Judge Thomas F. Hogan has presided over a number of January 6th cases you can find in the table below.

Judge Thomas F. Hogan is a Senior United States District Judge for the District of Columbia. Below is an overview of his background and career:

Education:

  • Undergraduate: B.A. from Georgetown University, 1960.
  • Law School: J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, 1966.

Career Highlights:

  1. Early Career:
    • Law clerk for Judge William B. Jones, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (1966-1967).
    • Counsel to the Federal Commission on Reform of Federal Criminal Laws (1967-1968).
  2. Private Practice:
    • Practiced law in Maryland and Washington, D.C., from 1968 to 1982.
    • Served as an assistant professor at Potomac School of Law (1977-1979) and as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center (1986-1992).
  3. Judicial Appointment:
    • Appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on August 20, 1982, filling the seat vacated by Judge William B. Bryant.
    • Served as Chief Judge of the court from 2001 to 2008.
    • Assumed senior status on May 1, 2008.
  4. Other Judicial Roles:
    • Appointed to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), serving as a judge from 2009 to 2016 and as the presiding judge from 2014 to 2016.
    • Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts from 2011 to 2013.

Notable Contributions:

  • Judge Hogan has overseen numerous high-profile cases and has been involved in significant legal and administrative roles, including his work with the FISC, which deals with national security matters​
Defendant Date of Arrest Charges plea or trial result Sentence
Alex Kirk Harkrider 1/18/2021 Trial Civil Disorder And Aiding And Abetting (1) Obstruction Of An Official Proceeding And Aiding And Abetting (2) Theft Of Government Property (3) Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds With A Deadly Or Dangerous Weapon (4) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds With A Deadly Or Dangerous Weapon (5) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (6) Parading, Demonstrating, Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (7) Trial Found guilty on all counts at stipulated bench trial 1/2/2024 – Judge Royce C; Sentenced 5/23/2024 to 24 months in prison, 24 months probatio $2000 restitution, and $445 special assessment;
Andrew Hatley 1/19/2021 Plea Entering And Remaining In Any Restricted Building (1) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building (2) Violent Entry And Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (3) Parading, Demonstrating, Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (4) Plea Plea agreement hearing held 9/14/2021 and pleaded guilty to count 4 of Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building; Sentenced 12/16/2021 to 36 months of probation, including 60 hours of community servic $500 restitution;
Annie Howell 3/9/2021 Plea Obstruction Of An Official Proceeding (1) Aiding And Abetting (2) Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (3) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (4) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (5) Parading, Demonstrating, Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (6) Plea Plea agreement entered 12/2/2021 and pleaded guilty to count 2 of Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Sentenced 3/2/2022 to 36 months of probation, including 60 days of intermittent incarceration, 60 hours of community servic $500 in restitution;
Bradley Wayne Weeks 1/21/2021 0 Obstruction Of An Official Proceeding (1) Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (2) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (3) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (4) Parading, Demonstrating, Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (5) Trial #VALUE! all counts; Case reassigned 1/26/2023 to Judge John D;
Brian Gundersen 1/27/2021 Plea Obstruction Of An Official Proceeding And Aiding And Abetting (1) Assaulting, Resisting, Or Impeding Certain Officers (2) Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (3) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (4) Engaging In Physical Violence In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (5) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (6) Act Of Physical Violence In The Capitol Grounds Or Buildings (7) Parading, Demonstrating, Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (8) Trial Found guilty by Court on 11/9/2022 of obstruction of an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers; Defendant agreed to a set of stipulated facts at trial before the Court; Sentenced 7/25/2023 to 18 months in prison, 36 months probatio $2000 restitution, and $200 special assessment;
Christian Kulas 6/8/2021 Plea Unlawful Entry On Restricted Building And Grounds (1) Disorderly Conduct On U.S. Capitol Grounds (2) Parading, Demonstrating, Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (3) Plea Plea agreement entered 12/6/2021 and pleaded guilty to count 3 of Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building; Sentenced 4/26/2022 to six months of supervised probation, including 60 days home detentio $500 restitution;
Christopher Logsdon 1/18/2022 Plea Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (1) Disorderly Or Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (2) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (3) Parading, Demonstrating Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (4) Plea Pleaded guilty 7/20/2022 – Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building 36 months of probation, including 14 days of intermittent confinement, $500 restitution;
Daniel Dean Egtvedt 2/16/2021 Plea Assaulting, Resisting, Or Impeding Certain Officers (1) Civil Disorder (2) Obstruction Of An Official Proceeding (3) Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (4) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (5) Engaging In Physical Violence In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (6) Disorderly Conduct In Capitol Building (7) Violent Entry And Disorderly Conduct In Capitol Building (8) Trial Found guilty counts 1-6 and 8, not guilty on counts 7 and 9 of at bench trial on 12/16/2022; Sentenced 3/16/2023 to 42 months in prison, 36 months probatio $460 special assessment, and $2000 restitution;
Darrell Alan Youngers 3/15/2022 0 Knowingly Entering Or Remaining In Any Restricted Building Or Grounds Without Lawful Authority (1) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (2) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (3) Parading, Demonstrating Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (4) Plea Pleaded guilty 3/30/2022 – Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building 36 months of probation, $1,000 fine, $500 restitution;
Dovid Schwartzberg 4/20/2021 0 Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (1) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (2) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (3) Parading, Demonstrating, Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (4) Plea Entered a plea of not guilty as to counts 1-4; Pleaded guilty 3/4/2022 – Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building 45 days of incarceration, $500 restitution;
George Amos Tenney Iii 6/29/2021 0 Interfering With Law Enforcement Officers During Civil Disorder (1) Obstruction Of Justice/Congress (2) Knowingly Entering Or Remaining In Any Restricted Building Or Grounds Without Lawful Authority (3) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (4) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (5) Parading, Demonstrating Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (6) Plea Pleaded guilty 6/30/2022 – Civil Disorder; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding 36 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, $2,000 restitution;
George Tanios 3/15/2021 0 Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (1) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (2) Conspiracy To Prevent An Officer From Discharging Any Duties (3) Assaulting, Resisting, Or Impeding Certain Officers Using A Deadly Or Dangerous Weapon And Aiding And Abetting (4) Civil Disorder (5) Obstruction Of An Official Proceeding (6) Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds With A Deadly Or Dangerous Weapon And Aiding And Abetting (7) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds With A Deadly Or Dangerous Weapon And Causing Significant Bodily Injury (8) Ngaging In Physical Violence In A Restricted Building Or Grounds With A Deadly Or Dangerous Weapon And Causing Significant Bodily Injury (9) Act Of Physical Violence In The Capitol Grounds Or Buildings (10) Plea
Jacob Kyle Wiedrich 7/29/2021 0 Entering Or Remaining In Any Restricted Building Or Grounds (1) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (2) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (3) Parading, Demonstrating Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (4) Plea Sentenced 1/19/2022 to three years probation, including three months of home detention, 100 hours of community servic $500 restitution and $10 assessment;
James Douglas Rahm Jr 2/5/2021 0 Obstruction Of An Official Proceeding (1) Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (2) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (3) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (4) Parading, Demonstrating, Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (5) Trial Found guilty 10/13/2022 at bench trial in which both sides agreed to a set of stipulated facts; Charges included obstruction of an official proceeding, a felony, and four related misdemeanor offenses, including entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and parading; Sentenced 1/18/2023 to 12 months in prison, 36 months probatio $170 special assessment and $2000 restitution;
Jeffrey Schaefer 1/13/2022 0 Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (1) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (2) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (3) Parading, Demonstrating, Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (4) Plea Pleaded guilty 8/2/2022 – Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building 30 days of incarceration, $2,000 fine, $500 restitution;
Jessica Bustle 3/8/2021 Trial Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (1) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (2) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (3) Parading, Demonstrating, Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (4) Plea Plea agreement entered 6/14/2021; Plea of guilty entered on 6/14/2021; Sentenced 8/4/2021 to 60 days home confinement; 24 months supervised release/probation; 40 hours community servic $500 restitution, and $10 special assessment;
John Cameron 1/5/2022 Plea Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (1) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (2) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (3) Parading, Demonstrating, Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (4) Plea Plead not guilty; Pleaded guilty 5/4/2022 – Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building 36 months of probation, including 30 days of intermittent confinement, $1,000 fine, $500 restitution;
John Juran 5/19/2021 Trial Knowingly Entering Or Remaining In Any Restricted Building Or Grounds (1) Violent Entry And Disorderly Conduct On Capitol Grounds (2) Plea Plea agreement entered 12/1/2021 and pleaded guilty to count 4 – Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building – P three years of probation, including two months of home detention, $500 fine, $500 in restitution;
Jonathan Daniel Carlton 3/11/2021 Plea Obstruction Of An Official Proceeding (1) Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (2) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (3) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (4) Parading, Demonstrating, Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (5) Plea Not guilty plea entered to counts 1-5; Pleaded guilty 3/29/2022 – Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building 36 months’ probation, 40 hours of community service, $500 restitution;
Joshua Kahle Bustle 3/8/2021 Plea Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (1) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (2) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (3) Parading, Demonstrating, Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (4) Plea Plea of guilty entered to count four – Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building; Sentenced 8/4/2021 to 30 days home confinement; 24 months probation; 40 hours community service; a $500 restitution;
Julian Elie Khater 3/15/2021 Plea Assaulting, Resisting, Or Impeding Certain Officers Using A Deadly Or Dangerous Weapon And Aiding And Abetting (1) Conspiracy To Prevent An Officer From Discharging Any Duties (2) Civil Disorder (3) Obstruction Of An Official Proceeding (4) Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds With A Deadly Or Dangerous Weapon And Causing Significant Bodily Injury (5) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds With A Deadly Or Dangerous Weapon And Causing Significant Bodily Injury (6) Engaging In Physical Violence In A Restricted Building Or Grounds With A Deadly Or Dangerous Weapon And Causing Significant Bodily Injury (7) Act Of Physical Violence In The Capitol Grounds Or Buildings (8) Plea Pleaded guilty 9/1/2022 – Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon (2 counts) 80 months in prison, 36 months probation, $10,000 fine and $2,000 restitution;
Kenneth John Reda 7/5/2021 0 Knowingly Entering Or Remaining In Any Restricted Building Or Grounds Without Lawful Authority (1) Disorderly Or Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (2) Disotderly Or Disruptive Conduct On Capitol Grounds (3) Parading, Demonstrating Or Picketing In A Capitol Building. (4) Plea Plea agreement entered 11/4/2021 and pleaded guilty to count 4; Sentenced 3/30/2022 to three years or probation, including 60 days of home detention and 60 hours of community servic $500 restitution;
Mark Kulas Jr 11/19/2021 Plea Parading, Demonstrating Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (1) Plea Sentenced 4/26/2022 to six months supervised probation, including 60 days home detentio $500 restitution;
Maryann Mooney-Rondon 10/1/2021 0 Obstruction Of An Official Proceeding And Aiding And Abetting (1) Theft Of Government Property (2) Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (3) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (4) Entering And Remaining In The Gallery Of Congress (5) Entering And Remaining In Certain Rooms In A Capitol Building (6) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (7) Parading, Demonstrating, Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (8) Trial Sentenced 12/1/2023 to 60 months probation, 12 months served as home confinemen $7500 fine, and 350 hours of community service;
Philip James Weisbecker 10/21/2021 0 Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building, Knowingly Engaging In Disorderly Or Disruptive Conduct In The Building, And Violent Entry And Disorderly Conduct On Capitol Grounds (1) Plea Pleaded guilty 3/3/2022 – Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building 24 months of probation with 30 days of intermittent incarceration on weekends, $2000 fine, $500 restitution;
Reed Knox Christensen 4/30/2021 Plea Civil Disorder (1) Assaulting, Resisting, Or Impeding Certain Officers (2) Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (3) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (4) Engaging In Physical Violence In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (5) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (6) Act Of Physical Violence In The Capitol Grounds Or Buildings (7) Trial Found guilty at trial 9/18/2023 on all charges; Sentenced 1/12/2024 to 46 months in prison, 36 months probatio $20,000 fine, $2000 restitution, and $260 special assessment;
Robert Flynt Fairchild Jr 8/27/2021 Plea Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (1) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (2) Engaging In Physical Violence In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (3) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (4) Engaging In Physical Violence In The Ground Or Capitol Building (5) Assaulting, Resisting Or Impeding Certain Officers (6) Obstruction Of Law Enforcement During Civil Disorder (7) Obstructing Or Impeding Official Proceeding (8) Plea Pleaded guilty 5/11/2022 – Civil Disorder six months of incarceration, $2,000 restitution;
Robert Maurice Reeder 2/24/2021 0 Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building (1) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building (2) Violent Entry And Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (3) Parading, Demonstrating, Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (4) Plea Plea hearing held 6/23/2021 where he pleaded guilty to count four of the information; on 10/8/2021 Reeder was sentenced to three months imprisonment and $500 fine;
Ryan Taylor Nichols 1/18/2021 0 Obstruction Of An Official Proceeding (1) Assaulting, Resisting, Or Impeding Certain Officers (2) Plea
Shawn Bradley Witzemann 4/6/2021 0 Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (1) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (2) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (3) Parading, Demonstrating Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (4) Plea Pleaded guilty 7/21/2022 – Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building 24 months probation, 60 hours community service, and $500 restitution;
Stephen Maury Baker 2/1/2021 Plea Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (1) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (2) Parading, Demonstrating, Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (3) Plea Pleaded guilty 2/7/2022 – Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building – P 24 months of probation, with a total of 9 days (3 consecutive weekends) of intermittent confinement, $500 restitution;
Steven C Billingsley 8/12/2021 Trial Knowingly Entering Or Remaining In Any Restricted Building Or Grounds Without Lawful Authority (1) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (2) Plea Pleaded guilty 8/15/2022 – Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds 24 months of probation, including 60 hours of community service, $500 restitution;
Thomas John Ballard 8/10/2021 Trial Civil Disorder (1) Obstruction Of An Official Proceeding And Aiding And Abetting (2) Assaulting, Resisting, Or Impeding Certain Officers (3) Assaulting, Resisting, Or Impeding Certain Officers Using A Deadly Or Dangerous Weapon (4) Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds With A Deadly Or Dangerous Weapon (5) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds With A Deadly Or Dangerous Weapon (6) Engaging In Physical Violence In A Restricted Building Or Grounds With A Deadly Or Dangerous Weapon (7) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (8) Act Of Physical Violence In The Capitol Grounds Or Buildings (9) Plea Pleaded guilty 7/12/2023 – Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon 54 months in prison (with credit for time served), 36 months probation, $2000 restitution, and;
Tina Logsdon 1/18/2022 Plea Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (1) Disorderly Or Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (2) Disorderly Conduct In A Capitol Building (3) Parading, Demonstrating Or Picketing In A Capitol Building (4) Plea Pleaded guilty 7/20/2022 – Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building 36 months of probation, including 14 days of intermittent confinement, 60 hours of community service, $500 restitution;
Troy E Sargent 3/9/2021 0 Civil Disorder (1) Assaulting, Resisting, Or Impeding Certain Officers (2) Entering And Remaining In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (3) Disorderly And Disruptive Conduct In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (4) Engaging In Physical Violence In A Restricted Building Or Grounds (5) Act Of Physical Violence In The Capitol Grounds Or Buildings (6) Plea Sargent pleaded not guilty to counts 1-6; Sentenced 12/12/2022 to 14 months in prison, 2 years probatio happen in prison);