Judge Reggie B. Walton
September 2012: Median Prison Sentence
District Court - Washington, D.C.
Referring Agency: Federal Bureau of Investigation
District Court - Washington, D.C.
Referring Agency: Federal Bureau of Investigation
For all cases disposed of in the current fiscal year (2012) that were credited to Judge Reggie B. Walton in the District of Washington, D.C., the median prison sentence was 26.0 months, when looking only at cases referred by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This number is 13.3% lower than the median prison sentence for all the District of Washington, D.C. matters disposed in the same period. At the same time, the judge's median prison sentence was 40.2% lower than the typical 2012 sentence for the nation as a whole. During the current fiscal year, Judge Reggie B. Walton has sentenced 18 defendants compared with 5 defendants during the twelve months of the previous fiscal year.
Focusing on a five-year period, the median prison sentence imposed on defendants that were credited to Judge Walton was 58.5 months. This was 88.7% higher than the 31.0 months typical in Washington, D.C. and 39.3% higher than the 42.0 months median prison sentence for the nation. Judge Reggie B. Walton sentenced 60 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 Walton'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 13 other judges in the District of Washington, D.C. with information on convictions during that period. Median prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 0.0 months to 73.5 months, putting Judge Walton's median prison sentence of 58.5 months at the higher end of the range. The median prison sentence for the whole District of Washington, D.C. during that time was 31.0 months.
Professional Biography
Born 1949 in North Charleroi, PA
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by George W. Bush on , to a seat vacated by Stanley Sporkin; Confirmed by the Senate on September 21, 2001, and received commission on September 24, 2001.
Education:
West Virginia State College, B.A., 1971
American University Washington College of Law, J.D., 1974
Professional Career:
Staff attorney, Defender Association of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1974-1976
Assistant U.S. attorney and executive assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1976-1981
Associate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1981-1989
Associate director, Office of National Drug Control Policy, 1989-1991
Senior White House Advisor for Crime, Executive Office of the President, 1991
Associate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1991-2001
Program Areas of Cases Handled
Cases disposed of by Judge Reggie B. Walton 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 63.3% of cases.
Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Reggie B. Walton over the past five years were: Narcotics/Drugs (23.3%), White Collar Crime (6.7%), Official Corruption (3.3%), Other (3.3%).
Lead Charges in Cases Handled
The lead charge with the most cases disposed of by Judge Reggie B. Walton for the past five years was "Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)". It accounted for 63.3% of all cases.
Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Reggie B. Walton over the past five years were: "21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy" (20.0%), "18 USC 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US" (3.3%), "18 USC 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television" (3.3%), "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A" (3.3%).
| Lead Charge | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not specified | 63.3% | 58.1% | 10.6% | More |
| 21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy | 20.0% | 8.6% | 11.0% | More |
| 18 USC 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US | 3.3% | 1.5% | 3.0% | |
| 18 USC 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television | 3.3% | 1.0% | 3.2% | |
| 21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A | 3.3% | 3.1% | 11.0% | |
| 18 USC 201 - Bribery of public officials and witnesses | 1.7% | 3.8% | 0.3% | |
| 18 USC 1344 - Bank Fraud | 1.7% | 0.8% | 3.8% | |
| 18 USC 1347 - Health Care Fraud | 1.7% | 0.8% | 1.4% | |
| 18 USC 2242 - Sexual abuse | 1.7% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Table 3: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)
Number of Defendants in Judge Reggie B. Walton's Cases
| Case | Def. | Sentence (Months) | Sentencing Date | Program Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 40.01 | 08/22/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 5 | 0.01 | 08/16/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 3 | 1 | 15.00 | 08/16/12 | Fraud-Other Business | Details |
| 4 | 1 | 15.00 | 08/09/12 | Fraud-Other Business | Details |
| 5 | 2 | 0.00 | 08/05/12 | Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force | Details |
| 2 | 1 | 170.00 | 07/26/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 6 | 0.00 | 07/11/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 2 | 135.00 | 06/20/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 7 | 37.01 | 06/13/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 6 | 1 | 0.00 | 06/01/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 7 | 1 | 0.00 | 03/30/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 3 | 60.00 | 03/30/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 9 | 60.00 | 03/02/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 8 | 60.00 | 02/24/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 4 | 0.00 | 02/22/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 8 | 1 | 60.00 | 01/27/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 5 | 1 | 1200.00 | 12/02/11 | Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force | Details |
| 9 | 1 | 0.00 | 11/29/11 | Drugs-Drug Trafficking | Details |
Table 4: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year