One of the biggest disappointments of the 2012 campaign season has been our media's credulous refusal to examine Republican Reagan Dunn's suspiciously inflated resumé.

When Dunn's website claims he "participated in the investigation" of the so-called 20th 9/11 hijacker Zacharias Moussaoui, no reporter bothers to ask in what capacity. When in a debate, Dunn claimed to have prosecuted drug dealers in Florida, nobody questioned how such a prosecution was even possible during his brief three-month stint at that Florida post. And when Dunn's website claims that he "earned his stripes in the courtroom as a federal prosecutor," editorial boards reliably echo it as fact.

"[Dunn] has extensive courtroom experience," the Tacoma News Tribune kvells in handing Dunn their endorsement.

Except, you know, he doesn't.

Indeed, a review of federal electronic court records at PACER.gov finds that Dunn was co-counsel on only a single three-day federal court trial in the Western District of Washington—U.S. v. Ramon Carona-Alverez (2004)—a case in which Dunn was technically the lead attorney, but in which a senior Assistant US Attorney (WUSA), Douglas Whalley, conducted much of the questioning and gave the closing arguments. PACER.gov found no court records for Dunn during his Justice Department stints in D.C. or Florida.

Every other federal case of Dunn's was settled before ever coming to trial. To be fair, that's mostly what prosecutors do: Plead down cases. But that doesn't give Dunn the "courtroom" experience that he claims.

As for Dunn's appellate courtroom experience, that appears equally limited. Court records show Dunn handled a single appeal in which he made an argument before the court. Of Dunn's five other cases that were appealed, one was reversed without argument, two were handled by other WUSAs, and two were withdrawn by defendants before coming to the appellate court for arguments.

I suppose PACER.gov could be wrong, and we've emailed the Dunn campaign asking him to confirm or deny. No response. But as far as I can tell from court records, that's Dunn's entire "extensive courtroom experience" as a federal prosector: One trial and one appeal. You'd think, considering Dunn's impressive claims, this might be something the real reporters would want to look into.

A tally of Dunn's courtroom experience via PACER.gov, after the jump:

FEDERAL CASES OF REAGAN DUNN (per PACER.gov on 10/18/12)

While at Inslee Best
CIANI v. AGRA EARTH - NOT TRIAL (settlement) (1999)

While at District of Columbia
No cases found

While at Northern/Central/Southern District of Florida
No cases found

While at Western District of Washington
US v. COHN - NOT TRIAL (probation hearing) (2003)
US v. IULIANO - NOT TRIAL (probation hearing) (2003)
US v. WUTZKE - NOT TRIAL (probation hearing) (2003)
US v. VILLINES - NOT TRIAL (probation hearing) (2003)
US v. R. MYERS - NOT TRIAL (probation hearing) (2003)
US v. SUMMERS - NOT TRIAL (probation hearing) (2003)
US v. JARVIS - NOT TRIAL (probation hearing/appeal) (2003)
US v. S/W - NOT TRIAL (warrant) (2003)
US v. HEAD CARRIER - NOT TRIAL (first appearance) (2003)
US v. MIDDAUGH - NOT TRIAL (first appearance) (2003)
US v. KNAPSTAD - NOT TRIAL (first appearance) (2003)
US v. RAMIREZ DE LA PAZ- NOT TRIAL (first appearance) (2003)
US v. LE - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2003)
US v. GIANG-TIEN - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2003)
US v. HUBRIS - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2003)
US v. TRAN - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2003)
US v. TOPOUZIS - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2003)
US v. CANTO-ROSALES - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2003)
US v. FIRTH- NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2003)
US v. S. HOY - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2003)
US v. J. HOY - NOT TRIAL (first, trial FTA, and plea) (2003)
US v. B. MYERS - NOT TRIAL (first, suppression, plea/appeal) (2003)
US v. DIAZ-GONZALEZ - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2003-04)
US v. MEDINA - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2003-04)
US v. MONTES DE OCA - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2003-04)
US v. MILFORD - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2003-04)
US v. PADRON - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2003-04)
US v. HIEBERT - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2003-04)
US v. NELSON - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2003-04)
US v. MARTINEZ-VASQUEZ- NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2003-04)
US v. ORTIZ - NOT TRIAL (plea and trial preparation) (2004)
US v. VILLA-HERNANDEZ - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2004)
US v. PICKETT - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2004)
US v. SUEN - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and sent.) (2004)
US v. DAWSON - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and sent.) (2004)
US v. CAMPBELL - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2004)
US v. BELT - NOT TRIAL (first appearance, dismissal) (2004)
US v. YOO - NOT TRIAL (first appearance) (2004)
US v. HAMBURG - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2004)
US v. HEMING - NOT TRIAL (first appearance) (2004)
US v. VASQUEZ-HERNANDEZ- NOT TRIAL (first appearance, plea, appeal) (2004)
US v. ALEJANDRES-SANCHEZ- NOT TRIAL (warrant and transfer)
US v. MAGALLON - NOT TRIAL (warrant and dismissal)
US v. G. CARDENAS - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2004)
US v. CARONA-ALVEREZ- TRIAL (3-day jury trial to verdict) (09/2004)
US v. E. CARDENAS - NOT TRIAL (dismissed) (2004)
US v. JOHN DOE - NOT TRIAL (warrant and dismissal) (2004)
US v. GRAHAM - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2004)
US v. PROFIT - NOT TRIAL (first appearance) (2004)
US v. JENNINGS - NOT TRIAL (first appearance / Colasurdo) (2004)
US v. OLDSMOBILE - NOT TRIAL (search warrant) (2004)
US v. LAGOS - NOT TRIAL (first appearance) (2004)
US v. PHAN - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and warrant) (2004)
US v. PETER NGUYEN - NOT TRIAL (first appearance) (2004)
US v. HUYNH - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2004)
US v. CAO - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and FTA) (2004)
US v. YOUNG - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2004)
US v. DAVIS - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2004)
US v. HENDERSHOT - NOT TRIAL (first appearance) (2004)
US v. HERRERA-NEVARES- NOT TRIAL (first appearance) (2004)
US v. LALLY - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2004)
US v. P. NGUYEN - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2004)
US v. D. NGUYEN - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2004)
US v. CHIN - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2004)
US v. FOWLKES - NOT TRIAL (first appearance) (2004)
US v. LAWRENCE - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2004)
US v. DINH - NOT TRIAL (first appearance and plea) (2004)
US v. SMITH - NOT TRIAL (first appearance) (2004)

Appeals from above cases to US Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
US v. B. MYERS (oral argument, unpublished, and affirmed)
US v. JARVIS (no oral argument, unpublished, and reversed)
US v. VASQUEZ-HERNANDEZ (appeal withdrawn by defendant)
US v. PROFIT (appeal withdrawn by defendant)
US v. CARONA-ALVEREZ (appeal done by AUSA Whaley – trial co-counsel)
US v. JENNINGS (appeal done by AUSA Colasurdo – successor on case)