Judge Claire V. Eagan
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence
District Court - Oklahoma North
Lead Charge: Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)
Program Area: Withheld by Govt from TRAC
District Court - Oklahoma North
Lead Charge: Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)
Program Area: Withheld by Govt from TRAC
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 54.8 months, when looking only at cases with a lead charge of "Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)" falling under the broad category of "Withheld by Govt from TRAC". This number is 6.9% lower than the average prison sentence for all the Northern District of Oklahoma matters disposed in the same period. At the same time, the judge's average prison sentence was 25.7% lower than the typical 2012 sentence for the nation as a whole. During the current fiscal year, Judge Claire V. Eagan has sentenced 17 defendants compared with 18 defendants during the twelve months of the previous fiscal year.
Focusing on a five-year period, the average prison sentence imposed on defendants that were credited to Judge Eagan was 68.9 months. This was 12.3% higher than the 61.4 months typical in Oklahoma North and 9.4% lower than the 76.1 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge Claire V. Eagan sentenced 76 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 51.2 months to 66.1 months, putting Judge Eagan's average prison sentence of 68.9 months at the higher end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole Northern District of Oklahoma during that time was 61.4 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 Investigative Agencies in Cases Handled
The lead investigative agency that referred cases disposed of by Judge Claire V. Eagan for the past five years was the Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury). It accounted for 42.1% of all cases.
Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Claire V. Eagan over the past five years were: Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration (22.4%), Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation (19.7%), Postal Service (5.3%), Other - District of Columbia (5.3%).
| Agency | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) | 42.1% | 44.6% | 13.0% | More |
| Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration | 22.4% | 20.1% | 34.3% | More |
| Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation | 19.7% | 18.1% | 23.6% | More |
| Postal Service | 5.3% | 3.4% | 3.0% | |
| Other - District of Columbia | 5.3% | 2.0% | 0.7% | |
| Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) | 2.6% | 1.5% | 2.2% | |
| Other - State/Local Authorities | 2.6% | 3.4% | 6.4% |
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 | 0.00 | 09/05/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 1 | 10.00 | 07/27/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 3 | 1 | 87.00 | 07/24/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 4 | 1 | 37.00 | 07/05/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 5 | 1 | 151.00 | 06/26/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 5 | 2 | 60.00 | 06/22/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 6 | 1 | 180.00 | 06/15/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 7 | 1 | 0.00 | 05/17/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 8 | 1 | 17.00 | 05/16/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 5 | 3 | 70.00 | 04/10/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 9 | 1 | 37.00 | 04/03/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 10 | 1 | 11.00 | 02/14/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 11 | 1 | 111.00 | 01/04/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 12 | 1 | 44.00 | 12/12/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 13 | 1 | 30.00 | 11/18/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 14 | 1 | 0.00 | 10/14/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 15 | 1 | 87.00 | 10/06/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
Table 3: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year