Judge Lance Edward Walker — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Lance Edward Walker sits in the District of Maine (DME) and granted a downward variance in 55 of 91 federal sentencings (60.4%) from FY2019–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Lance Edward Walker, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Lance Edward Walker grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (55 below-guideline cases out of 91 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse23-56.7%
  2. 2.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)17-56.7%
  3. 3.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities13-67.6%
  4. 4.Rehabilitation10-72.1%
  5. 5.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)9-62.2%
  6. 6.Lack of Youthful Guidance8-71.8%
  7. 7.COVID-19/pandemic8-56.0%
  8. 8.Remorse8-53.4%
  9. 9.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance6-56.6%
  10. 10.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)5-79.6%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Lance Edward Walker

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Lance Edward Walker's 69 Zone D sentencings, 43 (62.3%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended69 cases
  • Within range
    20(29.0%)
  • Below range
    43(62.3%)
    avg −44.4% below min
  • Above range
    6(8.7%)
    avg +65.9% above max

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