Judge Claire V. Eagan
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence
District Court - Oklahoma North
Lead Charge: 21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A
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 63.8 months, when looking only at cases with a lead charge of "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A". During the current fiscal year, Judge Claire V. Eagan has sentenced 8 defendants compared with 10 defendants 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 108.0 months. This was 10.6% higher than the 97.6 months typical in Oklahoma North and 52.7% higher than the 70.7 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge Claire V. Eagan sentenced 61 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 75.5 months to 96.1 months, putting Judge Eagan's average prison sentence of 108.0 months at the higher end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole Northern District of Oklahoma during that time was 97.6 months.
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.
Trinity College, Washington, DC, B.A., 1972
Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 1976
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 Narcotics/Drugs accounting for 67.2% of cases.
Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Claire V. Eagan over the past five years were: Weapons (32.8%).
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 - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury). It accounted for 42.6% of all cases.
Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Claire V. Eagan over the past five years were: Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration (34.4%), Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation (9.8%), Other - State/Local Authorities (8.2%), Justice - Other (3.3%).
Agency Judge District US Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) 42.6% 46.0% 7.7% More Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration 34.4% 37.2% 48.7% More Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation 9.8% 5.8% 10.2% Other - State/Local Authorities 8.2% 6.6% 8.4% Justice - Other 3.3% 1.5% 0.1% Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement 1.6% 0.7% 17.6%
Table 3: 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 1 123.00 05/11/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details 2 1 33.00 03/27/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details 3 4 24.00 03/08/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details 3 3 0.00 01/27/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details 4 1 87.00 01/26/12 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details 3 1 136.00 01/10/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details 3 2 70.00 12/14/11 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details 5 1 37.00 11/09/11 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
Table 4: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year