Judge Reggie B. Walton
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence
District Court - Washington, D.C.
Referring Agency: Other
District Court - Washington, D.C.
Referring Agency: Other
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 average prison sentence was 48.0 months, when looking only at cases referred by the Other. During the current fiscal year, Judge Reggie B. Walton has sentenced 3 defendants compared with 4 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 Walton was 39.3 months. This was 20.4% lower than the 49.4 months typical in Washington, D.C. and 35.2% lower than the 60.6 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge Reggie B. Walton sentenced 21 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. Average prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 4.4 months to 175.8 months, putting Judge Walton's average prison sentence of 39.3 months at the higher end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole District of Washington, D.C. during that time was 49.4 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 52.4% 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 (23.8%), Other (9.5%), Official Corruption (4.8%), Weapons (4.8%), White Collar Crime (4.8%).
| Program Area | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not specified | 52.4% | 42.0% | 6.0% | More |
| Narcotics/Drugs | 23.8% | 13.2% | 40.3% | |
| Other | 9.5% | 11.0% | 18.8% | |
| Official Corruption | 4.8% | 7.8% | 2.3% | |
| Weapons | 4.8% | 2.1% | 7.3% | |
| White Collar Crime | 4.8% | 16.7% | 14.9% |
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 52.4% 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" (19.0%), "18 USC 641 - Public money, property or records" (4.8%), "18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts" (4.8%), "18 USC 1001 - Fraud/false statements or entries generally" (4.8%), "18 USC 1029 - Fraud and related activity - access devices" (4.8%), "21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy" (4.8%), "42 USC 408 - Fed Old Age, Survivors & Disab Insur -Penalties" (4.8%).
| Lead Charge | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not specified | 52.4% | 42.0% | 6.0% | More |
| 21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A | 19.0% | 9.3% | 26.0% | |
| 18 USC 641 - Public money, property or records | 4.8% | 3.6% | 4.0% | |
| 18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts | 4.8% | 2.5% | 7.0% | |
| 18 USC 1001 - Fraud/false statements or entries generally | 4.8% | 4.6% | 1.2% | |
| 18 USC 1029 - Fraud and related activity - access devices | 4.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | |
| 21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy | 4.8% | 2.5% | 13.8% | |
| 42 USC 408 - Fed Old Age, Survivors & Disab Insur -Penalties | 4.8% | 0.4% | 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 | 0.01 | 11/17/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 1 | 0.01 | 10/28/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 3 | 1 | 144.00 | 10/28/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
Table 4: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year