Judge Susan Webber Wright
September 2012: Median Prison Sentence
District Court - Arkansas East
Lead Charge: Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)
Program Area: Withheld by Govt from TRAC
District Court - Arkansas East
Lead Charge: Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)
Program Area: Withheld by Govt from TRAC
For all cases disposed of in the current fiscal year (2012) that were credited to Judge Susan Webber Wright in the Eastern District of Arkansas, the median prison sentence was 36.0 months, when looking only at cases with a lead charge of "Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)" falling under the broad category of "Withheld by Govt from TRAC". During the current fiscal year, Judge Susan Webber Wright has sentenced 3 defendants compared with 6 defendants during the twelve months of the previous fiscal year. Judge Susan Webber Wright's service terminated on December 1, 1990, due to statutory reassignment of judg.
Over the last five years, the median prison sentence imposed on defendants that were credited to Judge Wright was 49.5 months. This was 13.2% lower than the 57.0 months typical in Arkansas East and 3.1% higher than the 48.0 months median prison sentence for the nation. Judge Susan Webber Wright sentenced 54 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 Wright'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 6 other judges in the Eastern District of Arkansas with information on convictions during that period. Median prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 24.0 months to 60.0 months, putting Judge Wright's median prison sentence of 49.5 months at the lower end of the range. The median prison sentence for the whole Eastern District of Arkansas during that time was 57.0 months.
Professional Biography
Born 1948 in Texarkana, AR
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas
Nominated by George H.W. Bush on September 21, 1989, to a seat vacated by Elsijane Trimble Roy; Confirmed by the Senate on January 23, 1990, and received commission on January 24, 1990. Service terminated on December 1, 1990, due to statutory reassignment of judges.
Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
Nominated by George H.W. Bush on September 21, 1989, to a seat vacated by Elsijane Trimble Roy; Confirmed by the Senate on January 23, 1990, and received commission on January 24, 1990. Served as chief judge, 1998-2005.
Education:
Randolph-Macon Woman's College, B.A., 1970
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, M.P.A., 1973
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law, J.D., 1975
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. J. Smith Henley, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1975-1976
Faculty, University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, 1976-1990
Assistant professor and assistant dean, 1976-1978
Associate professor, 1980-1983
Professor, 1983-1990
Research assistant, Arkansas Constitutional Convention, 1979
Visiting assistant professor, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law, 1980
Visiting associate professor, Ohio State University College of Law, 1981
Visiting associate professor, Louisiana State University Law Center, 1982-1983
Lead Investigative Agencies in Cases Handled
The lead investigative agency that referred cases disposed of by Judge Susan Webber Wright for the past five years was the Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration. It accounted for 37.0% of all cases.
Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Susan Webber Wright over the past five years were: Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation (25.9%), Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (20.4%), Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) (9.3%), Other - State/Local Authorities (3.7%).
| Agency | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration | 37.0% | 48.0% | 34.3% | More |
| Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation | 25.9% | 18.1% | 23.6% | More |
| Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 20.4% | 10.0% | 7.2% | More |
| Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) | 9.3% | 15.1% | 13.0% | |
| Other - State/Local Authorities | 3.7% | 2.2% | 6.4% | |
| Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.2% | |
| Justice - US Marshals Service | 1.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
Table 2: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)
Number of Defendants in Judge Susan Webber Wright's Cases
| Case | Def. | Sentence (Months) | Sentencing Date | Program Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 13.00 | 09/14/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 1 | 2 | 36.00 | 09/07/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 1 | 1 | 60.00 | 08/16/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
Table 3: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year