Judge Mary Elizabeth Phillips — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Mary Elizabeth Phillips sits in the Western District of Missouri (WDMO) and granted a downward variance in 30 of 65 federal sentencings (46.2%) from FY2013–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Mary Elizabeth Phillips, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Mary Elizabeth Phillips grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (30 below-guideline cases out of 65 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Acceptance of responsibility4-45.2%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)4-36.3%
  3. 3.Party Motion /Agreement /Consent (Reason Unspecified)3-52.4%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Mary Elizabeth Phillips

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Mary Elizabeth Phillips's 49 Zone D sentencings, 22 (44.9%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended49 cases
  • Within range
    24(49.0%)
  • Below range
    22(44.9%)
    avg −36.9% below min
  • Above range
    3(6.1%)
    avg +65.6% above max

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