What is Judge Carey Holliday's background?
EOIR's notice says that Carey Holliday was appointed in February 2026. Judge Holliday earned a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1974 from Louisiana State University and a Juris Doctorate in 1977 from Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center. From 2016 to January 2026, he practiced immigration law in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. From 2009 to 2015, he served as a workers’ compensation judge in Louisiana. From 2006 to 2009, he served as an immigration judge at the Miami Immigration Court. Prior to that, he served for 16 years as a Louisiana state assistant attorney general and was the general counsel for the Louisiana Department of Insurance.
What does TRAC report about Judge Carey Holliday's asylum decisions?
TRAC, a research center that began at Syracuse University, reports that for FY 2021 - 2026 (data covers the first 9 months of fiscal year 2026), Judge Carey Holliday decided 415 asylum cases at Baton Rouge Immigration Court and denied 99.5 percent, based on its report of Aug 27, 2026. These are past figures for one court. They do not predict your case, which turns on your facts, evidence, nationality and representation, and TRAC cautions against simple comparisons between judges at different courts. Read the full report at TRAC, and talk to a lawyer about your own case.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Carey Holliday in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Immigration Judge. The record is not an appointment history or an employment certification.
Dated court associations
EOIR’s court-specific tables associate this entry with Baton Rouge Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.