Judge Thomas Francis Hogan
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence
District Court - Washington, D.C.
Referring Agency: Federal Bureau of Investigation
District Court - Washington, D.C.
Referring Agency: Federal Bureau of Investigation
For all cases disposed of in the current fiscal year (2012) that were credited to Judge Thomas Francis Hogan in the District of Washington, D.C., the average prison sentence was 102.0 months, when looking only at cases referred by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. During the current fiscal year, Judge Thomas Francis Hogan has sentenced 2 defendants compared with 10 defendants during the twelve months of the previous fiscal year.
Over the last five years, the average prison sentence imposed on defendants that were credited to Judge Hogan was 118.5 months. This was 21.1% higher than the 97.9 months typical in Washington, D.C. and 53.1% higher than the 77.4 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge Thomas Francis Hogan sentenced 37 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 Hogan'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 13 other judges in the District of Washington, D.C. with information on convictions during that period. Average prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 14.0 months to 286.6 months, putting Judge Hogan's average prison sentence of 118.5 months at the higher end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole District of Washington, D.C. during that time was 97.9 months.
Professional Biography
Born 1938 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on August 10, 1982, to a seat vacated by William B. Bryant; Confirmed by the Senate on August 20, 1982, and received commission on August 20, 1982. Served as chief judge, 2001-2008. Assumed senior status on May 1, 2008.
Education:
Georgetown University, A.B., 1960
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1966
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. William B. Jones, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1966-1967
Counsel, Federal Commission on Reform of Federal Criminal Laws, 1967-1968
Private practice, Rockville, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., 1968-1981
Assistant professor, Potomac School of Law, 1977-1979
Private practice, Chevy Chase, Maryland and Washington, D.C., 1981-1982
Adjunct professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1986-1992
Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, 2011-
Program Areas of Cases Handled
Cases disposed of by Judge Thomas Francis Hogan 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 75.7% of cases.
Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Thomas Francis Hogan over the past five years were: Narcotics/Drugs (10.8%), Other (10.8%).
| Program Area | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not specified | 75.7% | 57.2% | 10.4% | More |
| Narcotics/Drugs | 10.8% | 13.2% | 23.1% | |
| Other | 10.8% | 12.5% | 32.8% | |
| White Collar Crime | 2.7% | 7.1% | 20.7% |
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 Thomas Francis Hogan for the past five years was "Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)". It accounted for 75.7% of all cases.
Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Thomas Francis Hogan over the past five years were: "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A" (10.8%), "18 USC 2422 - Transport for sex - Coercion and enticement" (8.1%).
| Lead Charge | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not specified | 75.7% | 58.1% | 10.6% | More |
| 21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A | 10.8% | 3.1% | 11.0% | |
| 18 USC 2422 - Transport for sex - Coercion and enticement | 8.1% | 2.0% | 0.7% | |
| 18 USC 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television | 2.7% | 1.0% | 3.2% | |
| 18 USC 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes | 2.7% | 3.6% | 11.0% |
Table 3: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)