Judge Mary A. McLaughlin
September 2012: Median Prison Sentence
District Court - Pennsylvania East
District Court - Pennsylvania East
For all cases disposed of in the current fiscal year (2012) that were credited to Judge Mary A. McLaughlin in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the median prison sentence was 27.0 months. This number is 27.0% lower than the median prison sentence for all the Eastern District of Pennsylvania matters disposed in the same period. At the same time, the judge's median prison sentence was 12.5% higher than the typical 2012 sentence for the nation as a whole. During the current fiscal year, Judge Mary A. McLaughlin has sentenced 40 defendants compared with 60 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 McLaughlin was 33.0 months. This was 8.3% lower than the 36.0 months typical in Pennsylvania East and 37.5% higher than the 24.0 months median prison sentence for the nation. Judge Mary A. McLaughlin sentenced 207 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 McLaughlin'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 26 other judges in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania with information on convictions during that period. Median prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 6.0 months to 70.0 months, putting Judge McLaughlin's median prison sentence of 33.0 months at the lower end of the range. The median prison sentence for the whole Eastern District of Pennsylvania during that time was 36.0 months.
Professional Biography
Born 1946 in Philadelphia, PA
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by William J. Clinton on March 13, 2000, to a seat vacated by Marvin Katz; Confirmed by the Senate on May 24, 2000, and received commission on May 31, 2000.
Education:
Gwynedd-Mercy College, B.A., 1968
Bryn Mawr College, M.A., 1969
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1976
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Stanley Brotman, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1976-1977
Private practice, 1977-1980
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1980-1984
Assistant professor, Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1984-1986
Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1986-2000
Adjunct professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1988
Adjunct professor, Rutgers University School of Law, 1989
Chief counsel, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Government, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate, 1995
Program Areas of Cases Handled
Cases disposed of by Judge Mary A. McLaughlin for the past five years fell into a number of broad categories. The lead category for these cases was Narcotics/Drugs accounting for 23.7% of cases.
Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Mary A. McLaughlin over the past five years were: Weapons (20.8%), White Collar Crime (19.8%), Other (12.1%), Immigration (8.2%), Withheld by Govt from TRAC (4.3%), National Internal Security/Terrorism (3.9%), Government Regulatory (3.4%).
| Program Area | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narcotics/Drugs | 23.7% | 26.1% | 28.5% | More |
| Weapons | 20.8% | 23.8% | 9.2% | More |
| White Collar Crime | 19.8% | 18.9% | 8.9% | More |
| Other | 12.1% | 12.1% | 10.4% | More |
| Immigration | 8.2% | 9.1% | 33.2% | More |
| Not specified | 4.3% | 1.6% | 6.2% | |
| National Internal Security/Terrorism | 3.9% | 0.8% | 0.3% | |
| Government Regulatory | 3.4% | 4.4% | 1.7% | |
| Official Corruption | 2.4% | 1.3% | 0.7% | |
| Organized Crime | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.5% |
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 Mary A. McLaughlin for the past five years was the Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation. It accounted for 28.5% of all cases.
Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Mary A. McLaughlin over the past five years were: Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (17.4%), Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration (15.0%), Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) (14.5%), Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) (7.2%), Postal Service (6.8%), Treasury - Internal Revenue Service (3.9%).
| Agency | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation | 28.5% | 34.9% | 13.9% | More |
| Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 17.4% | 12.9% | 20.2% | More |
| Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration | 15.0% | 14.6% | 16.3% | More |
| Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) | 14.5% | 17.3% | 10.6% | More |
| Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) | 7.2% | 6.3% | 2.8% | More |
| Postal Service | 6.8% | 4.7% | 2.5% | More |
| Treasury - Internal Revenue Service | 3.9% | 2.5% | 1.4% | |
| Homeland Security - Citizen and Immigration Services | 2.4% | 0.3% | 1.5% | |
| Justice - US Marshals Service | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.9% | |
| Defense | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
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 Mary A. McLaughlin for the past five years was "18 USC 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US". It accounted for 20.3% of all cases.
Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Mary A. McLaughlin over the past five years were: "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A" (15.9%), "21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy" (13.0%), "18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts" (6.3%), "18 USC 1951 - Hobbs Act" (4.8%), "18 USC 1029 - Fraud and related activity - access devices" (4.3%), "18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors" (4.3%), "Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)" (4.3%), "08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien" (3.9%).
| Lead Charge | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 USC 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US | 20.3% | 13.9% | 1.4% | More |
| 21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A | 15.9% | 12.3% | 15.0% | More |
| 21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy | 13.0% | 19.2% | 10.7% | More |
| 18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts | 6.3% | 7.8% | 7.8% | More |
| 18 USC 1951 - Hobbs Act | 4.8% | 6.5% | 0.7% | More |
| 18 USC 1029 - Fraud and related activity - access devices | 4.3% | 1.4% | 0.6% | |
| 18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors | 4.3% | 2.1% | 1.6% | |
| Not specified | 4.3% | 1.6% | 6.2% | |
| 08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien | 3.9% | 6.8% | 25.1% | |
| 18 USC 924 - Firearms; Penalties | 2.9% | 2.3% | 0.6% |
Table 4: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)
Number of Defendants in Judge Mary A. McLaughlin's Cases
| Case | Def. | Sentence (Months) | Sentencing Date | Program Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 30.00 | 09/25/12 | Drugs-Drug Trafficking | Details |
| 2 | 1 | 18.00 | 09/19/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 3 | 1 | 14.00 | 09/13/12 | Counterfeiting and Forgery | Details |
| 4 | 1 | 150.00 | 09/07/12 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 5 | 1 | 0.00 | 09/06/12 | Fraud-Tax | Details |
| 6 | 1 | 102.00 | 08/30/12 | Fraud-Identity Theft-Aggravated | Details |
| 6 | 2 | 94.00 | 08/30/12 | Fraud-Identity Theft-Aggravated | Details |
| 7 | 1 | 128.00 | 08/09/12 | Bank Robbery | Details |
| 3 | 4 | 10.00 | 08/01/12 | Counterfeiting and Forgery | Details |
| 4 | 2 | 300.00 | 07/19/12 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 8 | 1 | 0.03 | 07/17/12 | Fraud-Identity Theft-Aggravated | Details |
| 9 | 1 | 180.00 | 07/12/12 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 3 | 2 | 0.01 | 07/11/12 | Counterfeiting and Forgery | Details |
| 3 | 3 | 18.00 | 07/10/12 | Counterfeiting and Forgery | Details |
| 10 | 1 | 0.01 | 07/03/12 | Fraud-Financial Institution | Details |
| 11 | 1 | 32.00 | 06/12/12 | Fraud-Identity Theft-Aggravated | Details |
| 7 | 2 | 20.00 | 06/12/12 | Bank Robbery | Details |
| 12 | 1 | 46.01 | 06/07/12 | Immigration | Details |
| 13 | 1 | 0.01 | 06/05/12 | Fraud-Identity Theft-Aggravated | Details |
| 14 | 1 | 24.00 | 05/31/12 | Fraud-Identity Theft-Aggravated | Details |
| 15 | 1 | 97.00 | 05/24/12 | Organized Crime-Emerging Organization | Details |
| 16 | 1 | 0.03 | 05/10/12 | Fraud-Identity Theft-Aggravated | Details |
| 17 | 1 | 0.00 | 05/07/12 | Court and Admin of Justice Offenses | Details |
| 18 | 1 | 60.00 | 05/01/12 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 6 | 3 | 33.00 | 04/17/12 | Fraud-Identity Theft-Aggravated | Details |
| 19 | 1 | 0.01 | 03/30/12 | Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force | Details |
| 20 | 1 | 30.00 | 03/23/12 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 6 | 4 | 30.00 | 02/14/12 | Fraud-Identity Theft-Aggravated | Details |
| 21 | 1 | 6.00 | 02/02/12 | Drugs-Drug Trafficking | Details |
| 22 | 1 | 8.01 | 01/24/12 | Immigration | Details |
| 23 | 1 | 180.00 | 01/11/12 | Project Safe Childhood | Details |
| 24 | 1 | 180.00 | 12/13/11 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 25 | 1 | 30.00 | 12/12/11 | Immigration | Details |
| 26 | 1 | 96.00 | 12/07/11 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 27 | 1 | 12.03 | 12/06/11 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 27 | 2 | 8.00 | 12/06/11 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 28 | 1 | 12.03 | 11/29/11 | Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force | Details |
| 29 | 1 | 46.00 | 11/04/11 | Fraud-Mortgage | Details |
| 30 | 1 | 70.00 | 11/03/11 | Project Safe Childhood | Details |
| 31 | 1 | 0.00 | 10/11/11 | Other Criminal Prosecutions | Details |
Table 5: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year