Judge Claire V. Eagan
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence
District Court - Oklahoma North
District Court - Oklahoma North
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.)
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.
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)