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Brea C. Burgie

Immigration Judge, Denver Immigration Court. Appointed October 2019 by William P. Barr.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Burgie47.7%
Denver court58.1%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
789
Asylum granted
374
Other relief granted
39
Denied
376
Against own court
-10.4 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
29%25%36%23%67%72%

Read from TRAC's chart to the nearest point. Years with fewer than 25 decisions are not shown.

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 69% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Colombia (24.3%), Mexico (17.2%), Honduras (10.5%), Guatemala (10%), El Salvador (8.1%).

Official biography

Attorney General William Barr appointed Brea C. Burgie to begin hearing cases in October 2019. Judge Burgie received a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from the University of Northern Colorado and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. In2019, she served as the legal program director for the International Rescue Committee, in Denver. From 2016 to 2019, she served as the Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review's (EOIR) fraud and abuse prevention counsel. From 2009 to 2011, sheserved as an attorney advisor through the Attorney General's Honors Program, Office of the General Counsel, EOIR, for the Phoenix and Tucson immigration courts. From 2008 to 2009, she was the legal director for the Asylum Program of Arizona. From 2007 to 2008, she served as alaw clerk to the Honorable Ann A. Scott Timmer, formerly of the Arizona Court of Appeals. Judge Burgie is a member of the Arizona State Bar and Colorado State Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

Other judges at Denver

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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.