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Recording an internet-based hearing is prohibited (8 C.F.R. § 1003.28). Respondents without a representative default to in-person hearings.
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Emily Farrar-Crockett earned a Bachelor of Science in 1997 from Murray State University and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from Tulane Law School. She worked as an immigration attorney in private practice in Louisville, Kentucky, from 2015 to 2018, as an associate immigration attorney with McClain DeWees, PLLC, from 2013 to 2015, and as an attorney with the Louisville Metro Public Defender Office from 2001 to 2013, where she also served as deputy division chief of the Juvenile Trial Division from 2006 to 2013. She is a member of the Kentucky Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
701
Completions per year
4,204 total
10.9%
Detained at decision
share of cases
18.2 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
20.9%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
8.3%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
11.3%
Appeals remanded or reversed
53 appeals decided
Bond decisions
Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021.
"Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
9.5%⚠
Bond requests granted
21 bond decisions Too few cases
$7,500
Median bond when set
6 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 9.5%
Court average 42.9% · median $7,500
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
29.6%
560 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
3.2%
792 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
27.5%⚠
40 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
75%⚠
4 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
68.8%⚠
16 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
86.7%
150 decisions Moderate
29.6%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 560 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
29.6%
This court
32.6%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 45% of the 825 judges nationally with enough cases to compare.
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyerrepresented · 467 decisions since 2021
32.1%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 93 decisions since 2021
17.2%
Asylum grant rate over time
Each point is that calendar year's grant rate, back to 2015 where the judge was deciding cases — the longer career view. Dashed grey line = current national average (31.8%). Headline rates above use 2021 – today.
* 2026 is a partial year (data through 06/01/2026) and is incomplete.
Courts where this judge has decided cases
Hearing locations for cases this judge completed since 2021, by number of decisions.
Many judges hear cases from more than one court (detained facilities, video dockets, or reassignments).