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Brett M. Parchert

Immigration Judge, Seattle Immigration Court. Appointed January 2009 by Michael Mukasey.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Parchert66.7%
Seattle court73.9%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
1,804
Asylum granted
533
Other relief granted
67
Denied
1,204
Against own court
-7.2 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
54%56%68%42%71%91%

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

Docket

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

Most common nationalities: Mexico (31.6%), Guatemala (16.9%), El Salvador (8.4%), Honduras (7.5%), Russia (7.4%).

Official biography

Attorney General Michael Mukasey appointed Judge Parchert in January 2009. Judge Parchert received a bachelor of arts degree in 1989 from Illinois Wesleyan University and a juris doctorate in 1992 from the University of Memphis. From October 2008 to March 2009, he was detailed to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) where he served as a temporary Board member. From 2000 to 2008, Judge Parchert served at the BIA as a senior panel attorney, team leader, and attorney advisor. From 1994 to 2000, he worked at the former Immigration and Naturalization Service as appellate counsel, associate general counsel, and trial attorney. From 1992 to 1994, he worked as a judicial law clerk for the San Antonio and Seattle immigration courts. Judge Parchert is a member of the Tennessee 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 Seattle

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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.