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Sherron Ashworth

Immigration Judge, Oakdale Immigration Court. Appointed March 2020 by William P. Barr.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Ashworth83.6%
Oakdale court81.9%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
220
Asylum granted
21
Other relief granted
15
Denied
184
Against own court
+1.7 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
82%85%59%83%98%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 46% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Nicaragua (14.5%), Turkiye (7.7%), Guatemala (6.8%), Cuba (5.9%), Ecuador (5.9%).

Official biography

Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Sherron Ashworth as an immigration judge in March 2020. Judge Ashworth ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from Louisiana College and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from the Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center. From2009 to 2020, she served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Oakdale, Louisiana. From 2006 to 2009, she served as an assistant district attorney,in Allen Parish, Louisiana. From 2005 to 2006, she was an associate attorney with Bolen, Parker& Brenner, in Alexandria, Louisiana. From 2004 to 2005, she served as a law clerk for the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Ashworth is a member of the Louisiana 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 Oakdale

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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.