Judge Claire V. Eagan
September 2012: Median Prison Sentence

District Court - Oklahoma North
Lead Charge: 18 USC 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes

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Latest Fiscal Year 58.5 - -
Previous Fiscal Year 0.0 - -
Past 5 Years 57.0 -9.5% -26.9%
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 58.5 months, when looking only at cases with a lead charge of "18 USC 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes". During the current fiscal year, Judge Claire V. Eagan has sentenced 8 defendants compared with one defendant 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 57.0 months. This was 9.5% lower than the 63.0 months typical in Oklahoma North and 26.9% lower than the 78.0 months median prison sentence for the nation. Judge Claire V. Eagan sentenced 11 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 2 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 63.0 months to 151.0 months, putting Judge Eagan's median prison sentence of 57.0 months at the lower end of the range. The median prison sentence for the whole Northern District of Oklahoma during that time was 63.0 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 Other accounting for 90.9% of cases.

Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Claire V. Eagan over the past five years were: White Collar Crime (9.1%).

Program Area Judge District US  
Other 90.9% 82.6% 95.3% More
White Collar Crime 9.1% 17.4% 1.2%  

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 Claire V. Eagan for the past five years was the Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation. It accounted for 81.8% of all cases.

Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Claire V. Eagan over the past five years were: Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) (9.1%), Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration (9.1%).

Agency Judge District US  
Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation 81.8% 91.3% 96.9%  
Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) 9.1% 4.3% 0.2%  
Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration 9.1% 4.3% 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 3 397.00 07/31/12 Bank Robbery Details
2 1 384.00 07/09/12 Bank Robbery Details
1 4 0.00 06/19/12 Bank Robbery Details
1 2 192.00 05/23/12 Bank Robbery Details
3 1 60.00 05/11/12 Bank Robbery Details
1 1 18.00 04/20/12 Bank Robbery Details
4 1 57.00 04/11/12 Bank Robbery Details
5 1 33.00 10/27/11 Bank Robbery Details

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