Immigration judge

Valerie A Burch

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Public EOIR asylum decision statistics

Status
active
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Grant rate

26.2%

259 / 987

Total decisions

987

Merits decision sample in current public statistics

Grant rate

26.2%

Grants: 259

Denial rate

73.8%

Denials: 728

Other relief rate

0.0%

Other relief: 0

Judge profile

This profile is summarized from public sources for background context only. It is not an ImmJudge evaluation.

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Valerie A. Burch to begin hearing cases in September 2016. Judge Burch earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2000 from the University of Rochester and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from the Penn State Dickinson School of Law. From 2012 to September 2016, she was an attorney for The Shagin Law Group, in Harrisburg, Pa. From 2007 through 2012, she was a staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, in Harrisburg, Pa. From 2004 through 2007, she was a managing attorney for the Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center, in York, Pa. Judge Burch is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar.

This summary is based on public material and may not reflect the latest assignment information.

Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report

Outcome distribution

Grants259 / 987
Denials728 / 987
Other relief0 / 987

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Mexico

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Total decisions

142

Grants

14

Denials

128

Grant rate: 9.9%Denial rate: 90.1%

Guatemala

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Total decisions

90

Grants

20

Denials

70

Grant rate: 22.2%Denial rate: 77.8%

Spain

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Total decisions

79

Grants

19

Denials

60

Grant rate: 24.1%Denial rate: 75.9%

India

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Total decisions

72

Grants

20

Denials

52

Grant rate: 27.8%Denial rate: 72.2%

Venezuela

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Total decisions

71

Grants

28

Denials

43

Grant rate: 39.4%Denial rate: 60.6%

Honduras

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Total decisions

67

Grants

10

Denials

57

Grant rate: 14.9%Denial rate: 85.1%

Niue

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Total decisions

65

Grants

13

Denials

52

Grant rate: 20.0%Denial rate: 80.0%

Nicaragua

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Total decisions

61

Grants

9

Denials

52

Grant rate: 14.8%Denial rate: 85.2%

Cameroon

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Total decisions

54

Grants

38

Denials

16

Grant rate: 70.4%Denial rate: 29.6%

Haiti

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Total decisions

36

Grants

2

Denials

34

Grant rate: 5.6%Denial rate: 94.4%

Russia

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Total decisions

30

Grants

17

Denials

13

Grant rate: 56.7%Denial rate: 43.3%

Eritrea

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

22

Grants

13

Denials

9

Grant rate: 59.1%Denial rate: 40.9%

Colombia

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

17

Grants

3

Denials

14

Grant rate: 17.6%Denial rate: 82.4%

Cuba

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Total decisions

17

Grants

5

Denials

12

Grant rate: 29.4%Denial rate: 70.6%

Switzerland

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Total decisions

17

Grants

6

Denials

11

Grant rate: 35.3%Denial rate: 64.7%

Iran

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

11

Grants

9

Denials

2

Grant rate: 81.8%Denial rate: 18.2%

Nepal

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

10

Grants

7

Denials

3

Grant rate: 70.0%Denial rate: 30.0%

Democratic Republic Of Congo

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Total decisions

8

Grants

1

Denials

7

Grant rate: 12.5%Denial rate: 87.5%

Mauritania

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Total decisions

7

Grants

0

Denials

7

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Peru

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Total decisions

7

Grants

0

Denials

7

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

These statistics come from public EOIR data. They reflect historical statistics only, are not legal advice, and cannot predict any individual case outcome.

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