Judge Claire V. Eagan
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence

District Court - Oklahoma North

Show Details   Judge Compared
To District
Compared
To U.S.
Latest Fiscal Year 52.4 6.6% 12.6%
Previous Fiscal Year 43.7 -6.5% -4.8%
Past 5 Years 61.9 6.6% 28.1%

Table 1: Current and 5 Year
Average Prison Sentence Comparison

For all cases disposed of in the current fiscal year (2012) that were credited to Judge Claire V. Eagan in the Northern District of Oklahoma, the average prison sentence was 52.4 months. This number is 6.6% higher than the average prison sentence for all the Northern District of Oklahoma matters disposed in the same period. At the same time, the judge's average prison sentence was 12.6% higher than the typical 2012 sentence for the nation as a whole. During the current fiscal year, Judge Claire V. Eagan has sentenced 75 defendants compared with 88 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 Eagan was 61.9 months. This was 6.6% higher than the 58.1 months typical in Oklahoma North and 28.1% higher than the 48.3 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge Claire V. Eagan sentenced 341 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 Average Prison Sentence
in Months

Figure 1 compares Judge Eagan'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 3 other judges in the Northern District of Oklahoma with information on convictions during that period. Average prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 52.4 months to 60.5 months, putting Judge Eagan's average prison sentence of 61.9 months at the higher end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole Northern District of Oklahoma during that time was 58.1 months.

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Figure 2: Detailed Comparison among Judges for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Professional Biography

Born 1950 in Bronx, NY

Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma

Nominated by George W. Bush on , to a seat vacated by Thomas Rutherford Brett; Confirmed by the Senate on October 23, 2001, and received commission on October 24, 2001. Served as chief judge, 2005-2012.

Education:
Trinity College, Washington, DC, B.A., 1972
Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 1976

Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Allen E. Barrow, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1976-1978
Private practice, Oklahoma, 1978-1998

Program Areas of Cases Handled

Cases disposed of by Judge Claire V. Eagan for the past five years fell into a number of broad categories. The lead category for these cases was Weapons accounting for 25.5% of cases.

Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Claire V. Eagan over the past five years were: Withheld by Govt from TRAC (22.3%), Other (15.2%), Narcotics/Drugs (14.1%), Immigration (10.9%), White Collar Crime (10.9%).

Program Area Judge District US  
Weapons 25.5% 25.7% 9.2% More
Not specified 22.3% 20.9% 6.2% More
Other 15.2% 17.1% 10.4% More
Narcotics/Drugs 14.1% 12.3% 28.5% More
Immigration 10.9% 9.2% 33.2% More
White Collar Crime 10.9% 12.1% 8.9% More
Government Regulatory 0.6% 1.4% 1.7%  
National Internal Security/Terrorism 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%  
Official Corruption 0.3% 1.0% 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 Claire V. Eagan for the past five years was the Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury). It accounted for 33.7% of all cases.

Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Claire V. Eagan over the past five years were: Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation (20.5%), Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (12.6%), Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration (12.0%), Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) (3.8%).

Agency Judge District US  
Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) 33.7% 33.4% 10.6% More
Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation 20.5% 20.6% 13.9% More
Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement 12.6% 10.3% 20.2% More
Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration 12.0% 11.2% 16.3% More
Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) 3.8% 4.0% 2.8% More
Postal Service 2.9% 4.4% 2.5% More
Treasury - Internal Revenue Service 2.9% 2.5% 1.4% More
Other - State/Local Authorities 2.6% 2.7% 3.5%  
Justice - Other 2.1% 1.0% 0.4%  
Interior 1.8% 3.2% 0.5%  

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 Claire V. Eagan for the past five years was "Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)". It accounted for 22.6% of all cases.

Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Claire V. Eagan over the past five years were: "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A" (17.9%), "18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts" (17.0%), "08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien" (10.3%), "18 USC 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes" (3.2%).

Lead Charge Judge District US  
Not specified 22.6% 21.1% 6.2% More
21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A 17.9% 14.0% 15.0% More
18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts 17.0% 16.8% 7.8% More
08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien 10.3% 8.4% 25.1% More
18 USC 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes 3.2% 2.4% 1.6% More
18 USC 1344 - Bank Fraud 2.9% 2.1% 1.2% More
18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors 2.9% 3.3% 1.6% More
18 USC 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US 1.8% 1.9% 1.4%  
18 USC 1709 - Theft of mail matter by officer or employee 1.5% 0.7% 0.2%  
18 USC 641 - Public money, property or records 1.2% 2.0% 0.9%  

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

Number of Defendants in Judge Claire V. Eagan's Cases

Case Def. Sentence (Months) Sentencing Date Program Category  
1 1 0.00 09/28/12 Fraud-Other Business Details
2 1 77.00 09/26/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
3 1 18.00 09/24/12 Immigration Details
4 1 48.00 09/14/12 Fraud-Identity Theft-Other Details
5 1 144.00 09/13/12 Violence-Other Details
6 1 6.00 09/06/12 Fraud-Other Business Details
7 1 0.00 09/05/12 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) Details
8 1 13.00 08/24/12 Fugitive Crimes Details
9 1 0.00 08/06/12 Violence-Indian Country Details
10 3 397.00 07/31/12 Bank Robbery Details
11 1 57.00 07/30/12 Fraud-Financial Institution Details
12 1 97.00 07/27/12 Project Safe Childhood Details
13 1 10.00 07/27/12 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) Details
14 1 30.00 07/26/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
15 1 87.00 07/24/12 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) Details
16 1 6.00 07/13/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
17 1 384.00 07/09/12 Bank Robbery Details
18 1 8.00 07/06/12 Immigration Details
19 1 37.00 07/05/12 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) Details
20 1 0.00 07/03/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
21 1 151.00 06/26/12 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) Details
21 2 60.00 06/22/12 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) Details
10 4 0.00 06/19/12 Bank Robbery Details
22 1 180.00 06/15/12 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) Details
23 2 60.00 05/24/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details
10 2 192.00 05/23/12 Bank Robbery Details
24 1 0.00 05/17/12 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) Details
25 1 17.00 05/16/12 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) Details
26 1 123.00 05/11/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details
27 1 60.00 05/11/12 Bank Robbery Details
28 1 15.00 05/08/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
29 1 18.00 05/07/12 Immigration Details
30 1 0.01 04/26/12 Immigration Details
10 1 18.00 04/20/12 Bank Robbery Details
23 1 18.00 04/12/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details
31 1 57.00 04/11/12 Bank Robbery Details
32 1 27.00 04/11/12 Immigration Details
21 3 70.00 04/10/12 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) Details
33 1 6.00 04/03/12 Fraud-Financial Institution Details
34 1 37.00 04/03/12 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) Details
35 1 33.00 03/27/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details
36 1 46.00 03/23/12 Immigration Details
37 1 110.00 03/09/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
38 4 24.00 03/08/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details
39 1 60.00 02/23/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
40 1 11.00 02/14/12 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) Details
41 1 41.00 02/10/12 Project Safe Childhood Details
38 3 0.00 01/27/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details
42 1 87.00 01/26/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
43 1 0.00 01/25/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details

Table 5: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year (first 50 only)