Judge Nathaniel M.

Gorton 9/24/18, 9)03 PM

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Average Prison Sentence Report for

Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton

District of Massachusetts

For all cases disposed of in Compared Compared

Hide Details Judge District U.S.
the 12 month period ending To District To U.S.
in December 2017 that Last 12 months 60.6 51.0 - 47.1 -
were credited to Judge
Nathaniel M. Gorton in the Previous 12 months 41.4 35.6 16.3% 46.5 -11.0%
District of Massachusetts, Past 5 Years 53.7 43.6 23.4% 46.8 14.9%
the average prison Percent not reported where cases too few to provide
meaningful comparison.
sentence was 60.6 months.
During the 12-month span
Table 1: Current and 5 Year
covered here, Judge Average Prison Sentence Comparison
Nathaniel M. Gorton has
sentenced 8 defendants
compared with 21 defendants during the previous 12 month period.

Over the last five years, the average prison sentence imposed on defendants that were
credited to Judge Gorton was 53.7 months. This was 23.4% higher than the 43.6 months
typical in Massachusetts and 14.9% higher than the 46.8 months average prison sentence
for the nation. Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton sentenced 160 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

Gorton'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 Massachusetts with
information on convictions Figure 1: Five Year Comparison of Average Prison Sentence
during that period. Average in Months
prison sentence numbers
passed down for those judges ranged from 29.2 months to 57.1 months, putting Judge
Gorton's average prison sentence of 53.7 months at the higher end of the range. The
average prison sentence for the whole District of Massachusetts during that time was 43.6
months.

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Judge Average Prison Sentence (Months)

Massachusetts Judge 1 (Boston) 57.1
Massachusetts Judge 2 (Boston) 55.3
Massachusetts Judge 3 (Boston) 54.1
Gorton, Nathaniel M. (Boston) 53.7
Massachusetts Judge 5 (Boston) 53
Massachusetts Judge 6 (Worcester) 48.6
Massachusetts Judge 7 (Boston) 43.9
Massachusetts Judge 8 (Springfield) 40.7
Massachusetts Judge 9 (Worcester) 37.7
Massachusetts Judge 10 (Boston) 37
Massachusetts Judge 11 (Boston) 35.9
Massachusetts Judge 12 (Springfield) 34.1
Massachusetts Judge 13 (Boston) 32.7
Massachusetts Judge 14 (Boston) 29.2

Figure 2: Detailed Comparison among Judges for the District of Massachusetts

Professional Biography

Born 1938 in Evanston, IL

Federal Judicial Service

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Nominated by George H.W. Bush on April 28, 1992; Confirmed by the Senate on
September 23, 1992, and received commission on September 24, 1992.

Education:
Dartmouth College, A.B., 1960
Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1966

Professional Career:
U.S. Navy, 1960-1962
Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1966-1992

Program Areas of Cases Handled

Cases disposed of by Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton for the past five years fell into a number
of broad categories. The lead category for these cases was Narcotics/Drugs accounting for
33.1% of cases.

Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge
Nathaniel M. Gorton over the past five years were: Other (18.8%), White Collar Crime
(15.0%), Immigration (10.6%), Withheld by Govt from TRAC (9.4%), Weapons (6.3%).

Program Area Judge District US

Narcotics/Drugs 33.1% 33.0% 27.9% More
Other 18.8% 13.7% 11.8% More

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White Collar Crime 15.0% 18.1% 9.4% More

Immigration 10.6% 11.5% 32.1% More
Not specified 9.4% 7.9% 6.2% More
Weapons 6.3% 8.1% 9.4% More
Civil Rights 2.5% 0.5% 0.3%
Official Corruption 1.9% 3.1% 0.7%
Organized Crime 1.9% 2.1% 0.4%
Government Regulatory 0.6% 0.9% 1.3%

Table 2: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)

Lead Investigative Agencies in Cases Handled

The lead investigative agency that referred cases disposed of by Judge Nathaniel M.
Gorton for the past five years was the Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration. It
accounted for 31.9% of all cases.

Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Nathaniel
M. Gorton over the past five years were: Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation
(26.3%), Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (16.3%), Justice -
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) (6.9%), Postal Service
(5.0%), Homeland Security - Other (3.1%), Justice - US Marshals Service (3.1%).

Agency Judge District US

Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration 31.9% 19.6% 14.8% More
Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation 26.3% 28.4% 15.4% More
Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement 16.3% 14.9% 17.9% More
Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly
Treasury) 6.9% 11.3% 9.7% More
Postal Service 5.0% 3.7% 2.1%
Homeland Security - Other 3.1% 2.3% 1.8%
Justice - US Marshals Service 3.1% 1.6% 1.3%
Treasury - Internal Revenue Service 2.5% 4.2% 2.0%
State Department 1.3% 1.4% 0.4%
Health and Human Services 0.6% 1.5% 0.7%

Table 3: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)

Lead Charges in Cases Handled

The lead charge with the most cases disposed of by Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton for the
past five years was "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A". It
accounted for 25.0% of all cases.

Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge
Nathaniel M. Gorton over the past five years were: "08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported
alien" (10.6%), "Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)" (9.4%), "18 USC
922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts" (6.9%), "21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy" (5.6%),
"18 USC 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US" (5.0%), "18 USC 2113 -
Bank robbery and incidental crimes" (5.0%), "18 USC 1348 - Securities Fraud" (3.1%),
"18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors" (3.1%).

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Lead Charge Judge District US

21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A 25.0% 20.4% 13.9% More
08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien 10.6% 9.9% 26.0% More
Not specified 9.4% 7.9% 6.2% More
18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts 6.9% 9.1% 8.4% More
21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy 5.6% 9.5% 10.7%
18 USC 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US 5.0% 2.6% 1.3%
18 USC 2113 - Bank robbery and incidental crimes 5.0% 1.8% 1.2%
18 USC 1348 - Securities Fraud 3.1% 0.5% 0.0%
18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors 3.1% 3.4% 1.8%
18 USC 1591 - Sex trafficking of children by force, fraud or coercion 2.5% 0.8% 0.3%

Table 4: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)

Number of Defendants in Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton's Cases

Sentence Sentencing
Case Def. Program Category
(Months) Date
1 1 86.00 11/03/17 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
2 1 216.00 07/25/17 Project Safe Childhood Details
3 1 24.00 05/02/17 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge Details
pending)
4 1 84.00 04/06/17 Bank Robbery Details
5 1 18.00 04/05/17 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details
6 1 37.00 03/28/17 Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major Details
7 1 18.00 03/21/17 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details
8 1 1.78 01/20/17 Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force Details

Table 5: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of During Last 12 Months

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