Judge Claire V. Eagan
September 2012: Median Prison Sentence
District Court - Oklahoma North
Referring Agency: Department of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
Lead Charge: Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)
District Court - Oklahoma North
Referring Agency: Department of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
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 Claire V. Eagan in the Northern District of Oklahoma, the median prison sentence was 33.5 months, when looking only at cases referred by the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms with a lead charge of "Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)". During the current fiscal year, Judge Claire V. Eagan has sentenced 8 defendants compared with 3 defendants 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 Eagan was 55.5 months. This was 20.7% higher than the 46.0 months typical in Oklahoma North and 7.5% lower than the 60.0 months median prison sentence for the nation. Judge Claire V. Eagan 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.)
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. Median prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 39.0 months to 47.0 months, putting Judge Eagan's median prison sentence of 55.5 months at the higher end of the range. The median prison sentence for the whole Northern District of Oklahoma during that time was 46.0 months.
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 Withheld by Govt from TRAC accounting for 100.0% of cases.
| Program Area | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not specified | 100.0% | 100.0% | 99.7% | More |
Table 2: 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 | 180.00 | 06/15/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 1 | 0.00 | 05/17/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 3 | 1 | 17.00 | 05/16/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 4 | 1 | 37.00 | 04/03/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 5 | 1 | 111.00 | 01/04/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 6 | 1 | 44.00 | 12/12/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 7 | 1 | 30.00 | 11/18/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 8 | 1 | 0.00 | 10/14/11 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
Table 3: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year