Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV
September 2012: Median Prison Sentence

District Court - Massachusetts

Show Details   Judge Compared
To District
Compared
To U.S.
Latest Fiscal Year 30.0 11.1% 25.0%
Previous Fiscal Year 49.0 63.3% 104%
Past 5 Years 49.0 36.1% 104%

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 F. Dennis Saylor, IV in the District of Massachusetts, the median prison sentence was 30.0 months. This number is 11.1% higher than the median prison sentence for all the District of Massachusetts matters disposed in the same period. At the same time, the judge's median prison sentence was 25.0% higher than the typical 2012 sentence for the nation as a whole. During the current fiscal year, Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV has sentenced 22 defendants compared with 49 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 Saylor was 49.0 months. This was 36.1% higher than the 36.0 months typical in Massachusetts and 104.2% higher than the 24.0 months median prison sentence for the nation. Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV sentenced 164 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.)

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Figure 1: Five Year Comparison of Median Prison Sentence
in Months

Figure 1 compares Judge Saylor'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 11 other judges in the District of Massachusetts with information on convictions during that period. Median prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 24.0 months to 46.0 months, putting Judge Saylor's median prison sentence of 49.0 months at the higher end of the range. The median prison sentence for the whole District of Massachusetts during that time was 36.0 months.

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Figure 2: Detailed Comparison among Judges for the District of Massachusetts

Professional Biography

Born 1955 in Royal Oak, MI

Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Nominated by George W. Bush on July 30, 2003, to a seat vacated by Robert E. Keeton; Confirmed by the Senate on June 1, 2004, and received commission on June 2, 2004.

Education:
Northwestern University, B.S., 1977
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1981

Professional Career:
Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1981-1987, 1993-2004
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1987-1990
Special counsel & chief of staff to the assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 1990-1993

Program Areas of Cases Handled

Cases disposed of by Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV for the past five years fell into a number of broad categories. The lead category for these cases was Narcotics/Drugs accounting for 41.5% of cases.

Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV over the past five years were: Other (26.2%), White Collar Crime (10.4%), Weapons (6.1%), Withheld by Govt from TRAC (6.1%), Immigration (4.3%), Official Corruption (4.3%).

Program Area Judge District US  
Narcotics/Drugs 41.5% 27.5% 28.5% More
Other 26.2% 15.8% 10.4% More
White Collar Crime 10.4% 14.9% 8.9% More
Weapons 6.1% 9.5% 9.2% More
Not specified 6.1% 4.8% 6.2% More
Immigration 4.3% 8.5% 33.2%  
Official Corruption 4.3% 3.6% 0.7%  
National Internal Security/Terrorism 0.6% 1.0% 0.3%  
Organized Crime 0.6% 12.8% 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 F. Dennis Saylor, IV for the past five years was the Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration. It accounted for 46.3% of all cases.

Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV over the past five years were: Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation (16.5%), Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (9.8%), Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) (9.1%), Treasury - Internal Revenue Service (6.1%), Postal Service (3.0%).

Agency Judge District US  
Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration 46.3% 24.8% 16.3% More
Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation 16.5% 24.2% 13.9% More
Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement 9.8% 13.7% 20.2% More
Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) 9.1% 12.6% 10.6% More
Treasury - Internal Revenue Service 6.1% 4.4% 1.4% More
Postal Service 3.0% 4.4% 2.5%  
State Department 2.4% 2.5% 0.5%  
Housing and Urban Development 1.8% 0.9% 0.2%  
Justice - Other 1.2% 0.3% 0.4%  
Labor 1.2% 0.7% 0.3%  

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 F. Dennis Saylor, IV for the past five years was "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A". It accounted for 23.8% of all cases.

Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV over the past five years were: "21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy" (18.3%), "18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors" (9.8%), "18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts" (6.7%), "08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien" (6.1%), "Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)" (6.1%), "18 USC 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television" (3.0%).

Lead Charge Judge District US  
21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A 23.8% 22.8% 15.0% More
21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy 18.3% 13.4% 10.7% More
18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors 9.8% 2.8% 1.6% More
18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts 6.7% 10.9% 7.8% More
08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien 6.1% 7.3% 25.1% More
Not specified 6.1% 4.8% 6.2% More
18 USC 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television 3.0% 2.0% 0.8%  
18 USC 1344 - Bank Fraud 2.4% 1.9% 1.2%  
18 USC 1542 - False statement in application and use of passport 2.4% 2.2% 0.3%  
18 USC 641 - Public money, property or records 1.8% 1.0% 0.9%  

Table 4: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)

Number of Defendants in Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV's Cases

Case Def. Sentence (Months) Sentencing Date Program Category  
1 1 135.00 07/16/12 Project Safe Childhood Details
2 1 30.00 05/17/12 Fugitive Crimes Details
3 1 24.03 05/08/12 Corruption(Govt Off)-Other Details
4 1 0.00 05/07/12 Corruption(Govt Off)-Fed Program Details
5 1 12.03 04/24/12 Other Criminal Prosecutions Details
3 2 0.00 04/13/12 Corruption(Govt Off)-Other Details
6 1 51.00 04/11/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
3 3 10.00 03/29/12 Corruption(Govt Off)-Other Details
7 1 92.00 03/29/12 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) Details
8 1 0.00 03/29/12 Fraud-Other Details
9 1 235.00 03/02/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
10 1 37.00 02/27/12 Project Safe Childhood Details
11 1 30.00 02/10/12 Project Safe Childhood Details
12 1 57.00 02/01/12 Bank Robbery Details
13 1 3.00 01/06/12 Project Safe Childhood Details
14 1 240.00 12/12/11 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details
15 1 0.01 11/29/11 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details
15 2 0.00 11/22/11 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details
15 3 0.00 11/22/11 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details
16 1 156.00 11/22/11 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details
17 1 33.00 11/22/11 Immigration Details
18 1 49.00 10/21/11 Fraud-Other Business Details

Table 5: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year