W. Scott Laragy
Immigration Judge, Oakdale Immigration Court. Appointed August 2018 by Jeff Sessions.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 201
- Asylum granted
- 20
- Other relief granted
- 14
- Denied
- 167
- Against own court
- +1.2 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93% | 70% | 83% | 86% |
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 earned 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 member of the Louisiana State and the District of Columbia Bars.
In the record
Executive Office for Immigration Review Swears in 23 Immigration Judges
EOIR announced that Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed W. Scott Laragy to the Oakdale Immigration Court, beginning in August 2018. The notice records that he has served in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps since 1995, on active duty until 2007.
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.