What is Judge Abraham Burgess's background?
EOIR's notice says that Abraham Burgess was appointed in May 2019. Judge Burgess earned a Bachelor of Science in 1999 from Northwestern University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from Boston University School of Law. From 2012 to 2019, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement,. From 2003 to 2011, he served as judge advocate for the U.S. Army in the following locations: Dongducheon, South Korea; Giessen and Vilseck Germany; Mihail Kogălniceanu, Romania; and Alexandria, Virginia.
What does TRAC report about Judge Abraham Burgess's asylum decisions?
TRAC, a research center that began at Syracuse University, reports that for FY 2021 - 2026 (data covers the first 9 months of fiscal year 2026), Judge Abraham Burgess decided 685 asylum cases at Miami Immigration Court and denied 64.8 percent, based on its report of Aug 27, 2026. These are past figures for one court. They do not predict your case, which turns on your facts, evidence, nationality and representation, and TRAC cautions against simple comparisons between judges at different courts. Read the full report at TRAC, and talk to a lawyer about your own case.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Abraham Burgess in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Immigration Judge. The record is not an appointment history or an employment certification.
Dated court associations
EOIR’s court-specific tables associate this entry with Miami Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.