Judge Susan Webber Wright
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence

District Court - Arkansas East

Show Details   Judge Compared
To District
Compared
To U.S.
Latest Fiscal Year 40.5 -11.5% -13.0%
Previous Fiscal Year 46.8 -1.5% 1.8%
Past 5 Years 51.6 -2.2% 6.8%

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 Susan Webber Wright in the Eastern District of Arkansas, the average prison sentence was 40.5 months. This number is 11.5% lower than the average prison sentence for all the Eastern District of Arkansas matters disposed in the same period. At the same time, the judge's average prison sentence was 13.0% lower than the typical 2012 sentence for the nation as a whole. During the current fiscal year, Judge Susan Webber Wright has sentenced 77 defendants compared with 73 defendants during the twelve months of the previous fiscal year. Judge Susan Webber Wright's service terminated on December 1, 1990, due to statutory reassignment of judg.

Focusing on a five-year period, the average prison sentence imposed on defendants that were credited to Judge Wright was 51.6 months. This was 2.2% lower than the 52.7 months typical in Arkansas East and 6.8% higher than the 48.3 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge Susan Webber Wright sentenced 360 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 Wright'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 6 other judges in the Eastern District of Arkansas with information on convictions during that period. Average prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 31.7 months to 63.6 months, putting Judge Wright's average prison sentence of 51.6 months at the higher end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole Eastern District of Arkansas during that time was 52.7 months.

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

Professional Biography

Born 1948 in Texarkana, AR

Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas

Nominated by George H.W. Bush on September 21, 1989, to a seat vacated by Elsijane Trimble Roy; Confirmed by the Senate on January 23, 1990, and received commission on January 24, 1990. Service terminated on December 1, 1990, due to statutory reassignment of judges.

Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas

Nominated by George H.W. Bush on September 21, 1989, to a seat vacated by Elsijane Trimble Roy; Confirmed by the Senate on January 23, 1990, and received commission on January 24, 1990. Served as chief judge, 1998-2005.

Education:
Randolph-Macon Woman's College, B.A., 1970
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, M.P.A., 1973
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law, J.D., 1975

Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. J. Smith Henley, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1975-1976
Faculty, University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, 1976-1990
Assistant professor and assistant dean, 1976-1978
Associate professor, 1980-1983
Professor, 1983-1990
Research assistant, Arkansas Constitutional Convention, 1979
Visiting assistant professor, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law, 1980
Visiting associate professor, Ohio State University College of Law, 1981
Visiting associate professor, Louisiana State University Law Center, 1982-1983

Program Areas of Cases Handled

Cases disposed of by Judge Susan Webber Wright for the past five years fell into a number of broad categories. The lead category for these cases was Narcotics/Drugs accounting for 27.8% of cases.

Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Susan Webber Wright over the past five years were: Other (15.8%), Withheld by Govt from TRAC (15.0%), White Collar Crime (13.9%), Weapons (12.5%), Immigration (10.8%), Government Regulatory (3.9%).

Program Area Judge District US  
Narcotics/Drugs 27.8% 27.5% 28.5% More
Other 15.8% 14.1% 10.4% More
Not specified 15.0% 19.1% 6.2% More
White Collar Crime 13.9% 11.8% 8.9% More
Weapons 12.5% 12.5% 9.2% More
Immigration 10.8% 9.6% 33.2% More
Government Regulatory 3.9% 3.7% 1.7% More
Official Corruption 0.3% 0.7% 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 Susan Webber Wright for the past five years was the Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration. It accounted for 29.4% of all cases.

Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Susan Webber Wright over the past five years were: Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation (21.9%), Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (15.0%), Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) (10.6%), Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) (6.1%), Postal Service (4.4%), Justice - US Bureau of Prisons (3.6%).

Agency Judge District US  
Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration 29.4% 30.3% 16.3% More
Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation 21.9% 21.9% 13.9% More
Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement 15.0% 14.3% 20.2% More
Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) 10.6% 12.0% 10.6% More
Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) 6.1% 6.2% 2.8% More
Postal Service 4.4% 3.5% 2.5% More
Justice - US Bureau of Prisons 3.6% 3.3% 0.1% More
Other - State/Local Authorities 2.5% 2.1% 3.5%  
Justice - US Marshals Service 1.4% 0.9% 0.9%  
Treasury - Internal Revenue Service 1.1% 1.0% 1.4%  

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 Susan Webber Wright for the past five years was "Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)". It accounted for 15.3% of all cases.

Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Susan Webber Wright over the past five years were: "08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien" (13.3%), "21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy" (11.7%), "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A" (11.4%), "18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts" (10.3%), "18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors" (4.2%), "18 USC 1791 - Providing or possessing contraband in prison" (3.1%).

Lead Charge Judge District US  
Not specified 15.3% 19.2% 6.2% More
08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien 13.3% 9.3% 25.1% More
21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy 11.7% 12.1% 10.7% More
21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A 11.4% 14.1% 15.0% More
18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts 10.3% 9.7% 7.8% More
18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors 4.2% 3.2% 1.6% More
18 USC 1791 - Providing or possessing contraband in prison 3.1% 3.6% 0.2% More
18 USC 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US 2.5% 1.7% 1.4%  
18 USC 513 - Securities of the States and private entities 2.2% 1.0% 0.2%  
18 USC 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television 1.9% 1.7% 0.8%  

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

Number of Defendants in Judge Susan Webber Wright's Cases

Case Def. Sentence (Months) Sentencing Date Program Category  
1 1 121.00 09/26/12 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details
2 1 72.00 09/21/12 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details
3 3 13.00 09/14/12 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) Details
4 1 60.00 09/13/12 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details
1 3 12.03 09/12/12 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details
5 1 0.00 09/12/12 Fraud-Identity Theft-Other Details
6 1 10.00 09/12/12 Immigration Details
3 2 36.00 09/07/12 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) Details
7 1 108.00 09/07/12 Project Safe Childhood Details
8 1 0.01 08/27/12 Immigration Details
1 4 0.00 08/23/12 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details
9 1 51.00 08/23/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
10 1 36.00 08/21/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details
3 1 60.00 08/16/12 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) Details
11 1 57.00 08/02/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
12 2 0.00 07/31/12 Violence-Other Details
13 1 24.00 07/06/12 Project Safe Childhood Details
14 1 115.00 07/06/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
1 5 21.00 07/02/12 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details
4 2 0.01 07/02/12 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details
15 1 48.00 06/28/12 Counterfeiting and Forgery Details
16 1 10.00 06/27/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
17 1 18.00 06/05/12 Project Safe Childhood Details
18 1 24.00 06/05/12 Fraud-Federal Program Details
19 1 0.00 05/14/12 Other Criminal Prosecutions Details
20 1 63.00 05/03/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
1 2 21.00 05/01/12 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details
12 1 15.00 05/01/12 Violence-Other Details
21 1 188.00 04/18/12 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details
21 7 18.00 04/17/12 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details
21 6 57.00 04/13/12 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details
21 4 70.00 04/12/12 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details
22 1 36.00 04/10/12 Fugitive Crimes Details
23 1 6.00 04/09/12 Other Criminal Prosecutions Details
24 1 0.00 04/05/12 Fraud-Federal Program Details
25 1 12.00 04/05/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
26 3 135.00 04/03/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details
27 2 51.00 04/02/12 Counterfeiting and Forgery Details
28 1 12.00 03/23/12 Other Criminal Prosecutions Details
29 1 12.03 03/23/12 Other Criminal Prosecutions Details
30 1 36.00 03/22/12 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details
31 1 71.00 03/14/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
32 1 265.00 03/09/12 Project Safe Childhood Details
26 1 23.00 03/08/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details
33 1 0.00 03/07/12 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details
34 2 0.00 02/28/12 Fraud-Identity Theft-Other Details
23 2 0.00 02/23/12 Other Criminal Prosecutions Details
35 1 42.00 02/22/12 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details
36 1 120.00 02/21/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details
26 2 30.00 02/15/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details

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