Judge Reggie B. Walton
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)
Program Area: Withheld by Govt from TRAC
District Court - Washington, D.C.
Referring Agency: Federal Bureau of Investigation
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 Reggie B. Walton in the District of Washington, D.C., the average prison sentence was 47.8 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)" falling under the broad category of "Withheld by Govt from TRAC". This number is 42.4% lower 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 43.0% lower than the typical 2012 sentence for the nation as a whole. During the current fiscal year, Judge Reggie B. Walton has sentenced 13 defendants compared with 2 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 Walton was 96.4 months. This was 18.4% lower than the 118.1 months typical in Washington, D.C. and 11.8% higher than the 86.3 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge Reggie B. Walton sentenced 38 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 Walton'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 Walton's average prison sentence of 96.4 months at the lower end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole District of Washington, D.C. during that time was 118.1 months.
Professional Biography
Born 1949 in North Charleroi, PA
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by George W. Bush on , to a seat vacated by Stanley Sporkin; Confirmed by the Senate on September 21, 2001, and received commission on September 24, 2001.
Education:
West Virginia State College, B.A., 1971
American University Washington College of Law, J.D., 1974
Professional Career:
Staff attorney, Defender Association of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1974-1976
Assistant U.S. attorney and executive assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1976-1981
Associate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1981-1989
Associate director, Office of National Drug Control Policy, 1989-1991
Senior White House Advisor for Crime, Executive Office of the President, 1991
Associate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1991-2001
Number of Defendants in Judge Reggie B. Walton's Cases
| Case | Def. | Sentence (Months) | Sentencing Date | Program Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 40.01 | 08/22/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 5 | 0.01 | 08/16/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 1 | 170.00 | 07/26/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 6 | 0.00 | 07/11/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 2 | 135.00 | 06/20/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 7 | 37.01 | 06/13/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 3 | 1 | 0.00 | 06/01/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 4 | 1 | 0.00 | 03/30/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 3 | 60.00 | 03/30/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 9 | 60.00 | 03/02/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 8 | 60.00 | 02/24/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 2 | 4 | 0.00 | 02/22/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 5 | 1 | 60.00 | 01/27/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
Table 2: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year