Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie
September 2012: Median Prison Sentence

District Court - New York East
Referring Agency: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Program Area: Organized Crime

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To U.S.
Latest Fiscal Year 0.0 - -
Previous Fiscal Year 0.0 - -
Past 5 Years 17.0 -29.2% -48.5%
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 Raymond Joseph Dearie in the Eastern District of New York, the median prison sentence was 0.0 months, when looking only at cases referred by the Federal Bureau of Investigation falling under the broad category of "Organized Crime". During the current fiscal year, Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie has sentenced one defendant 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 Dearie was 17.0 months. This was 29.2% lower than the 24.0 months typical in New York East and 48.5% lower than the 33.0 months median prison sentence for the nation. Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie sentenced 32 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 Dearie'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 21 other judges in the Eastern District of New York with information on convictions during that period. Median prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 0.0 months to 216.0 months, putting Judge Dearie's median prison sentence of 17.0 months at the lower end of the range. The median prison sentence for the whole Eastern District of New York during that time was 24.0 months.

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Figure 2: Detailed Comparison among Judges for the Eastern District of New York

Professional Biography

Born 1944 in Rockville Center, NY

Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Nominated by Ronald Reagan on February 3, 1986, to a new seat authorized by 98 Stat. 333; Confirmed by the Senate on March 14, 1986, and received commission on March 19, 1986. Served as chief judge, 2007-2011. Assumed senior status on April 3, 2011.

Education:
Fairfield University, B.A., 1966
St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1969

Professional Career:
Private practice, New York City, 1969-1971, 1977-1980
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1971-1977, 1980-1982; chief, Appeals Division, 1971-1974; chief, General Crimes Section, 1974-1976; chief, Criminal Division, 1976-1977; executive assistant U.S. attorney, 1977;
     chief assistant U.S. attorney, 1980-1982
U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1982-1986

Lead Charges in Cases Handled

The lead charge with the most cases disposed of by Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie for the past five years was "18 USC 1962 - RICO - prohibited activities". It accounted for 65.6% of all cases.

Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie over the past five years were: "18 USC 1958 - Interstate commerce facilities - murder for hire" (25.0%), "18 USC 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US" (3.1%), "18 USC 1341 - Mail Fraud - Frauds and swindles" (3.1%), "21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy" (3.1%).

Lead Charge Judge District US  
18 USC 1962 - RICO - prohibited activities 65.6% 35.6% 23.2% More
18 USC 1958 - Interstate commerce facilities - murder for hire 25.0% 3.7% 1.1%  
18 USC 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US 3.1% 3.2% 4.0%  
18 USC 1341 - Mail Fraud - Frauds and swindles 3.1% 0.5% 1.2%  
21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy 3.1% 7.9% 9.5%  

Table 2: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)

Number of Defendants in Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie's Cases

Case Def. Sentence (Months) Sentencing Date Program Category  
1 1 0.01 03/14/12 Organized Crime-Traditional Organization Details

Table 3: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year