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Glen R. Baker

Immigration Judge, Las Vegas Immigration Court. Appointed November 2014 by Eric Holder.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

TRAC source →
Judge Baker32.5%
Las Vegas court36.5%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
923
Asylum granted
567
Other relief granted
56
Denied
300
Against own court
-4.0 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
56%27%23%22%43%78%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 82% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Cuba (41.1%), Venezuela (11.3%), Nicaragua (8.5%), Mexico (7.5%), El Salvador (6%).

Official biography

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. appointed Judge Baker in November 2014. Judge Baker received a bachelor of arts degree in 1982 from James Madison University and a juris doctorate in 1994 from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. From 1995 to 2014, he served as an attorney advisor for the Board of Immigration Appeals, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U.S. Department of Justice. During this time, from 2010 to 2011, he served as an associate general counsel for EOIR. From 1994 to 1995, Judge Baker worked as a judicial law clerk for the Harlingen Immigration Court, entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program. From 1993 to 1994, he was the mana ging editor for the Thomas M. Cooley Law Review. Judge Baker is a member of the North Carolina State Bar.

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

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

Other judges at Las Vegas

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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.