# Shannon R. Holderfield Immigration Judge · [Oakdale Immigration Court](/kyj/court/la/oakdale-immigration-court) Last updated October 9, 2026 ## Shannon R. Holderfield at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Oakdale Immigration Court](/kyj/court/la/oakdale-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Louisiana · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 479 Relief granted 8 1.7% Denied / removal ordered 214 44.7% Other / procedural 257 53.7% 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 ## Biography ### Professional career - Appointed U.S. Immigration Judge at the Oakdale, Louisiana Immigration Court, sworn in May 2026 under Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche - Judge, Oakdale Immigration Court; from 2026-05-20 - senior attorney with the Office of Chief Counsel, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, in El Paso, Texas (September 2019–May 2026) - special assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas (May 2023–January 2025) - judicial law clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and from September 2018 to May 2019, she worked as an associate with a private firm in Houston (September 2017–August 2018) - Immigration Judge - Oakdale Immigration Court listing, Oakdale Immigration Court ### Education - The collected biographical information identifies Shannon R. Holderfield holds a University of Arizona B.A. (2012) and University of Tulsa College of Law J.D. (2017). ### Additional information - It lists a federal district judicial clerkship (2017–2018), U.S. Customs and Border Protection senior-attorney work (September 2019–May 2026), Special Assistant U.S. Attorney service (2023–2025), and Texas bar membership. - In 2023, Judge Holderfield received the CBP Commissioner’s Award for Integrity. - Her appointment is part of the largest class of new immigration judges in EOIR history - Judge Holderfield is a member of the State Bar of Texas. - It identifies her with Oakdale Immigration Court. ## 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 ### 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.