Judge Rosemary M. Collyer
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence
District Court - Washington, D.C.
Referring Agency: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lead Charge: Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)
District Court - Washington, D.C.
Referring Agency: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lead Charge: Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)
For all cases disposed of in the current fiscal year (2012) that were credited to Judge Rosemary M. Collyer in the District of Washington, D.C., the average prison sentence was 401.6 months, when looking only at cases referred by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with a lead charge of "Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)". This number is 383.0% higher than the average prison sentence for all the District of Washington, D.C. matters disposed in the same period. At the same time, the judge's average prison sentence was 379.0% higher than the typical 2012 sentence for the nation as a whole. During the current fiscal year, Judge Rosemary M. Collyer has sentenced 10 defendants compared with 7 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 Collyer was 191.5 months. This was 62.0% higher than the 118.2 months typical in Washington, D.C. and 122.2% higher than the 86.2 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge Rosemary M. Collyer sentenced 31 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 Collyer'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 16.1 months to 386.5 months, putting Judge Collyer's average prison sentence of 191.5 months at the higher end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole District of Washington, D.C. during that time was 118.2 months.
Professional Biography
Born 1945 in Port Chester, MD
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by George W. Bush on , to a seat vacated by Thomas Penfield Jackson; Confirmed by the Senate on November 14, 2002, and received commission on November 15, 2002.
Education:
Trinity College, B.A., 1968
University of Denver College of Law, J.D., 1977
Professional Career:
Private practice, Colorado, 1977-1981
Chairman, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, 1981-1984
General counsel, National Labor Relations Board, 1984-1989
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1989-2002
Program Areas of Cases Handled
Cases disposed of by Judge Rosemary M. Collyer 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 87.1% of cases.
Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Rosemary M. Collyer over the past five years were: Narcotics/Drugs (12.9%).
| Program Area | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not specified | 87.1% | 98.6% | 98.6% | More |
| Narcotics/Drugs | 12.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% |
Table 2: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)
Number of Defendants in Judge Rosemary M. Collyer's Cases
| Case | Def. | Sentence (Months) | Sentencing Date | Program Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 09/07/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 1 | 0.01 | 08/29/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 3 | 1 | 1200.00 | 07/13/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 3 | 2 | 1200.00 | 07/12/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 3 | 4 | 1200.00 | 07/12/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 4 | 1 | 0.01 | 06/08/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 5 | 1 | 22.01 | 02/21/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 3 | 3 | 192.00 | 12/21/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 3 | 5 | 180.00 | 12/21/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 6 | 1 | 22.00 | 12/20/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
Table 3: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year