Judge Joseph Peter Stadtmueller — Federal Sentencing Patterns
U.S. District Judge Joseph Peter Stadtmueller sits in the Eastern District of Wisconsin (EDWI) and granted a downward variance in 458 of 588 federal sentencings (77.9%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Joseph Peter Stadtmueller, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.
Top reasons Judge Joseph Peter Stadtmueller grants downward variances
Reasons included across all guideline chapters (458 below-guideline cases out of 588 cases identified)
- 1.Sufficient punishment80-36.9%
- 2.Party Motion /Agreement /Consent (Reason Unspecified)58-51.0%
- 3.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement32-46.7%
- 4.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)24-60.0%
- 5.Adequate punishment to meet the purposes of sentencing13-42.5%
- 6.Mule/Role in the offense7-83.2%
- 7.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)4-82.0%
- 8.Acceptance of responsibility4-58.7%
- 9.Unspecified government motion (Not 5K1.1 or 5K3.1)4-35.7%
- 10.Remorse3-80.5%
Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Joseph Peter Stadtmueller
Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Joseph Peter Stadtmueller's 498 Zone D sentencings, 410 (82.3%) fell below range.
- Within range73(14.7%)
- Below range410(82.3%)avg −38.8% below min
- Above range15(3.0%)avg +27.6% above max
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