What is Judge Brandon Hart's background?
EOIR's notice says that Brandon Hart was appointed in October 2018. Judge Hart earned a Bachelor of Science in 1993 from Brigham Young University, a Juris Doctor in 1996 from the University of Utah, and a Master of Laws in 2007 from McGill University. From 1996 to 2018, he was a judge advocate with the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a colonel, in the following locations: Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi; Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan; Grand Forks Air Base, North Dakota; Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska; Balad Air Base, Iraq; Yokota Air Base, Japan; Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada; Incirlik Air Base, Turkey; and Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.
What does TRAC report about Judge Brandon Hart'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 Brandon Hart decided 521 asylum cases at Dallas Immigration Court and denied 82.9 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 Brandon Hart 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 Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.