Judge Thomas Francis Hogan
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence

District Court - Washington, D.C.
Referring Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration

Show Details   Judge Compared
To District
Compared
To U.S.
Latest Fiscal Year - - -
Previous Fiscal Year - - -
Past 5 Years 35.4 -26.3% -54.7%
Percent not reported where cases too few to provide
meaningful comparison.

Table 1: Current and 5 Year
Average Prison Sentence Comparison

Judge Thomas Francis Hogan didn't dispose of any cases in the District of Washington, D.C. in the current fiscal year (2012) referred by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Over the last five years, the average prison sentence imposed on defendants that were credited to Judge Hogan was 35.4 months. This was 26.3% lower than the 48.0 months typical in Washington, D.C. and 54.7% lower than the 78.1 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge Thomas Francis Hogan sentenced 10 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 Hogan'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 7 other judges in the District of Washington, D.C. with information on convictions during that period. Average prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 34.0 months to 82.2 months, putting Judge Hogan's average prison sentence of 35.4 months at the lower end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole District of Washington, D.C. during that time was 48.0 months.

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Figure 2: Detailed Comparison among Judges for the District of Washington, D.C.

Professional Biography

Born 1938 in Washington, DC

Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Nominated by Ronald Reagan on August 10, 1982, to a seat vacated by William B. Bryant; Confirmed by the Senate on August 20, 1982, and received commission on August 20, 1982. Served as chief judge, 2001-2008. Assumed senior status on May 1, 2008.

Education:
Georgetown University, A.B., 1960
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1966

Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. William B. Jones, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1966-1967
Counsel, Federal Commission on Reform of Federal Criminal Laws, 1967-1968
Private practice, Rockville, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., 1968-1981
Assistant professor, Potomac School of Law, 1977-1979
Private practice, Chevy Chase, Maryland and Washington, D.C., 1981-1982
Adjunct professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1986-1992
Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, 2011-

Program Areas of Cases Handled

Cases disposed of by Judge Thomas Francis Hogan for the past five years fell into a number of broad categories. The lead category for these cases was Withheld by Govt from TRAC accounting for 70.0% of cases.

Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Thomas Francis Hogan over the past five years were: Narcotics/Drugs (30.0%).

Program Area Judge District US  
Not specified 70.0% 57.5% 12.9%  
Narcotics/Drugs 30.0% 42.5% 84.3%  

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 Thomas Francis Hogan for the past five years was "Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)". It accounted for 70.0% of all cases.

Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Thomas Francis Hogan over the past five years were: "21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy" (20.0%), "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A" (10.0%).

Lead Charge Judge District US  
Not specified 70.0% 57.5% 13.0%  
21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy 20.0% 10.0% 36.4%  
21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A 10.0% 32.5% 44.7%  

Table 3: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)

Number of Defendants in Judge Thomas Francis Hogan's Cases

Judge Thomas Francis Hogan didn't handle any convictions of this type in the current fiscal year 2012.