Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie
September 2012: Median Prison Sentence
District Court - New York East
District Court - New York East
For all cases disposed of in the current fiscal year (2012) that were credited to Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie in the Eastern District of New York, the median prison sentence was 34.0 months. This number is 88.9% higher than the median prison sentence for all the Eastern District of New York matters disposed in the same period. At the same time, the judge's median prison sentence was 41.7% higher than the typical 2012 sentence for the nation as a whole. During the current fiscal year, Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie has sentenced 19 defendants compared with 37 defendants during the twelve months of the previous fiscal year.
Focusing on a five-year period, the median prison sentence imposed on defendants that were credited to Judge Dearie was 12.0 months. This was 33.1% lower than the 18.0 months typical in New York East and 49.9% lower than the 24.0 months median prison sentence for the nation. Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie sentenced 253 defendants during the past five years.
(CAUTION: The kinds of cases handled by individual judges influences statistical information about their sentences. It therefore is important to consider the breakdown of cases that each has handled, available below, when making judge-by-judge comparisons.)
Figure 1 compares Judge Dearie's numbers to those for judges in this district and in the United States as a whole for cases of this type over the last five years.
During the last five years there were 25 other judges in the Eastern District of New York with information on convictions during that period. Median prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 0.0 months to 30.5 months, putting Judge Dearie's median prison sentence of 12.0 months at the lower end of the range. The median prison sentence for the whole Eastern District of New York during that time was 18.0 months.
Professional Biography
Born 1944 in Rockville Center, NY
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on February 3, 1986, to a new seat authorized by 98 Stat. 333; Confirmed by the Senate on March 14, 1986, and received commission on March 19, 1986. Served as chief judge, 2007-2011. Assumed senior status on April 3, 2011.
Education:
Fairfield University, B.A., 1966
St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1969
Professional Career:
Private practice, New York City, 1969-1971, 1977-1980
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1971-1977, 1980-1982; chief, Appeals Division, 1971-1974; chief, General Crimes Section, 1974-1976; chief, Criminal Division, 1976-1977; executive assistant U.S. attorney, 1977;
chief assistant U.S. attorney, 1980-1982
U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1982-1986
Program Areas of Cases Handled
Cases disposed of by Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie for the past five years fell into a number of broad categories. The lead category for these cases was Narcotics/Drugs accounting for 41.9% of cases.
Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie over the past five years were: Organized Crime (14.6%), Other (12.6%), Immigration (12.3%), White Collar Crime (7.1%), Government Regulatory (4.0%).
| Program Area | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narcotics/Drugs | 41.9% | 38.4% | 28.5% | More |
| Organized Crime | 14.6% | 6.1% | 0.5% | More |
| Other | 12.6% | 13.3% | 10.4% | More |
| Immigration | 12.3% | 11.2% | 33.2% | More |
| White Collar Crime | 7.1% | 13.0% | 8.9% | More |
| Government Regulatory | 4.0% | 3.8% | 1.7% | More |
| Weapons | 2.8% | 6.2% | 9.2% | |
| Not specified | 2.0% | 5.1% | 6.2% | |
| National Internal Security/Terrorism | 1.6% | 0.7% | 0.3% | |
| Official Corruption | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.7% | |
| Environment | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Table 2: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)
Lead Investigative Agencies in Cases Handled
The lead investigative agency that referred cases disposed of by Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie for the past five years was the Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It accounted for 26.5% of all cases.
Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie over the past five years were: Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation (25.7%), Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration (17.8%), Other (8.7%), Postal Service (3.6%).
| Agency | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 26.5% | 24.0% | 20.2% | More |
| Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation | 25.7% | 21.7% | 13.9% | More |
| Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration | 17.8% | 14.1% | 16.3% | More |
| Other | 8.7% | 10.1% | 1.6% | More |
| Postal Service | 3.6% | 3.6% | 2.5% | |
| Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) | 2.8% | 5.5% | 10.6% | |
| State Department | 2.8% | 2.5% | 0.5% | |
| Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) | 2.0% | 2.5% | 2.8% | |
| Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection | 1.6% | 1.6% | 19.4% | |
| Treasury - Internal Revenue Service | 1.6% | 2.8% | 1.4% |
Table 3: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)
Lead Charges in Cases Handled
The lead charge with the most cases disposed of by Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie for the past five years was "21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy". It accounted for 19.8% of all cases.
Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie over the past five years were: "21 USC 952 - Importation of controlled substances" (12.6%), "18 USC 1962 - RICO - prohibited activities" (9.1%), "08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien" (5.5%), "21 USC 963 - Attempt and conspiracy" (5.5%), "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A" (4.3%), "18 USC 1546 - Fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents" (3.2%), "18 USC 1958 - Interstate commerce facilities - murder for hire" (3.2%).
| Lead Charge | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy | 19.8% | 17.7% | 10.7% | More |
| 21 USC 952 - Importation of controlled substances | 12.6% | 9.8% | 1.8% | More |
| 18 USC 1962 - RICO - prohibited activities | 9.1% | 1.9% | 0.2% | More |
| 08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien | 5.5% | 7.3% | 25.1% | More |
| 21 USC 963 - Attempt and conspiracy | 5.5% | 3.9% | 0.3% | More |
| 21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A | 4.3% | 5.7% | 15.0% | More |
| 18 USC 1546 - Fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents | 3.2% | 2.4% | 1.8% | |
| 18 USC 1958 - Interstate commerce facilities - murder for hire | 3.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | |
| 18 USC 1956 - Laundering of monetary instruments | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.4% | |
| 18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts | 2.4% | 4.7% | 7.8% |
Table 4: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)
Number of Defendants in Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie's Cases
| Case | Def. | Sentence (Months) | Sentencing Date | Program Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 36.00 | 09/20/12 | Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force | Details |
| 2 | 1 | 0.00 | 06/14/12 | Fraud-Other Business | Details |
| 3 | 1 | 78.00 | 05/24/12 | Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force | Details |
| 4 | 1 | 12.00 | 05/16/12 | Other Criminal Prosecutions | Details |
| 5 | 1 | 42.00 | 05/16/12 | Fraud-Identity Theft-Other | Details |
| 6 | 1 | 0.00 | 05/11/12 | Fraud-Other Business | Details |
| 7 | 1 | 120.00 | 05/10/12 | Drugs-Drug Trafficking | Details |
| 8 | 1 | 120.00 | 04/04/12 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 9 | 1 | 42.00 | 03/30/12 | Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force | Details |
| 10 | 1 | 63.00 | 03/28/12 | Drugs-Drug Trafficking | Details |
| 11 | 1 | 34.00 | 03/28/12 | Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force | Details |
| 12 | 1 | 37.00 | 03/27/12 | Fraud-Health Care | Details |
| 13 | 1 | 0.01 | 03/23/12 | Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force | Details |
| 14 | 1 | 0.01 | 03/14/12 | Organized Crime-Traditional Organization | Details |
| 15 | 1 | 0.01 | 02/24/12 | Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force | Details |
| 16 | 1 | 24.00 | 02/24/12 | Immigration | Details |
| 17 | 1 | 76.00 | 02/01/12 | Bank Robbery | Details |
| 18 | 1 | 18.00 | 11/04/11 | Immigration | Details |
| 19 | 1 | 12.03 | 10/07/11 | Drugs-Drug Trafficking | Details |
Table 5: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year