ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION COURT PROFILE

New Orleans (NOL)

New Orleans, LA

FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR · These profile totals cover all available years; they are not this fiscal year’s court totals.

Decision approval rate3.7%

Judges8

Asylum decisions1,401

Approved / denied52 / 1,349 / 0

Court judges

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Judge profiles · all available yearsDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Lorely Ramirez Fernandez2020-01-02 – 2026-07-0186998771011.3%

Kevin P. Guillory2020-08-10 – 2025-12-22564244320043.3%

Megan R. Jackler2020-08-10 – 2025-01-231084068037.0%

Gabrielle Jones2023-06-26 – 2025-04-18384186198048.4%

Jason Jones2023-02-09 – 2024-12-191236558052.8%

Joseph B. La Rocca2020-01-02 – 2026-06-301,3462641,082019.6%

Charlotte S. Marquez2020-01-02 – 2026-06-309838589808.6%

Eric W. Marsteller2020-01-02 – 2026-06-241,019301718029.5%

Catherine G. Phillips2026-02-11 – 2026-07-015405400.0%

How court data is calculated

Court approval rate is approved ÷ (approved + denied) in this court’s database sample. Judge tenures and sample ranges vary, so court totals are for observation, not predicting a case.

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