Judge Rosemary M. Collyer
September 2012: Median Prison Sentence
District Court - Washington, D.C.
Lead Charge: Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)
District Court - Washington, D.C.
Lead Charge: Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)
For all cases disposed of in the current fiscal year (2012) that were credited to Judge Rosemary M. Collyer in the District of Washington, D.C., the median prison sentence was 22.0 months, when looking only at cases with a lead charge of "Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)". This number is 12.0% 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 52.2% lower than the typical 2012 sentence for the nation as a whole. During the current fiscal year, Judge Rosemary M. Collyer has sentenced 16 defendants compared with 14 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 Collyer was 6.0 months. This was 80.0% lower than the 30.0 months typical in Washington, D.C. and 87.5% lower than the 48.0 months median prison sentence for the nation. Judge Rosemary M. Collyer sentenced 64 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 Collyer'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 6.0 months to 60.0 months, putting Judge Collyer's median prison sentence of 6.0 months at the lowest end of the range. The median prison sentence for the whole District of Washington, D.C. during that time was 30.0 months.
Professional Biography
Born 1945 in Port Chester, MD
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by George W. Bush on , to a seat vacated by Thomas Penfield Jackson; Confirmed by the Senate on November 14, 2002, and received commission on November 15, 2002.
Education:
Trinity College, B.A., 1968
University of Denver College of Law, J.D., 1977
Professional Career:
Private practice, Colorado, 1977-1981
Chairman, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, 1981-1984
General counsel, National Labor Relations Board, 1984-1989
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1989-2002
Program Areas of Cases Handled
Cases disposed of by Judge Rosemary M. Collyer 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 92.2% of cases.
Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Rosemary M. Collyer over the past five years were: Narcotics/Drugs (6.3%).
| Program Area | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not specified | 92.2% | 98.9% | 99.2% | More |
| Narcotics/Drugs | 6.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | |
| National Internal Security/Terrorism | 1.6% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Table 2: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)
Lead Investigative Agencies in Cases Handled
The lead investigative agency that referred cases disposed of by Judge Rosemary M. Collyer for the past five years was the Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation. It accounted for 48.4% of all cases.
Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Rosemary M. Collyer over the past five years were: Other (15.6%), Other - District of Columbia (14.1%), Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) (9.4%), Homeland Security - formerly coded Justice (Immigration and Naturalization) (4.7%).
| Agency | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation | 48.4% | 46.7% | 23.8% | More |
| Other | 15.6% | 15.6% | 1.6% | More |
| Other - District of Columbia | 14.1% | 20.5% | 0.7% | |
| Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) | 9.4% | 3.6% | 2.2% | |
| Homeland Security - formerly coded Justice (Immigration and Naturalization) | 4.7% | 0.4% | 0.1% | |
| Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) | 1.6% | 1.6% | 12.9% | |
| Justice - Other | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.4% | |
| Postal Service | 1.6% | 2.2% | 3.0% | |
| Treasury - Internal Revenue Service | 1.6% | 0.7% | 1.9% | |
| Veterans Administration | 1.6% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Table 3: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)
Number of Defendants in Judge Rosemary M. Collyer's Cases
| Case | Def. | Sentence (Months) | Sentencing Date | Program Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 09/07/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 1 | 78.00 | 08/29/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 3 | 1 | 0.01 | 08/29/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 4 | 1 | 0.01 | 08/16/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 5 | 1 | 0.01 | 07/19/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 6 | 1 | 1200.00 | 07/13/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 6 | 2 | 1200.00 | 07/12/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 6 | 4 | 1200.00 | 07/12/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 7 | 1 | 0.01 | 06/08/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 8 | 1 | 25.00 | 03/23/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 9 | 1 | 22.01 | 02/21/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 6 | 3 | 192.00 | 12/21/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 6 | 5 | 180.00 | 12/21/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 10 | 1 | 22.00 | 12/20/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 11 | 1 | 0.01 | 12/01/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 12 | 1 | 0.03 | 10/21/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
Table 4: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year