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Robert C. Bartlemay, Sr.

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

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Sr.68.8%
Eloy court69.2%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
157
Asylum granted
24
Other relief granted
25
Denied
108
Against own court
-0.4 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24FY25
75%75%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 39% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Mexico (21%), Guatemala (6.4%), Nicaragua (6.4%), Sudan (6.4%), Colombia (5.1%).

Official biography

Attorney General William Barr appointed Robert C. Bartlemay Sr. to begin hearing cases in October 2019. Judge Bartlemay ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1980 from Indiana University and a Juris Doctor in 1983 from the University of Toledo. From 2010 to 2019, he served as a senior attorney with Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Phoenix. From 2007 to 2010,he served as an assistant chief counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Phoenix. From 1983 to 2007, heserved as a judge advocate for the U.S. Air Force in the following locations: Carswell Air Force Base, Texas; Comiso Air Station, Italy; Reese Air Force Base, Texas; Holloman Air Force Base,New Mexico; McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey; Bolling Air Force Base, District of Columbia; Kelly Air Force Base, Texas; Anderson Air Force Base, Guam; and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Judge Bartlemay is a member of the Indiana State Bar and Texas 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.

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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.