Judge Rosemary M. Collyer
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence
District Court - Washington, D.C.
District Court - Washington, D.C.
For all cases disposed of in the current fiscal year (2012) that were credited to Judge Rosemary M. Collyer in the District of Washington, D.C., the average prison sentence was 189.2 months. This number is 200.4% higher than the average prison sentence for all the District of Washington, D.C. matters disposed in the same period. At the same time, the judge's average prison sentence was 306.8% higher than the typical 2012 sentence for the nation as a whole. During the current fiscal year, Judge Rosemary M. Collyer has sentenced 25 defendants compared with 27 defendants during the twelve months of the previous fiscal year.
Focusing on a five-year period, the average prison sentence imposed on defendants that were credited to Judge Collyer was 75.8 months. This was 17.6% higher than the 64.5 months typical in Washington, D.C. and 57.0% higher than the 48.3 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge Rosemary M. Collyer sentenced 120 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 Collyer'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 13 other judges in the District of Washington, D.C. with information on convictions during that period. Average prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 42.3 months to 114.5 months, putting Judge Collyer's average prison sentence of 75.8 months at the higher end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole District of Washington, D.C. during that time was 64.5 months.
Professional Biography
Born 1945 in Port Chester, MD
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by George W. Bush on , to a seat vacated by Thomas Penfield Jackson; Confirmed by the Senate on November 14, 2002, and received commission on November 15, 2002.
Education:
Trinity College, B.A., 1968
University of Denver College of Law, J.D., 1977
Professional Career:
Private practice, Colorado, 1977-1981
Chairman, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, 1981-1984
General counsel, National Labor Relations Board, 1984-1989
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1989-2002
Program Areas of Cases Handled
Cases disposed of by Judge Rosemary M. Collyer for the past five years fell into a number of broad categories. The lead category for these cases was Withheld by Govt from TRAC accounting for 49.2% of cases.
Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Rosemary M. Collyer over the past five years were: Narcotics/Drugs (25.8%), Other (10.8%), White Collar Crime (8.3%).
| Program Area | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not specified | 49.2% | 43.7% | 6.2% | More |
| Narcotics/Drugs | 25.8% | 19.4% | 28.5% | More |
| Other | 10.8% | 12.1% | 10.4% | More |
| White Collar Crime | 8.3% | 11.6% | 8.9% | More |
| Immigration | 2.5% | 2.9% | 33.2% | |
| Weapons | 1.7% | 3.6% | 9.2% | |
| National Internal Security/Terrorism | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | |
| Official Corruption | 0.8% | 5.3% | 0.7% |
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 Rosemary M. Collyer for the past five years was the Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation. It accounted for 39.2% of all cases.
Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Rosemary M. Collyer over the past five years were: Other - District of Columbia (21.7%), Other (15.0%), Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) (5.0%), Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (3.3%), Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) (3.3%).
| Agency | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation | 39.2% | 35.5% | 13.9% | More |
| Other - District of Columbia | 21.7% | 28.2% | 0.3% | More |
| Other | 15.0% | 16.4% | 1.6% | More |
| Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) | 5.0% | 3.0% | 2.8% | |
| Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 3.3% | 3.6% | 20.2% | |
| Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) | 3.3% | 1.8% | 10.6% | |
| Homeland Security - formerly coded Justice (Immigration and Naturalization) | 2.5% | 0.2% | 0.1% | |
| Justice - Other | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.4% | |
| Postal Service | 1.7% | 2.4% | 2.5% | |
| Education | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
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 Rosemary M. Collyer for the past five years was "Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)". It accounted for 53.3% of all cases.
Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Rosemary M. Collyer over the past five years were: "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A" (14.2%), "21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy" (8.3%), "18 USC 641 - Public money, property or records" (4.2%), "08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien" (3.3%).
| Lead Charge | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not specified | 53.3% | 44.1% | 6.2% | More |
| 21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A | 14.2% | 14.2% | 15.0% | More |
| 21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy | 8.3% | 4.4% | 10.7% | More |
| 18 USC 641 - Public money, property or records | 4.2% | 2.0% | 0.9% | |
| 08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien | 3.3% | 2.6% | 25.1% | |
| 18 USC 666 - Theft or bribery in programs receiving Fed funds | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.2% | |
| 18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts | 1.7% | 3.7% | 7.8% | |
| 18 USC 1029 - Fraud and related activity - access devices | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0.6% | |
| 18 USC 1341 - Mail Fraud - Frauds and swindles | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.1% | |
| 18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.6% |
Table 4: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)
Number of Defendants in Judge Rosemary M. Collyer's Cases
| Case | Def. | Sentence (Months) | Sentencing Date | Program Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 09/07/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 1 | 78.00 | 08/29/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 3 | 1 | 0.01 | 08/29/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 4 | 1 | 0.01 | 08/16/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 5 | 1 | 0.01 | 07/19/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 6 | 1 | 1200.00 | 07/13/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 6 | 2 | 1200.00 | 07/12/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 6 | 4 | 1200.00 | 07/12/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 7 | 1 | 48.00 | 07/09/12 | Drugs-Drug Trafficking | Details |
| 8 | 1 | 0.01 | 06/08/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 9 | 1 | 172.00 | 05/11/12 | Project Safe Childhood | Details |
| 10 | 1 | 125.00 | 05/09/12 | Project Safe Childhood | Details |
| 11 | 1 | 25.00 | 03/23/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 12 | 1 | 65.00 | 03/02/12 | Fraud-Mortgage | Details |
| 13 | 1 | 22.01 | 02/21/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 14 | 1 | 84.00 | 02/17/12 | Project Safe Childhood | Details |
| 15 | 1 | 0.00 | 01/06/12 | Theft-Government Property | Details |
| 16 | 1 | 108.00 | 12/23/11 | Project Safe Childhood | Details |
| 6 | 3 | 192.00 | 12/21/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 6 | 5 | 180.00 | 12/21/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 17 | 1 | 1.00 | 12/20/11 | Fraud-Federal Procurement | Details |
| 18 | 1 | 22.00 | 12/20/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 19 | 1 | 0.01 | 12/01/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 12 | 2 | 9.00 | 11/09/11 | Fraud-Mortgage | Details |
| 20 | 1 | 0.03 | 10/21/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
Table 5: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year