Loren Craft at a glance
- Current role
- Immigration Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Utah · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
Loren Craft
Immigration Judge · Salt Lake City Immigration Court
Loren Craft — Salt Lake City Immigration Court
Immigration proceeding outcomes
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Biography
Professional career
- Immigration judge appointed to the Salt Lake City Immigration Court in West Valley, Utah, to begin hearing cases in September 2026
- Appointment: Announced by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) on September 24, 2026, to start in September 2026
- In summary: Judge Loren Craft is a newly sworn-in federal immigration judge in Utah with a background in law, private practice, and U.S. Army service, beginning her judicial role in September 2026 at the Salt Lake City Immigration Court
- Judge Craft’s appointment was part of a group of new judges announced by EOIR for the Salt Lake City Immigration Court
- The EOIR notice notes she was appointed under the administration of President Donald Trump and Attorney General Todd Blanche
Education
- University of Houston Law Center — J.D. (2001)
- Middle Tennessee State University — B.S. (1997)
Additional information
- Appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in Salt Lake City in September 2026 after a long private-practice career in Houston.
- One of several immigration judges and temporary judges appointed between October 2025 and September 2026.
- Professional Experience: Private practice in Houston, Texas, from November 2001 to August 2026 Member of the State Bar of Texas
- U.S. Army Infantry service during Operation Desert Storm.
- As a newly appointed judge, no case decisions or statistics are yet available in public databases.
- Served on active duty in the U.S. Army Infantry during Operation Desert Storm
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
EOIR Practice Manual 2.1 — Delivery and Receipt
Salt Lake City Immigration Court
Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27EOIR Practice Manual 3.11 — Courtroom Decorum
Salt Lake City Immigration Court
Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27EOIR Practice Manual 2.3 — Documents
Salt Lake City Immigration Court
Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Biography sources checked October 11, 2026.
DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory
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