Judge Claire V. Eagan
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence

District Court - Oklahoma North
Referring Agency: Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Show Details   Judge Compared
To District
Compared
To U.S.
Latest Fiscal Year 23.5 -10.9% -23.0%
Previous Fiscal Year 19.4 -14.8% -30.7%
Past 5 Years 20.9 -27.7% -27.9%

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 23.5 months, when looking only at cases referred by the Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This number is 10.9% lower 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 23.0% lower than the typical 2012 sentence for the nation as a whole. During the current fiscal year, Judge Claire V. Eagan has sentenced 13 defendants compared with 14 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 20.9 months. This was 27.7% lower than the 28.8 months typical in Oklahoma North and 27.9% lower than the 28.9 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge Claire V. Eagan sentenced 43 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 26.5 months to 51.6 months, putting Judge Eagan's average prison sentence of 20.9 months at the lower end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole Northern District of Oklahoma during that time was 28.8 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 Immigration accounting for 81.4% of cases.

Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Claire V. Eagan over the past five years were: Weapons (11.6%), Other (4.7%).

Program Area Judge District US  
Immigration 81.4% 84.2% 62.0% More
Weapons 11.6% 7.9% 1.3%  
Other 4.7% 5.0% 4.7%  
Narcotics/Drugs 2.3% 1.0% 25.9%  

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 "08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien". It accounted for 76.7% 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 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts" (11.6%), "18 USC 911 - False personification - Citizen of the US" (4.7%), "18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors" (4.7%).

Lead Charge Judge District US  
08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien 76.7% 77.2% 49.9% More
18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts 11.6% 7.9% 1.2%  
18 USC 911 - False personification - Citizen of the US 4.7% 2.0% 0.3%  
18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors 4.7% 5.0% 2.4%  
21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A 2.3% 1.0% 13.1%  

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 8.00 07/06/12 Immigration Details
2 1 123.00 05/11/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details
3 1 15.00 05/08/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
4 1 18.00 05/07/12 Immigration Details
5 1 0.01 04/26/12 Immigration Details
6 1 27.00 04/11/12 Immigration Details
7 1 46.00 03/23/12 Immigration Details
8 1 48.00 01/12/12 Immigration Details
9 1 6.00 12/15/11 Immigration Details
10 1 7.00 12/09/11 Immigration Details
11 1 0.01 12/09/11 Immigration Details
12 1 0.01 12/02/11 Immigration Details
13 1 8.00 12/02/11 Immigration Details

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