Cuba                    64   14.3%
Mauritania              61    0.0%
2023:    5 cases, 0.0% grant rate
2024:  448 cases, 2.5% grant rate
2025:  930 cases, 1.1% grant rate
2026:  971 cases, 1.6% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Burke, I'd love to hear:

1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?

2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?

Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, May 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.

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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Patrick Burke is listed with the Cleveland, OH Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 1.3% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (435 decided, 0.0% grant rate), Venezuela (340 decided, 0.9% grant rate), and Guatemala (286 decided, 0.0% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.

Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.

This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-07-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.

Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.

Nationality Breakdown

NationalityCasesGrant rate
Mexico 435 0.0%
Venezuela 340 0.9%
Guatemala 286 0.0%
Colombia 172 0.6%
Honduras 172 0.0%
Nicaragua 153 0.7%
Haiti 136 0.0%
Ecuador 111 0.9%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 1,218 1.1%
2025 854 1.1%
2024 405 2.5%
2023 5 0.0%
2020 1 0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Patrick Burke's asylum approval rate?

Judge Patrick Burke's asylum approval rate is 1.3% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Patrick Burke decided?

The dataset lists 2,493 total asylum cases for Judge Patrick Burke.

How is this approval rate calculated?

The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.

Other judges at this court

Evans, D. William, JR. 5.5% approval rate Janas, Thomas 6.6% approval rate Whipple, David C. 4.2% approval rate Adkins-Blanch, Charles 4.0% approval rate Horton, Monte J. 5.4% approval rate Brown, Alison M. 17.6% approval rate Owens, Jonathan W. 2.5% approval rate Riedthaler-Williams, Jennifer M. 6.3% approval rate Drucker, Richard 14.1% approval rate Tripi, Michael 4.5% approval rate

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