What is Judge Brett Parchert's background?
TRAC reports that Brett Parchert was appointed in January 2009. Judge Parchert received a bachelor of arts degree in 1989 from Illinois Wesleyan University and a juris doctorate in 1992 from the University of Memphis. From October 2008 to March 2009, he was detailed to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) where he served as a temporary Board member. From 2000 to 2008, Judge Parchert served at the BIA as a senior panel attorney, team leader, and attorney advisor. From 1994 to 2000, he worked at the former Immigration and Naturalization Service as appellate counsel, associate general counsel, and trial attorney. From 1992 to 1994, he worked as a judicial law clerk for the San Antonio and Seattle immigration courts.
What does TRAC report about Judge Brett Parchert'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 Brett Parchert decided 1804 asylum cases at Seattle Immigration Court and denied 66.7 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 Brett Parchert 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 Seattle Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.