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Richard J. Bartolomei, Jr

Immigration Judge, San Diego Immigration Court. Appointed September 1994.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

TRAC source →
Judge Jr24.6%
San Diego court54.6%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
195
Asylum granted
117
Other relief granted
30
Denied
48
Against own court
-30.0 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23FY24
21%16%25%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 86% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Iraq (14.4%), Guatemala (12.3%), Mexico (10.3%), Russia (10.3%), China (7.2%).

Official biography

Judge Bartolomei was appointed as an Immigration Judge in September 1994. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1983, and a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center in 1986. From 1991 to 1994, he served as a staff attorney for the Board of Immigration Appeals, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Falls Church, Virginia. From 1987 to 1991, Judge Bartolomei worked as an attorney with the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. He is a member of both the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bars.

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 San Diego

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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.