Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie
September 2012: Median Prison Sentence
District Court - New York East
Referring Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration
District Court - New York East
Referring Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration
For all cases disposed of in the current fiscal year (2012) that were credited to Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie in the Eastern District of New York, the median prison sentence was 39.0 months, when looking only at cases referred by the Drug Enforcement Administration. During the current fiscal year, Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie has sentenced 4 defendants compared with 12 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 Dearie was 0.0 months. This was 100.0% lower than the 30.0 months typical in New York East and 100.0% lower than the 60.0 months median prison sentence for the nation. Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie sentenced 45 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 Dearie'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 25 other judges in the Eastern District of New York with information on convictions during that period. Median prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 0.0 months to 63.0 months, putting Judge Dearie's median prison sentence of 0.0 months at the lowest end of the range. The median prison sentence for the whole Eastern District of New York during that time was 30.0 months.
Professional Biography
Born 1944 in Rockville Center, NY
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on February 3, 1986, to a new seat authorized by 98 Stat. 333; Confirmed by the Senate on March 14, 1986, and received commission on March 19, 1986. Served as chief judge, 2007-2011. Assumed senior status on April 3, 2011.
Education:
Fairfield University, B.A., 1966
St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1969
Professional Career:
Private practice, New York City, 1969-1971, 1977-1980
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1971-1977, 1980-1982; chief, Appeals Division, 1971-1974; chief, General Crimes Section, 1974-1976; chief, Criminal Division, 1976-1977; executive assistant U.S. attorney, 1977;
chief assistant U.S. attorney, 1980-1982
U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1982-1986
Program Areas of Cases Handled
Cases disposed of by Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie for the past five years fell into a number of broad categories. The lead category for these cases was Narcotics/Drugs accounting for 97.8% of cases.
| Program Area | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narcotics/Drugs | 97.8% | 80.5% | 84.3% | More |
| Organized Crime | 2.2% | 2.8% | 0.2% |
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 Raymond Joseph Dearie for the past five years was "21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy". It accounted for 73.3% of all cases.
Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie over the past five years were: "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A" (15.6%), "21 USC 952 - Importation of controlled substances" (8.9%).
| Lead Charge | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy | 73.3% | 52.2% | 36.4% | More |
| 21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A | 15.6% | 13.8% | 44.7% | |
| 21 USC 952 - Importation of controlled substances | 8.9% | 3.5% | 0.3% | |
| 21 USC 963 - Attempt and conspiracy | 2.2% | 3.8% | 0.9% |
Table 3: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)
Number of Defendants in Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie's Cases
| Case | Def. | Sentence (Months) | Sentencing Date | Program Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 36.00 | 09/20/12 | Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force | Details |
| 2 | 1 | 42.00 | 03/30/12 | Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force | Details |
| 3 | 1 | 63.00 | 03/28/12 | Drugs-Drug Trafficking | Details |
| 4 | 1 | 34.00 | 03/28/12 | Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force | Details |
Table 4: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year