What is Judge Brian Sardelli's background?
EOIR's notice says that Brian Sardelli was appointed in October 2019. Judge Sardelli earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from the University of Minnesota, Duluth, and a Juris Doctor in 2000 from Mitchell Hamline School of Law. From 2017 to 2019, he worked in private practice. From 2012 to 2017, he served as a trial attorney in the Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section, Department of Justice, in the District of Columbia. From 2006 to 2012, he served as an AUSA in the Southern District of Texas and the District of Arizona. From 2001 to 2005, he served as an army officer and judge advocate with the First Infantry Division serving in Virginia, Germany, Kosovo, and Iraq.
What does TRAC report about Judge Brian Sardelli'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 Brian Sardelli decided 1150 asylum cases at Bloomington Immigration Court and denied 86.9 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 Brian Sardelli 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 Snelling Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.