Judge John W. Broomes — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge John W. Broomes sits in the District of Kansas (DKS) and granted a downward variance in 92 of 200 federal sentencings (46.0%) from FY2013–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge John W. Broomes, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge John W. Broomes grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (92 below-guideline cases out of 200 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities18-52.9%
  2. 2.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision16-67.6%
  3. 3.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)14-53.0%
  4. 4.Rehabilitation11-72.6%
  5. 5.(5H1.5) Previous employment record11-57.5%
  6. 6.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement10-32.4%
  7. 7.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse9-51.3%
  8. 8.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)9-44.2%
  9. 9.Mule/Role in the offense7-63.7%
  10. 10.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)7-60.8%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge John W. Broomes

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge John W. Broomes's 163 Zone D sentencings, 80 (49.1%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended163 cases
  • Within range
    68(41.7%)
  • Below range
    80(49.1%)
    avg −41.1% below min
  • Above range
    15(9.2%)
    avg +28.8% above max

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