Sherron Ashworth
Immigration Judge, Oakdale Immigration Court. Appointed March 2020 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 220
- Asylum granted
- 21
- Other relief granted
- 15
- Denied
- 184
- Against own court
- +1.7 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82% | 85% | 59% | 83% | 98% |
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.
In the record
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Other judges at Oakdale
Court page →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.