Judge Claire V. Eagan
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence
District Court - Oklahoma North
Lead Charge: 18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors
Program Area: Other
District Court - Oklahoma North
Lead Charge: 18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors
Program Area: Other
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 106.0 months, when looking only at cases with a lead charge of "18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors" falling under the broad category of "Other". During the current fiscal year, Judge Claire V. Eagan has sentenced 3 defendants compared with one defendant 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 Eagan was 82.6 months. This was 1.8% lower than the 84.1 months typical in Oklahoma North and 20.1% lower than the 103.4 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge Claire V. Eagan sentenced 10 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. Average prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 71.3 months to 114.0 months, putting Judge Eagan's average prison sentence of 82.6 months at the lower end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole Northern District of Oklahoma during that time was 84.1 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
Lead Investigative Agencies in Cases Handled
The lead investigative agency that referred cases disposed of by Judge Claire V. Eagan for the past five years was the Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation. It accounted for 60.0% of all cases.
Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Claire V. Eagan over the past five years were: Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (20.0%), Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) (10.0%), Justice - Other (10.0%).
| Agency | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation | 60.0% | 68.8% | 42.1% | |
| Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 20.0% | 15.6% | 30.6% | |
| Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) | 10.0% | 3.1% | 2.6% | |
| Justice - Other | 10.0% | 3.1% | 0.5% |
Table 2: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)