Judge Claire V. Eagan
September 2012: Median Prison Sentence

District Court - Oklahoma North
Referring Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration

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Latest Fiscal Year 87.0 - -
Previous Fiscal Year 31.5 -4.5% -37.0%
Past 5 Years 48.0 -20.0% -20.0%
Percent not reported where cases too few to provide
meaningful comparison.
Table 1: Current and 5 Year
Median Prison Sentence Comparison

For 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 87.0 months, when looking only at cases referred by the Drug Enforcement Administration. During the current fiscal year, Judge Claire V. Eagan has sentenced 3 defendants compared with 16 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 Eagan was 48.0 months. This was 20.0% lower than the 60.0 months typical in Oklahoma North and 20.0% lower than the 60.0 months median prison sentence for the nation. Judge Claire V. Eagan sentenced 41 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.)

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Figure 1: Five Year Comparison of Median Prison Sentence
in Months

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 58.5 months to 76.0 months, putting Judge Eagan's median prison sentence of 48.0 months at the lower end of the range. The median prison sentence for the whole Northern District of Oklahoma during that time was 60.0 months.

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Figure 2: Detailed Comparison among Judges for the Northern District of Oklahoma

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, 1978-1998

Program Areas of Cases Handled

Cases disposed of by Judge Claire V. Eagan 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 41.5% of cases.

Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Claire V. Eagan over the past five years were: Narcotics/Drugs (36.6%), Weapons (19.5%).

Program Area Judge District US  
Not specified 41.5% 37.6% 12.9% More
Narcotics/Drugs 36.6% 52.3% 84.3% More
Weapons 19.5% 7.3% 1.2%  
Other 2.4% 1.8% 0.7%  

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 "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A". It accounted for 51.2% 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: "Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)" (41.5%).

Lead Charge Judge District US  
21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A 51.2% 46.8% 44.7% More
Not specified 41.5% 38.5% 13.0% More
18 USC 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes 2.4% 0.9% 0.0%  
21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy 2.4% 8.3% 36.4%  
21 USC 856 - Establishment for manufacturing operations 2.4% 0.9% 0.1%  

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 87.00 07/24/12 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) Details
2 1 37.00 07/05/12 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) Details
3 1 87.00 10/06/11 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) Details

Table 4: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year