Judge John Thomas Shepherd — Federal Sentencing Patterns
U.S. District Judge John Thomas Shepherd sits in the Western District of Arkansas (WDAR). This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge John Thomas Shepherd, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.
Top reasons Judge John Thomas Shepherd grants downward variances
Reasons included across all guideline chapters (0 below-guideline cases out of 0 cases identified)
No standardized reasons reported for these cases.
Zone D sentencing variance — Judge John Thomas Shepherd
Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history).
No Zone D cases classified for this judge.
Need case-level analysis for Judge John Thomas Shepherd?
Just Metrics shows you the actual matched cases — same judge, same guideline chapter, same guideline range — and tells you what they did.
Just Metrics also surfaces Judge John Thomas Shepherd's trial tax (sentences after trial vs. plea) and the average §5K1.1 cooperation discount.