Joseph R. Dierkes

Immigration Judge, Fort Snelling Immigration Court. Appointed April 1997.

AverageClose to the national average+1.5 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Dierkes64.4%

Bloomington court80.0%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 188
Asylum granted: 67
Other relief granted: 0
Denied: 121
Against own court: -15.6 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22	FY23
65%	62%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 95% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: El Salvador (28.7%), Guatemala (22.3%), Honduras (12.2%), Mexico (8.5%), Ecuador (8%).

Official biography

Judge Dierkes was appointed as an Immigration Judge in April 1997. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree. in 1974 from Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Missouri, and a Juris Doctorate in 1977 from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. From 1987 to 1997, Judge Dierkes served as assistant district counsel for the former Immigration and Naturalization Service in Kansas City, Missouri. He was in private practice in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1978 to 1987. Judge Dierkes served as a law clerk for Judge Donald B. Clark, Jackson County Circuit Court, Jackson County Courthouse, Kansas City, from 1977 to 1978. He is a member of both the Missouri and Illinois Bars.

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

In the record

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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.