Judge James E. Kinkeade — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge James E. Kinkeade sits in the Northern District of Texas (NDTX) and granted a downward variance in 88 of 119 federal sentencings (73.9%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge James E. Kinkeade, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge James E. Kinkeade grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (88 below-guideline cases out of 119 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)38-32.7%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities12-57.5%
  3. 3.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)11-44.3%
  4. 4.Policy Disagreement with the Guidelines (Kimbrough v. U.S. 552 U.S. 85 (2007)10-40.6%
  5. 5.Non-Crack Drug Table Disparity9-41.8%
  6. 6.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)7-64.8%
  7. 7.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense7-57.1%
  8. 8.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse6-34.3%
  9. 9.Time Served5-74.7%
  10. 10.(5H1.5) Previous employment record4-95.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge James E. Kinkeade

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge James E. Kinkeade's 106 Zone D sentencings, 81 (76.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended106 cases
  • Within range
    21(19.8%)
  • Below range
    81(76.4%)
    avg −37.1% below min
  • Above range
    4(3.8%)
    avg +96.2% above max

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