Judge Claire V. Eagan
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence

District Court - Oklahoma North
Program Area: Other

Show Details   Judge Compared
To District
Compared
To U.S.
Latest Fiscal Year 95.1 91.3% 21.7%
Previous Fiscal Year 8.2 -75.9% -88.7%
Past 5 Years 65.0 10.1% -9.3%

Table 1: Current and 5 Year
Average 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 average prison sentence was 95.1 months, when looking only at cases falling under the broad category of "Other". This number is 91.3% higher than the average prison sentence for all the Northern District of Oklahoma matters disposed in the same period. At the same time, the judge's average prison sentence was 21.7% 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 average prison sentence imposed on defendants that were credited to Judge Eagan was 65.0 months. This was 10.1% higher than the 59.0 months typical in Oklahoma North and 9.3% lower than the 71.6 months average 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.)

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Figure 1: Five Year Comparison of Average 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. Average prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 46.4 months to 71.6 months, putting Judge Eagan's average prison sentence of 65.0 months at the higher end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole Northern District of Oklahoma during that time was 59.0 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

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 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