Judge Michael W. Mosman
September 2012: Median Prison Sentence
24.0 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
30.0 |
25.0% |
25.0% |
30.0 |
25.0% |
25.0% |
Table 1: Current and 5 Year
Median Prison Sentence Comparison
24.0 |
24.0 |
0.0% |
24.0 |
0.0% |
30.0 |
24.0 |
25.0% |
24.0 |
25.0% |
30.0 |
24.0 |
25.0% |
24.0 |
25.0% |
Table 1: Current and 5 Year
Median Prison Sentence Comparison
For all cases disposed of in the current fiscal year (2012) that were credited
to Judge Michael W. Mosman in the District of Oregon, the
median prison sentence was 24.0 months.
This number is 0.0% higher than the
median prison sentence for all the District of Oregon matters disposed in the same period. At
the same time, the judge's median prison sentence was 0.0%
higher than the typical 2012 sentence for the nation as a whole.
During the current fiscal year, Judge Michael W. Mosman has
sentenced 79 defendants
compared with 82 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 Mosman was 30.0 months. This was
25.0% higher than the 24.0 months typical
in Oregon and 25.0% higher than
the 24.0 months median prison sentence for the nation.
Judge Michael W. Mosman sentenced 420 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: Five Year Comparison of Median Prison Sentence
in Months
Figure 1 compares Judge Mosman'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 10 other judges in the District of Oregon with information
on convictions during that period.
Median prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges
ranged from 12.0 months to 30.0 months, putting Judge Mosman's median prison sentence
of 30.0 months at the highest end of the range.
The median prison sentence
for the whole District of Oregon during that time was 24.0 months.
Figure 2: Detailed Comparison among Judges for the District of Oregon
Professional Biography
Born 1956 in Eugene, OR
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, District of Oregon
Nominated by George W. Bush on May 8, 2003, to a seat vacated by Robert E. Jones; Confirmed by the Senate on September 25, 2003, and received commission on September 26, 2003.
Education:
Ricks College, A.B., 1979
Utah State University, B.S., 1981
Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, J.D., 1984
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Malcolm Wilkey, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1984-1985
Private practice, 1985
Law clerk, Justice Lewis F. Powell, Supreme Court of the United States, 1985-1986
Private practice, Portland, Oregon, 1986-1988
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Oregon, 1988-2001
U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, 2001-2003
Program Areas of Cases Handled
Cases disposed of by Judge Michael W. Mosman for the past five years fell into a number
of broad categories. The lead category for these cases was Other accounting for 27.4% of cases.
Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed
by Judge Michael W. Mosman over the past five years were:
Narcotics/Drugs (26.9%), Immigration (14.5%), Weapons (11.2%), White Collar Crime (10.2%), Withheld by Govt from TRAC (4.3%).
27.4% |
21.8% |
10.4% |
More |
26.9% |
18.2% |
28.5% |
More |
14.5% |
34.0% |
33.2% |
More |
11.2% |
9.1% |
9.2% |
More |
10.2% |
8.2% |
8.9% |
More |
4.3% |
4.7% |
6.2% |
More |
2.1% |
0.6% |
0.2% |
|
2.1% |
1.0% |
0.3% |
|
0.7% |
0.5% |
0.3% |
|
0.5% |
1.3% |
1.7% |
|
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 Michael W. Mosman for the past five years
was the Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation. It accounted for 23.6% of all cases.
Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed
by Judge Michael W. Mosman over the past five years were:
Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (19.3%), Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) (13.6%), Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration (12.4%), Other - State/Local Authorities (9.3%), Treasury - Internal Revenue Service (4.0%), Postal Service (3.3%).
23.6% |
17.9% |
13.9% |
More |
19.3% |
36.7% |
20.2% |
More |
13.6% |
9.7% |
10.6% |
More |
12.4% |
12.2% |
16.3% |
More |
9.3% |
5.3% |
3.5% |
More |
4.0% |
2.2% |
1.4% |
More |
3.3% |
3.4% |
2.5% |
More |
1.9% |
1.6% |
0.3% |
|
1.9% |
1.6% |
0.5% |
|
1.7% |
1.4% |
0.9% |
|
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 Michael W. Mosman for the past five years
was "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A". It accounted for 24.3% of all cases.
Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed
by Judge Michael W. Mosman over the past five years were:
"08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien" (14.3%), "18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts" (11.7%), "18 USC 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes" (7.9%), "Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)" (4.3%), "21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy" (3.3%).
24.3% |
16.6% |
15.0% |
More |
14.3% |
33.4% |
25.1% |
More |
11.7% |
9.3% |
7.8% |
More |
7.9% |
6.4% |
1.6% |
More |
4.3% |
4.8% |
6.2% |
More |
3.3% |
1.4% |
10.7% |
More |
1.9% |
1.2% |
0.8% |
|
1.7% |
0.5% |
1.4% |
|
1.7% |
1.1% |
0.9% |
|
1.7% |
1.7% |
1.2% |
|
Table 4: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)
Number of Defendants in Judge Michael W. Mosman's Cases
1 |
0.31 |
09/24/12 |
Native Americans-Offen. By and Against |
Details |
3 |
0.01 |
09/17/12 |
Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force |
Details |
1 |
0.00 |
09/17/12 |
Other Criminal Prosecutions |
Details |
1 |
12.00 |
09/13/12 |
Drugs-Drug Trafficking |
Details |
2 |
60.00 |
09/12/12 |
Drugs-Drug Trafficking |
Details |
1 |
87.00 |
09/10/12 |
Drugs-Drug Trafficking |
Details |
1 |
6.00 |
09/10/12 |
Bank Robbery |
Details |
1 |
27.00 |
09/06/12 |
Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major |
Details |
1 |
42.00 |
09/05/12 |
Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major |
Details |
1 |
6.00 |
09/05/12 |
Court and Admin of Justice Offenses |
Details |
1 |
78.00 |
08/30/12 |
Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major |
Details |
2 |
60.00 |
08/27/12 |
Drugs-Drug Trafficking |
Details |
1 |
150.00 |
08/24/12 |
Drugs-Drug Trafficking |
Details |
1 |
0.01 |
08/20/12 |
Fraud-Financial Institution |
Details |
1 |
18.00 |
08/20/12 |
Fraud-Other |
Details |
1 |
51.00 |
08/09/12 |
Violence-Other |
Details |
1 |
63.00 |
08/06/12 |
Drugs-Drug Trafficking |
Details |
1 |
25.00 |
07/23/12 |
Drugs-Drug Trafficking |
Details |
1 |
24.00 |
07/23/12 |
Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major |
Details |
1 |
36.00 |
07/23/12 |
Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major |
Details |
1 |
15.00 |
07/23/12 |
Other Criminal Prosecutions |
Details |
1 |
8.00 |
07/20/12 |
Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major |
Details |
1 |
0.00 |
06/28/12 |
Fraud-Financial Institution |
Details |
1 |
0.00 |
06/25/12 |
Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force |
Details |
1 |
120.00 |
06/25/12 |
Violence-Indian Country |
Details |
1 |
57.00 |
06/21/12 |
Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major |
Details |
1 |
70.00 |
06/20/12 |
Drugs-Drug Trafficking |
Details |
1 |
120.00 |
06/18/12 |
Drugs-Drug Trafficking |
Details |
1 |
0.00 |
06/04/12 |
Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) |
Details |
1 |
84.00 |
06/01/12 |
Violence-Other |
Details |
1 |
97.00 |
05/18/12 |
Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force |
Details |
1 |
60.00 |
05/18/12 |
Drugs-Drug Trafficking |
Details |
1 |
24.00 |
05/18/12 |
Fraud-Identity Theft-Aggravated |
Details |
1 |
87.00 |
05/15/12 |
Drugs-Drug Trafficking |
Details |
1 |
60.00 |
05/14/12 |
Native Americans-Offen. By and Against |
Details |
1 |
0.01 |
05/14/12 |
Immigration |
Details |
3 |
51.00 |
05/07/12 |
Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major |
Details |
1 |
48.00 |
05/04/12 |
Fraud-Other |
Details |
1 |
0.00 |
04/30/12 |
Drugs-Drug Trafficking |
Details |
1 |
0.00 |
04/30/12 |
Fraud-Against Ins. Provider |
Details |
1 |
70.00 |
04/30/12 |
Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major |
Details |
1 |
85.00 |
04/09/12 |
Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major |
Details |
1 |
6.00 |
04/06/12 |
Violence-Indian Country |
Details |
1 |
0.01 |
04/02/12 |
Fugitive Crimes |
Details |
1 |
0.01 |
03/19/12 |
Immigration |
Details |
1 |
72.00 |
03/16/12 |
Bank Robbery |
Details |
1 |
72.00 |
03/16/12 |
Bank Robbery |
Details |
1 |
12.03 |
03/12/12 |
Fraud-Other |
Details |
1 |
44.00 |
03/12/12 |
Drugs-Drug Trafficking |
Details |
1 |
10.00 |
03/09/12 |
Native Americans-Offen. By and Against |
Details |
Table 5: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year (first 50 only)