Judge Reggie B. Walton
September 2012: Median Prison Sentence
District Court - Washington, D.C.
Referring Agency: District of Columbia
District Court - Washington, D.C.
Referring Agency: District of Columbia
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 20.0 months, when looking only at cases referred by the District of Columbia. During the current fiscal year, Judge Reggie B. Walton has sentenced 4 defendants compared with 14 defendants during the twelve months of the previous fiscal year.
Over the last five years, the median prison sentence imposed on defendants that were credited to Judge Walton was 43.0 months. This was 2.4% higher than the 42.0 months typical in Washington, D.C. and 28.3% lower than the 60.0 months median prison sentence for the nation. Judge Reggie B. Walton sentenced 38 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 30.0 months to 60.0 months, putting Judge Walton's median prison sentence of 43.0 months at the higher end of the range. The median prison sentence for the whole District of Washington, D.C. during that time was 42.0 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 47.4% 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 (15.8%), Other (15.8%), Weapons (13.2%), Official Corruption (5.3%).
| Program Area | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not specified | 47.4% | 31.9% | 15.5% | More |
| Narcotics/Drugs | 15.8% | 37.7% | 50.6% | |
| Other | 15.8% | 14.5% | 14.8% | |
| Weapons | 13.2% | 9.7% | 14.8% | |
| Official Corruption | 5.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | |
| White Collar Crime | 2.6% | 5.2% | 2.9% |
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 Reggie B. Walton for the past five years was "Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)". It accounted for 47.4% 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 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A" (15.8%), "18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts" (13.2%), "18 USC 2422 - Transport for sex - Coercion and enticement" (7.9%), "18 USC 201 - Bribery of public officials and witnesses" (5.3%), "18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors" (5.3%).
| Lead Charge | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not specified | 47.4% | 32.1% | 15.6% | More |
| 21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A | 15.8% | 35.2% | 36.1% | |
| 18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts | 13.2% | 9.9% | 13.5% | |
| 18 USC 2422 - Transport for sex - Coercion and enticement | 7.9% | 4.6% | 3.0% | |
| 18 USC 201 - Bribery of public officials and witnesses | 5.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% | |
| 18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors | 5.3% | 2.3% | 3.6% | |
| 18 USC 1344 - Bank Fraud | 2.6% | 1.4% | 0.8% | |
| 18 USC 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes | 2.6% | 1.9% | 0.8% |
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 | 180.00 | 02/01/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 1 | 40.00 | 01/27/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 3 | 1 | 0.01 | 01/26/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 4 | 1 | 0.00 | 11/02/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
Table 4: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year