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Kevin P. Guillory

Immigration Judge, New Orleans Immigration Court. Appointed December 2021.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Guillory53.2%
New Orleans court69.3%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
553
Asylum granted
226
Other relief granted
33
Denied
294
Against own court
-16.1 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23FY24FY25
81%40%43%63%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 98% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Honduras (33.1%), Nicaragua (32.4%), India (5.4%), Guatemala (5.2%), Venezuela (5.2%).

Official biography

Kevin P. Guillory was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in December 2021. Judge Guillory ear ned a Bachelor of General Studies in 2000 from Louisiana State University and a Juris Doctorate and Bachelor of Civil Law in 2004 from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. From 2013 to 2021, he served as Deputy Chief of Trials and as a Major Offense Trial Attorney at the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office, Trials Division, in New Orleans. From 2011 to 2013, he served as a Partner at The Law Office of Guillory, Johnson, Phillips and Thompson LLC, in New Orleans. From 2005 to 2011, he served as an Assistant District Attorney at the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office, Trials Division, in New Orleans. Judge Guillory is a member of the Louisiana State 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.