Abraham L. Burgess
Immigration Judge, Miami Immigration Court. Appointed May 2019 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 685
- Asylum granted
- 191
- Other relief granted
- 50
- Denied
- 444
- Against own court
- -6.7 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75% | 69% | 70% | 30% | 63% | 67% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 85% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Guatemala (15%), Brazil (13.6%), Nicaragua (13%), Honduras (12.8%), Haiti (9.2%).
Official biography
Attorney General William Barr appointed Abraham L. Burgess to begin hearing cases in May 2019. Judge Burgess ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 1999 from Northwestern University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from Boston University School of Law. From 2012 to 2019, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement,Department of Homeland Security, in Texas and California. From 2003 to 2011, he served as judge advocate for the U.S. Army in the following locations: Dongducheon, South Korea;Giessen and Vilseck Germany; Mihail Kogălniceanu, Romania; and Alexandria, Virginia. Judge Burgess is a member of the Massachusetts State Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Miami
Court page →About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.