Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence

District Court - Massachusetts
Program Area: Weapons

Show Details   Judge Compared
To District
Compared
To U.S.
Latest Fiscal Year 143.0 - -
Previous Fiscal Year 47.3 - -
Past 5 Years 64.1 -25.8% -13.6%
Percent not reported where cases too few to provide
meaningful comparison.

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 F. Dennis Saylor, IV in the District of Massachusetts, the average prison sentence was 143.0 months, when looking only at cases falling under the broad category of "Weapons". During the current fiscal year, Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV has sentenced 2 defendants compared with 3 defendants during the twelve months of the previous fiscal year.

Over the last five years, the average prison sentence imposed on defendants that were credited to Judge Saylor was 64.1 months. This was 25.8% lower than the 86.4 months typical in Massachusetts and 13.6% lower than the 74.2 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV 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 Saylor'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 11 other judges in the District of Massachusetts with information on convictions during that period. Average prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 48.9 months to 148.8 months, putting Judge Saylor's average prison sentence of 64.1 months at the lower end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole District of Massachusetts during that time was 86.4 months.

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Figure 2: Detailed Comparison among Judges for the District of Massachusetts

Professional Biography

Born 1955 in Royal Oak, MI

Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Nominated by George W. Bush on July 30, 2003, to a seat vacated by Robert E. Keeton; Confirmed by the Senate on June 1, 2004, and received commission on June 2, 2004.

Education:
Northwestern University, B.S., 1977
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1981

Professional Career:
Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1981-1987, 1993-2004
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1987-1990
Special counsel & chief of staff to the assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 1990-1993

Lead Investigative Agencies in Cases Handled

The lead investigative agency that referred cases disposed of by Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV for the past five years was the Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury). It accounted for 80.0% of all cases.

Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV over the past five years were: Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration (20.0%).

Agency Judge District US  
Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) 80.0% 89.8% 80.1%  
Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration 20.0% 1.0% 2.1%  

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 F. Dennis Saylor, IV for the past five years was "18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts". It accounted for 80.0% of all cases.

Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV over the past five years were: "18 USC 924 - Firearms; Penalties" (10.0%), "26 USC 5861 - Tax on Making Firearms - Prohibited acts" (10.0%).

Lead Charge Judge District US  
18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts 80.0% 90.8% 80.6%  
18 USC 924 - Firearms; Penalties 10.0% 1.5% 5.7%  
26 USC 5861 - Tax on Making Firearms - Prohibited acts 10.0% 2.0% 2.3%  

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

Number of Defendants in Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV's Cases

Case Def. Sentence (Months) Sentencing Date Program Category  
1 1 51.00 04/11/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
2 1 235.00 03/02/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details

Table 4: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year