W. Scott Laragy

Immigration Judge, Oakdale Immigration Court. Appointed August 2018 by Jeff Sessions.

StrictDenies far more often than the national average+20.2 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Laragy83.1%

Oakdale court81.9%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 201
Asylum granted: 20
Other relief granted: 14
Denied: 167
Against own court: +1.2 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24
93%	70%	83%	86%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 50% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Nicaragua (11.4%), Turkiye (9%), Russia (8.5%), Georgia (6.5%), Cuba (6%).

Official biography

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed W. Scott Laragy to begin hearing cases in August 2018. Judge Laragy ear ned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1991 and a Juris Doctor in 1994, both from Loyola University New Orleans. He has served in the Judge Advocate General's (JAG)Corps for the U.S. Navy since 1995, first on active duty until 2007, and is currently serving inthe reserves. From 2017 to 2018, he was counsel to the director in the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA), Department of Justice (DOJ), in Washington, D.C. From2012 to 2017, he was legislative counsel for the EOUSA, DOJ. From 2007 to 2012, he was assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Orleans. Judge Laragy is a memberof the Louisiana State and the District of Columbia Bars.

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.