Judge Claire V. Eagan
September 2012: Median Prison Sentence
District Court - Oklahoma North
Program Area: OtherFor all cases disposed of in the current fiscal year (2012) that were credited to Judge Claire V. Eagan in the Northern District of Oklahoma, the median prison sentence was 41.0 months, when looking only at cases falling under the broad category of "Other". This number is 290.5% higher than the median prison sentence for all the Northern District of Oklahoma matters disposed in the same period. At the same time, the judge's median prison sentence was 13.9% higher than the typical 2012 sentence for the nation as a whole. During the current fiscal year, Judge Claire V. Eagan has sentenced 17 defendants compared with 13 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 Eagan was 18.0 months. This was 0.0% higher than the 18.0 months typical in Oklahoma North and 50.0% lower than the 36.0 months median prison sentence for the nation. Judge Claire V. Eagan sentenced 52 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 Eagan'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 3 other judges in the Northern District of Oklahoma with information on convictions during that period. Median prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 9.0 months to 57.0 months, putting Judge Eagan's median prison sentence of 18.0 months at the higher end of the range. The median prison sentence for the whole Northern District of Oklahoma during that time was 18.0 months.
Professional Biography
Born 1950 in Bronx, NY
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma
Nominated by George W. Bush on , to a seat vacated by Thomas Rutherford Brett; Confirmed by the Senate on October 23, 2001, and received commission on October 24, 2001. Served as chief judge, 2005-2012.
Education:
Trinity College, Washington, DC, B.A., 1972
Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 1976
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Allen E. Barrow, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1976-1978
Private practice, Oklahoma, 1978-1998Lead Investigative Agencies in Cases Handled
The lead investigative agency that referred cases disposed of by Judge Claire V. Eagan for the past five years was the Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation. It accounted for 48.1% of all cases.
Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Claire V. Eagan over the past five years were: Interior (11.5%), Justice - Other (5.8%), Other - Social Security Administration (5.8%), Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (3.8%), Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) (3.8%), Justice - US Marshals Service (3.8%), Postal Service (3.8%), Other - District of Columbia (3.8%).
Agency Judge District US Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation 48.1% 47.9% 44.1% More Interior 11.5% 12.0% 2.5% Justice - Other 5.8% 1.8% 1.3% Other - Social Security Administration 5.8% 9.6% 1.1% Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement 3.8% 3.0% 9.3% Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) 3.8% 2.4% 3.5% Justice - US Marshals Service 3.8% 3.0% 7.9% Postal Service 3.8% 9.6% 9.3% Other - District of Columbia 3.8% 1.8% 0.4% Education 1.9% 0.6% 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 Claire V. Eagan for the past five years was "18 USC 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes". It accounted for 19.2% of all cases.
Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Claire V. Eagan over the past five years were: "18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors" (19.2%), "18 USC 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US" (11.5%), "18 USC 641 - Public money, property or records" (7.7%), "18 USC 1709 - Theft of mail matter by officer or employee" (7.7%), "18 USC 2250 - Fail to register as sex offender after traveling interst" (5.8%), "18 USC 1167 - Theft from gaming establishments on Indian lands" (3.8%).
Lead Charge Judge District US 18 USC 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes 19.2% 11.4% 14.5% More 18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors 19.2% 19.2% 15.3% More 18 USC 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US 11.5% 6.0% 2.3% 18 USC 641 - Public money, property or records 7.7% 10.8% 3.8% 18 USC 1709 - Theft of mail matter by officer or employee 7.7% 3.0% 1.4% 18 USC 2250 - Fail to register as sex offender after traveling interst 5.8% 3.6% 4.6% 18 USC 1167 - Theft from gaming establishments on Indian lands 3.8% 3.6% 0.1% 18 USC 111 - Assaulting, resisting, impeding certain officers 1.9% 1.2% 2.1% 18 USC 472 - Uttering counterfeit obligations or securities 1.9% 0.6% 0.1% 18 USC 844 - Explosives - Importation and storage of explosives 1.9% 0.6% 0.6%
Table 3: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)
Number of Defendants in Judge Claire V. Eagan's Cases
Case Def. Sentence (Months) Sentencing Date Program Category 1 1 144.00 09/13/12 Violence-Other Details 2 1 13.00 08/24/12 Fugitive Crimes Details 3 1 0.00 08/06/12 Violence-Indian Country Details 4 3 397.00 07/31/12 Bank Robbery Details 5 1 97.00 07/27/12 Project Safe Childhood Details 6 1 384.00 07/09/12 Bank Robbery Details 4 4 0.00 06/19/12 Bank Robbery Details 4 2 192.00 05/23/12 Bank Robbery Details 7 1 60.00 05/11/12 Bank Robbery Details 4 1 18.00 04/20/12 Bank Robbery Details 8 1 57.00 04/11/12 Bank Robbery Details 9 1 41.00 02/10/12 Project Safe Childhood Details 10 1 0.00 01/06/12 Theft-Government Property Details 11 1 0.00 12/13/11 Theft-Government Property Details 12 1 33.00 10/27/11 Bank Robbery Details 13 1 0.00 10/04/11 Postal Service Crimes Details 14 1 180.00 10/03/11 Project Safe Childhood Details
Table 4: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year