# Romaine White Immigration Judge · [Baton Rouge Immigration Court](/kyj/court/la/baton-rouge-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Romaine White at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Baton Rouge Immigration Court](/kyj/court/la/baton-rouge-immigration-court) Current assignment [Baton Rouge Immigration Court](/kyj/court/la/baton-rouge-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Louisiana · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 4,664 Relief granted 125 2.7% Denied / removal ordered 2,461 52.8% Other / procedural 2,078 44.6% National comparison for this selection: 9,249,024 outcomes; 10.0% relief granted; 52.0% denied / removal ordered; 38.0% other / procedural. Methodology and sources These are proceeding outcomes, not asylum application statistics. Completion years use EOIR COMP_DATE; 2026 contains partial-year data. Relief granted, denied / removal ordered and other / procedural exhaust the recorded outcomes. Groups of one are included. Historical outcomes do not establish a current assignment. Counts describe recorded cases and do not predict an individual's result. [Official EOIR case data](https://fileshare.eoir.justice.gov/EOIR%20Case%20Data.zip) · Source date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:27 GMT Asylum decisions and other statistics ## Analytics Published EOIR records include 1,170 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 63 (5.4%) and denied in 1,107 (94.6%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Appointed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to the U.S. Immigration Court system in July 2021 - court: Baton Rouge Immigration Court · role: Immigration Judge · start date: 2021-07 · notes: Appointed July 2021 per EOIR announcement; listed on Baton Rouge court page - court: Louisiana Division of Administrative Law · role: Administrative Law Judge · start date: 2012 · end date: 2021 · notes: Served in New Orleans per TRAC bio - Associate Attorney — Griffin, Cochrane, & Marshall · start year: 1986 · end year: 1991 - The Houston–Greenspoint Immigration Court and Baton Rouge Immigration Court are part of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the U.S. Department of Justice ### Education - University of Georgia School of Law — Law — J.D. (1986) - University of Virginia — B.A. (1983) ### Additional information - TRAC report also shows Houston-Greenspoint assignment FY2021-2026 - Romaine L. White is a U.S. Immigration Judge appointed in July 2021, serving at the Houston–Greenspoint and Baton Rouge Immigration Courts, with a career in Louisiana and Georgia public service and private practice - Sole Practitioner — Law Office of Romaine L. White LLC · start year: 2004 · end year: 2021 - Sole practitioner, Law Office of Romaine L. White LLC, Houma, LA (2004–2021 (and 1999–2001)). - Assistant Parish Attorney — Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government · start year: 2001 · end year: 2006 - Associate Attorney — McNabb and Associates · start year: 2001 · end year: 2004 - Sole Practitioner — Law Office of Romaine L. White LLC · start year: 1999 · end year: 2001 - Deputy General Counsel — State Bar of Georgia · start year: 1997 · end year: 1998 - Senior Assistant City Attorney — City of Atlanta · start year: 1991 · end year: 1997 - She is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the Louisiana State Bar ## Sources Identity source checked August 19, 2026 . Biography sources checked August 19, 2026 . ### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 19, 2026 ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.1 - Delivery and Receipt Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 30, 2026 ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.3 - Documents ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.10 - Interpreters ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.11 - Courtroom Decorum ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.12 - Electronic Devices ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.15 - Individual Calendar Hearing ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 15, 2026 ### Supplied Louisiana biography research Biography source · HTML · Source checked October 2, 2026 ### Supplied Louisiana biography research ### Supplied Louisiana biography research ### Current EOIR official staff directory Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026 [Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections) ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [EOIR Practice Manual 2.1 — Delivery and Receipt](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9195b4f0bba01a19aa8df41) — 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](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-1). Collected 2026-10-27. - [EOIR Practice Manual 3.11 — Courtroom Decorum](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8d8e8e8bf80478864645291a) — 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](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-3-11). Collected 2026-10-27. - [EOIR Practice Manual 2.3 — Documents](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-53ee093be24c18a5d1a93046) — 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](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-3). Collected 2026-10-27.