Judge Claire V. Eagan
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence
District Court - Oklahoma North
Referring Agency: Department of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
Program Area: Weapons
District Court - Oklahoma North
Referring Agency: Department of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
Program Area: Weapons
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 average prison sentence was 57.2 months, when looking only at cases referred by the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms falling under the broad category of "Weapons". During the current fiscal year, Judge Claire V. Eagan has sentenced 9 defendants compared with 16 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 Eagan was 93.1 months. This was 22.5% higher than the 76.0 months typical in Oklahoma North and 28.8% higher than the 72.3 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge Claire V. Eagan sentenced 65 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. Average prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 67.3 months to 67.9 months, putting Judge Eagan's average prison sentence of 93.1 months at the higher end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole Northern District of Oklahoma during that time was 76.0 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
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 "18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts". It accounted for 70.8% 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: "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A" (16.9%), "18 USC 924 - Firearms; Penalties" (4.6%), "26 USC 5861 - Tax on Making Firearms - Prohibited acts" (3.1%).
| Lead Charge | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts | 70.8% | 67.5% | 84.2% | More |
| 21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A | 16.9% | 17.7% | 2.4% | More |
| 18 USC 924 - Firearms; Penalties | 4.6% | 5.4% | 5.8% | |
| 26 USC 5861 - Tax on Making Firearms - Prohibited acts | 3.1% | 1.5% | 2.6% | |
| 18 USC 1951 - Hobbs Act | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.3% | |
| 21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy | 1.5% | 3.0% | 1.4% | |
| 26 USC 5841 - Registration of firearms | 1.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% |
Table 2: 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 | 77.00 | 09/26/12 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 2 | 1 | 30.00 | 07/26/12 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 3 | 1 | 110.00 | 03/09/12 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 4 | 1 | 60.00 | 02/23/12 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 5 | 1 | 87.00 | 01/26/12 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 6 | 1 | 57.00 | 01/09/12 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 7 | 1 | 21.00 | 01/05/12 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 8 | 1 | 40.00 | 12/20/11 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 9 | 1 | 33.00 | 12/16/11 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
Table 3: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year