Carey R. Holliday

Immigration Judge, Baton Rouge Immigration Court. Appointed May 2006.

StrictDenies far more often than the national average+36.6 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Holliday99.5%

Baton Rouge court97.3%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 415
Asylum granted: 0
Other relief granted: 2
Denied: 413
Against own court: +2.2 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY26
99%

Read from TRAC's chart to the nearest point. Years with fewer than 25 decisions are not shown.

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 64% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Honduras (47.5%), Mexico (21.7%), Guatemala (13.5%), El Salvador (3.4%), Nicaragua (3.4%).

Official biography

Judge Holliday was appointed as an Immigration Judge in May 2006. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 from Louisiana State University and a Juris Doctorate in 1977 from Paul Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University. From 1992 to May 2006, Judge Holliday served as a senior litigator and from 1991 to 1992 served as general counsel in the Louisiana Department of Justice in Baton Rouge. She was in private practice from 1981 to 1992. Judge Holliday served as a staff attorney for the Louisiana State Senate from 1977 to 1981. She is a member of the Louisiana Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

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About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.