What is Judge Patrick Barrett's background?
EOIR's notice says that Patrick Barrett was appointed in May 2023. Judge Barrett earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from Boston College and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from the University of San Diego School of Law. From 2017 to 2023, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Adelanto, California. From 2009 to 2017, he served as an officer in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps in the following locations: Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Fort Knox, Kentucky; Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan; Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas; and Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
What does TRAC report about Judge Patrick Barrett'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 Patrick Barrett decided 159 asylum cases at Adelanto Immigration Court and denied 89.9 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 Patrick Barrett 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 Adelanto Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.