Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence

District Court - Louisiana East

Show Details   Judge Compared
To District
Compared
To U.S.
Latest Fiscal Year 132.3 65.1% 184%
Previous Fiscal Year 72.1 14.1% 57.1%
Past 5 Years 76.3 18.9% 58.0%

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 Martin Leach-Cross Feldman in the Eastern District of Louisiana, the average prison sentence was 132.3 months. This number is 65.1% higher than the average prison sentence for all the Eastern District of Louisiana matters disposed in the same period. At the same time, the judge's average prison sentence was 184.4% higher than the typical 2012 sentence for the nation as a whole. During the current fiscal year, Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman has sentenced 28 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 Feldman was 76.3 months. This was 18.9% higher than the 64.2 months typical in Louisiana East and 58.0% higher than the 48.3 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman sentenced 178 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 Feldman'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 Eastern District of Louisiana with information on convictions during that period. Average prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 47.7 months to 86.4 months, putting Judge Feldman's average prison sentence of 76.3 months at the higher end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole Eastern District of Louisiana during that time was 64.2 months.

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Figure 2: Detailed Comparison among Judges for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Professional Biography

Born 1934 in St. Louis, MO

Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana

Nominated by Ronald Reagan on September 12, 1983, to a seat vacated by Jack M. Gordon; Confirmed by the Senate on October 4, 1983, and received commission on October 5, 1983.

Education:
Tulane University, B.A., 1955
Tulane Law School, J.D., 1957

Professional Career:
U.S. Army Reserve captain, JAG Corps, 1957-1963
Law clerk, Hon. John Minor Wisdom, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1957-1959
Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1959-1983

Program Areas of Cases Handled

Cases disposed of by Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman for the past five years fell into a number of broad categories. The lead category for these cases was Narcotics/Drugs accounting for 20.2% of cases.

Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman over the past five years were: Weapons (19.1%), White Collar Crime (18.0%), Immigration (16.3%), Other (14.6%), Environment (3.9%), Official Corruption (3.4%).

Program Area Judge District US  
Narcotics/Drugs 20.2% 32.8% 28.5% More
Weapons 19.1% 12.0% 9.2% More
White Collar Crime 18.0% 19.7% 8.9% More
Immigration 16.3% 13.0% 33.2% More
Other 14.6% 9.8% 10.4% More
Environment 3.9% 2.5% 0.3%  
Official Corruption 3.4% 2.3% 0.7%  
National Internal Security/Terrorism 1.7% 1.7% 0.3%  
Government Regulatory 1.1% 1.7% 1.7%  
Not specified 1.1% 3.8% 6.2%  
Civil Rights 0.6% 0.8% 0.2%  

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 Martin Leach-Cross Feldman for the past five years was the Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation. It accounted for 25.3% of all cases.

Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman over the past five years were: Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) (20.8%), Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (16.3%), Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration (14.6%), Postal Service (7.9%), Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) (3.4%).

Agency Judge District US  
Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation 25.3% 24.7% 13.9% More
Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) 20.8% 14.3% 10.6% More
Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement 16.3% 14.7% 20.2% More
Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration 14.6% 25.4% 16.3% More
Postal Service 7.9% 4.6% 2.5% More
Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) 3.4% 2.5% 2.8%  
Homeland Security - Other 2.2% 2.4% 0.4%  
Housing and Urban Development 1.7% 2.2% 0.2%  
Other - Environmental Protection Agency 1.7% 0.7% 0.1%  
Other - Social Security Administration 1.7% 0.9% 0.6%  

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 Martin Leach-Cross Feldman for the past five years was "18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts". It accounted for 19.7% of all cases.

Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman over the past five years were: "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A" (15.7%), "08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien" (10.7%), "18 USC 641 - Public money, property or records" (4.5%), "18 USC 1341 - Mail Fraud - Frauds and swindles" (4.5%), "18 USC 1708 - Theft or receipt of stolen mail matter generally" (4.5%), "21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy" (4.5%), "18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors" (3.9%).

Lead Charge Judge District US  
18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts 19.7% 11.2% 7.8% More
21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A 15.7% 26.6% 15.0% More
08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien 10.7% 9.2% 25.1% More
18 USC 641 - Public money, property or records 4.5% 3.9% 0.9%  
18 USC 1341 - Mail Fraud - Frauds and swindles 4.5% 5.1% 1.1%  
18 USC 1708 - Theft or receipt of stolen mail matter generally 4.5% 0.8% 0.3%  
21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy 4.5% 5.2% 10.7%  
18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors 3.9% 1.9% 1.6%  
18 USC 1001 - Fraud/false statements or entries generally 2.8% 2.2% 0.6%  
18 USC 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes 2.8% 2.3% 1.6%  

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

Number of Defendants in Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman's Cases

Case Def. Sentence (Months) Sentencing Date Program Category  
1 1 85.00 09/05/12 Bank Robbery Details
2 1 27.00 08/15/12 Fraud-Other Details
3 1 8.00 08/15/12 Immigration Details
4 1 24.00 06/13/12 Immigration Details
5 1 87.00 05/16/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
6 1 60.00 05/16/12 Counterfeiting and Forgery Details
7 1 0.00 05/02/12 Environ-Environmental Crimes Details
8 1 72.00 04/18/12 Project Safe Childhood Details
8 2 0.00 04/18/12 Project Safe Childhood Details
9 1 41.00 04/18/12 Immigration Details
10 1 18.00 04/11/12 Immigration Details
11 1 87.00 03/07/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
12 1 0.00 02/08/12 Environ-Environmental Crimes Details
13 1 36.00 02/08/12 Project Safe Childhood Details
14 1 64.00 02/08/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
15 1 0.00 01/25/12 Fraud-Federal Program Details
16 1 80.00 01/11/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details
17 6 1200.00 01/11/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
18 1 0.00 12/21/11 Violence-Domestic Details
19 1 57.00 12/07/11 Immigration Details
20 1 0.00 11/22/11 Fraud-Health Care Details
17 3 240.00 11/22/11 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
17 4 300.00 11/22/11 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
17 5 240.00 11/16/11 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
17 7 180.00 11/16/11 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
17 1 360.00 11/09/11 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
17 2 360.00 11/09/11 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
21 1 78.00 10/05/11 Civil Rights-Law Enforcement Details

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