What is Judge Sherron Ashworth's background?
EOIR's notice says that Sherron Ashworth was appointed in March 2020. Judge Ashworth earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from Louisiana College and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from the Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center. From 2009 to 2020, she served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Oakdale, Louisiana. From 2006 to 2009, she served as an assistant district attorney, in Allen Parish, Louisiana. From 2005 to 2006, she was an associate attorney with Bolen, Parker & Brenner, in Alexandria, Louisiana. From 2004 to 2005, she served as a law clerk for the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
What does TRAC report about Judge Sherron Ashworth'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 Sherron Ashworth decided 220 asylum cases at Oakdale Immigration Court and denied 83.6 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 Sherron Ashworth in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Assistant Chief 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; LaSalle Immigration Court; New Orleans Immigration Court; Oakdale Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.