# Sherron Ashworth Assistant Chief Immigration Judge · [Baton Rouge Immigration Court](/kyj/court/la/baton-rouge-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Sherron Ashworth at a glance Current role Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Court [Baton Rouge Immigration Court](/kyj/court/la/baton-rouge-immigration-court) Current assignment 4 EOIR court assignments Jurisdiction Louisiana · Federal Judicial service Active ## Immigration proceeding outcomes No proceeding outcomes in this EOIR release are matched to this profile. Any separately published asylum statistics are available below. Asylum decisions and other statistics ## Analytics Published EOIR records include 239 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 23 (9.6%) and denied in 216 (90.4%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - court: Baton Rouge Immigration Court · role: Acting Assistant Chief Immigration Judge · start date: 2026-01 · end date: 2026-06 · notes: Served as Acting ACIJ January 2026 to June 2026 - court: Baton Rouge Immigration Court · role: Assistant Chief Immigration Judge · start date: 2026-07 · notes: Appointed ACIJ July 2026 - court: Oakdale Immigration Court · role: Immigration Judge · start date: 2020 · end date: 2025-12 · notes: Served as Immigration Judge at Oakdale Immigration Court from 2020 to December 2025 - Immigration judge at the Oakdale, Louisiana Immigration Court, appointed in March 2020 by Attorney General William P. Barr, with a record of high asylum denial rates compared to national averages - Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security — ICE OPLA, Oakdale, Louisiana · start year: 2009 · end year: 2020 - Assistant District Attorney — Allen Parish, Louisiana · start year: 2006 · end year: 2009 - Associate attorney — Bolen, Parker & Brenner, Alexandria, Louisiana · start year: 2005 · end year: 2006 - Law clerk — Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeals · start year: 2004 · end year: 2005 ### Education - Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center — J.D. (2004) - Louisiana College — B.A. (1997) ### Additional information - Denial rates vary by judge due to case mix, detention status, and policy factors, not solely judicial philosophy. - ACIJ assignments: Baton Rouge, LaSalle, New Orleans, Oakdale - Backup ACIJ: Houston - Greenspoint Park, Houston - S. Gessner Road, San Antonio ## 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 ### DOJ/EOIR role evidence — Sherron Ashworth Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 15, 2026 ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings ### 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 ### Current EOIR official staff directory ### Current EOIR official staff directory ### Current EOIR official staff directory ### Current EOIR official staff directory ### Current EOIR official staff directory ### Current EOIR official staff directory [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.