Patrick D. Barrett

Immigration Judge, Adelanto Immigration Court. Appointed May 2023.

StrictDenies far more often than the national average+27.0 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Barrett89.9%

Adelanto court88.0%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 159
Asylum granted: 6
Other relief granted: 10
Denied: 143
Against own court: +1.9 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24	FY25	FY26
98%	82%	91%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 60% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Mexico (35.8%), El Salvador (11.9%), Guatemala (11.3%), Honduras (5.7%), Vietnam (3.8%).

Official biography

Patrick D. Barrett was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2023. Judge Barrett ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from Boston College and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from the University of San Diego School of Law. From 2017 to 2023, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Adelanto, California. From 2009 to 2017, he served as an officer in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps in the following locations: Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Fort Knox, Kentucky; Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan; Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas; and Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Judge Barrett is a member of the State Bar of California.

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.