What is Judge Scott Bratton's background?
EOIR's notice says that Scott Bratton was appointed in October 2022. Judge Bratton earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1993 from Ohio Northern University and a Juris Doctor in 1997 from the University of Cincinnati College of Law. From 2020 to 2022, he served as a partner at Martin Jolic & Bratton, LLC in Independence, Ohio. From 2004 to 2020, he was a partner at Margaret Wong & Associates LLC, where he was also an associate attorney from 2001 to 2004. From 1997 to 2001, Judge Bratton was in private practice in Cincinnati.
What does TRAC report about Judge Scott Bratton'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 Scott Bratton decided 647 asylum cases at Indianapolis Immigration Court and denied 87.5 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 Scott Bratton 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 Indianapolis Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.