Judge Claire V. Eagan
September 2012: Median Prison Sentence
District Court - Oklahoma North
Referring Agency: Federal Bureau of Investigation
District Court - Oklahoma North
Referring Agency: Federal Bureau of Investigation
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 median prison sentence was 49.0 months, when looking only at cases referred by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This number is 71.9% higher than the median prison sentence for all the Northern District of Oklahoma matters disposed in the same period. At the same time, the judge's median 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 28 defendants compared with 19 defendants during the twelve months of the previous fiscal year.
Focusing on a five-year period, the median prison sentence imposed on defendants that were credited to Judge Eagan was 31.5 months. This was 17.1% lower than the 38.0 months typical in Oklahoma North and 25.0% lower than the 42.0 months median prison sentence for the nation. Judge Claire V. Eagan sentenced 70 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. Median prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 28.0 months to 61.5 months, putting Judge Eagan's median prison sentence of 31.5 months at the lower end of the range. The median prison sentence for the whole Northern District of Oklahoma during that time was 38.0 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 Other accounting for 35.7% of cases.
Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Claire V. Eagan over the past five years were: White Collar Crime (22.9%), Withheld by Govt from TRAC (21.4%), Narcotics/Drugs (12.9%), Weapons (5.7%).
| Program Area | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 35.7% | 39.8% | 32.8% | More |
| White Collar Crime | 22.9% | 21.9% | 20.7% | More |
| Not specified | 21.4% | 18.4% | 10.4% | More |
| Narcotics/Drugs | 12.9% | 10.9% | 23.1% | |
| Weapons | 5.7% | 5.0% | 4.5% | |
| National Internal Security/Terrorism | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
Table 2: 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 21.4% 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: "18 USC 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes" (12.9%), "18 USC 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US" (8.6%), "18 USC 1344 - Bank Fraud" (8.6%), "18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors" (8.6%), "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A" (8.6%), "18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts" (5.7%), "18 USC 1341 - Mail Fraud - Frauds and swindles" (4.3%).
| Lead Charge | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not specified | 21.4% | 18.4% | 10.6% | More |
| 18 USC 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes | 12.9% | 10.4% | 11.0% | |
| 18 USC 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US | 8.6% | 3.5% | 3.0% | |
| 18 USC 1344 - Bank Fraud | 8.6% | 6.5% | 3.8% | |
| 18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors | 8.6% | 10.9% | 4.8% | |
| 21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A | 8.6% | 4.0% | 11.0% | |
| 18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts | 5.7% | 4.0% | 2.6% | |
| 18 USC 1341 - Mail Fraud - Frauds and swindles | 4.3% | 4.0% | 3.8% | |
| 18 USC 656 - Theft/embezzlement/misapplication by bank off, emp | 2.9% | 3.0% | 0.8% | |
| 18 USC 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.2% |
Table 3: 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 | 144.00 | 09/13/12 | Violence-Other | Details |
| 3 | 1 | 6.00 | 09/06/12 | Fraud-Other Business | Details |
| 4 | 1 | 0.00 | 08/06/12 | Violence-Indian Country | Details |
| 5 | 3 | 397.00 | 07/31/12 | Bank Robbery | Details |
| 6 | 1 | 57.00 | 07/30/12 | Fraud-Financial Institution | Details |
| 7 | 1 | 10.00 | 07/27/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 8 | 1 | 384.00 | 07/09/12 | Bank Robbery | Details |
| 9 | 1 | 151.00 | 06/26/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 9 | 2 | 60.00 | 06/22/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 5 | 4 | 0.00 | 06/19/12 | Bank Robbery | Details |
| 10 | 2 | 60.00 | 05/24/12 | Drugs-Drug Trafficking | Details |
| 5 | 2 | 192.00 | 05/23/12 | Bank Robbery | Details |
| 11 | 1 | 60.00 | 05/11/12 | Bank Robbery | Details |
| 5 | 1 | 18.00 | 04/20/12 | Bank Robbery | Details |
| 10 | 1 | 18.00 | 04/12/12 | Drugs-Drug Trafficking | Details |
| 12 | 1 | 57.00 | 04/11/12 | Bank Robbery | Details |
| 9 | 3 | 70.00 | 04/10/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 13 | 4 | 24.00 | 03/08/12 | Drugs-Drug Trafficking | Details |
| 14 | 1 | 41.00 | 02/10/12 | Project Safe Childhood | Details |
| 13 | 3 | 0.00 | 01/27/12 | Drugs-Drug Trafficking | Details |
| 15 | 1 | 0.00 | 01/25/12 | Drugs-Drug Trafficking | Details |
| 13 | 1 | 136.00 | 01/10/12 | Drugs-Drug Trafficking | Details |
| 16 | 1 | 0.00 | 12/16/11 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 13 | 2 | 70.00 | 12/14/11 | Drugs-Drug Trafficking | Details |
| 17 | 1 | 33.00 | 10/27/11 | Bank Robbery | Details |
| 16 | 2 | 41.00 | 10/11/11 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 18 | 1 | 180.00 | 10/03/11 | Project Safe Childhood | Details |
Table 4: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year