Judge Colin S. Bruce — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Colin S. Bruce sits in the Central District of Illinois (CDIL) and granted a downward variance in 75 of 178 federal sentencings (42.1%) from FY2014–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Colin S. Bruce, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Colin S. Bruce grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (75 below-guideline cases out of 178 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)32-31.4%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)26-24.0%
  3. 3.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities8-29.6%
  4. 4.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)7-49.7%
  5. 5.Nonviolent Offense5-19.1%
  6. 6.(5H1.4) Physical condition4-50.6%
  7. 7.Rehabilitation4-40.7%
  8. 8.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense4-33.8%
  9. 9.General Guideline Adequacy Issues (aggregated reason)3-50.8%
  10. 10.(5H1.5) Previous employment record3-44.2%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Colin S. Bruce

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Colin S. Bruce's 155 Zone D sentencings, 64 (41.3%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended155 cases
  • Within range
    82(52.9%)
  • Below range
    64(41.3%)
    avg −26.3% below min
  • Above range
    9(5.8%)
    avg +13.2% above max

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