Graphical Highlights
 
Drug Offenses
Districts by Their Difference in Median Sentences of Judges, FY 2007 - FY 2011

Federal Judicial District* Number of Judges Number Sentenced Median Sentence of Judge (months) Ranking on Difference
Median Judge Lowest Judge Highest Judge Difference
All 672 103,750 60 0 160 -
Texas, N 8 1,009 87 60 160 100 1
Ga, N 12 802 101.3 54 144 90 2
Virg, E 15 1,917 86 30 120 90 2
Fla, N 7 717 120 51.5 136 84.5 4
Texas, W 15 11,793 48 12 92 80 5
Ill, N 19 1,255 73 48 126 78 6
Fla, M 18 3,083 82.5 51 120 69 7
La, W 6 418 84 58.5 120 61.5 8
Mich, E 16 1,162 46 24 85 61 9
Kansas 9 1,203 60 48 108 60 10
La, E 11 698 85.5 60 120 60 10
Nebraska 5 1,626 70 60 120 60 10
Penn, E 16 828 49.5 36 96 60 10
S Car 11 1,703 93 60 120 60 10
Penn, M 8 439 50.5 37 96 59 15
Iowa, S 4 872 108 72 130 58 16
N. Y., E 18 1,712 24 0 57 57 17
Okla, W 5 297 60 36 91.5 55.5 18
Cal, C 16 1,018 51 36 87 51 19
N. Y., W 5 1,308 18 12 63 51 19
D. C. 3 131 51 27 77 50 21
N. J. 19 1,176 44.5 27 74 47 22
S Dakota 3 318 60 37 84 47 22
Wisc, W 2 336 95.5 72 119 47 22
Ind, S 5 546 96 75 121 46 25
Virg, W 6 1,190 82.8 60 104 44 26
Texas, E 7 1,756 70 43.5 87 43.5 27
Ken, E 8 1,332 36 27 70 43 28
N Car, M 5 778 109 78 120 42 29
Fla, S 21 4,029 60 46 87 41 30
Cal, N 6 322 54.8 30 70 40 31
Mass 11 691 60 37 77 40 32
Ohio, N 13 1,127 58.5 37 77 40 32
Okla, N 2 92 77 57 97 40 32
N. Y., S 29 2,129 49.5 24 63 39 35
Ind, N 6 690 50.3 37 75 38 36
N. Y., N 6 657 41.5 22.5 60 37.5 37
Arizona 15 4,805 36 15 51 36 38
Tenn, W 5 777 60 37 72 35 39
Wash, E 5 510 46 37 72 35 39
Penn, W 5 271 60 37 71 34 41
Maryland 7 648 61.5 48 81 33 42
Ga, M 5 580 61.5 46 78 32 43
Miss, N 4 314 62 40 72 32 43
Wash, W 11 1,184 42 29 60 31 45
Conn 8 653 52.8 30 60 30 46
N Car, W 5 1,036 87 84 114 30 47
Ohio, S 11 937 47 30 60 30 47
N Mexico 10 2,956 30 12 41 29 49
Wisc, E 5 798 57 48 76 28 50
Ala, S 4 820 68.5 51 78 27 51
Ill, S 5 794 120 108 135 27 51
Maine 3 328 43 35 60 25 53
Tenn, E 6 1,477 64.5 60 85 25 53
Mo, W 8 918 70 60 84 24 55
N Car, E 6 1,156 110 97 121 24 56
Colorado 4 275 42.5 37 60 23 57
Cal, E 10 1,608 60 48 70 22 58
Ga, S 4 431 63 58 80 22 58
Miss, S 4 282 62.8 60 82 22 58
Texas, S 10 6,668 46 30 51 21 61
W Virg, S 5 614 56 36 57 21 61
Tenn, M 4 291 55 49 68.5 19.5 63
Nevada 6 374 57.8 51 70 19 64
Ala, N 7 572 71 60 78 18 65
Ark, E 6 501 50 42 60 18 65
Hawaii 4 562 70.3 60 78 18 65
Mich, W 5 447 72 63 81 18 65
N Dakota 2 442 63 54 72 18 65
Mo, E 10 1,451 60 57 74 17 70
Iowa, N 3 734 120 120 136 16 71
Oregon 7 643 58.5 46 60 14 72
Ark, W 3 350 63.5 57 70 13 73
W Virg, N 4 978 46 33 46 13 73
Alaska 3 247 63 60 72.5 12.5 75
Cal, S 13 6,082 24 18 30 12 76
Minnesota 9 1,346 60 52 64 12 76
Montana 4 557 67 60 72 12 76
New Hamp 4 359 33 24 36 12 76
Puer Rico 8 1,622 61 60 71.5 11.5 80
Utah 5 693 70 60 71 11 81
Ala, M 4 306 64 60 70 10 82
Idaho 2 408 50.3 46 54.5 8.5 83
Wyoming 3 796 77.5 70 78 8 84
Ken, W 5 603 60 60 63 3 85
Vermont 2 404 16.5 15 18 3 85
Ill, C 4 637 120 120 120.5 0.5 87
R. I. 2 227 60 60 60 0 88
Delaware 1 40 57 57 57 - n/a
Okla, E 1 78 71 71 71 - n/a
* To help ensure a sufficient number of cases for meaningful comparison, only 672 judges who had sentenced at least 40 drug cases during this period were compared. They sentenced a total of 103,750 defendants, with an average of 154 sentences each. In two federal district courts, Delaware and the Eastern District of Oklahoma, only one judge had sentenced at least 40 drug defendants so these two districts were excluded from this comparison. The following districts are not included in this table because no judge on those courts had sentenced as many as 40 white collar defendants: Guam; La, M; N Mar Is; Virgin Is.

n/a = Not applicable. Districts had to have at least 2 judges to be ranked.

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