Appointed October 2018 · President Donald Trump→ Attorney General Jeff Sessions
7 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Grady A. Crooks earned a Bachelor of Science in 1996 from North Dakota State University, a Master of Arts in 1999 from The George Washington University, and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from the Rutgers University School of Law. He served as a military attorney in numerous locations from 2005 to 2016, including at Barksdale Air Force Base, Guantanamo Bay, Hurlburt Field, Kabul, Baghdad, Tyndall Air Force Base, and Offutt Air Force Base, and served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Louisiana in Shreveport in 2017. He was appointed as an immigration judge in October 2018 and sits at the Jena Immigration Court. Judge Crooks is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
2
Completions per year
4 total
50%
Detained at decision
share of cases
28.5 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
50%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 3 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
50%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Withholding / CAT
0%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
50%⚠
of asylum claims granted on the merits
Based on 2 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021. Fewer than 50 — treat this figure with caution.
This judge
50%
This court
13.7%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyer⚠represented · 2 decisions since 2021
50%
Without a lawyerunrepresented
no data
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.
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).