Judge Philip A. Brimmer — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Philip A. Brimmer sits in the District of Colorado (DCO) and granted a downward variance in 220 of 482 federal sentencings (45.6%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Philip A. Brimmer, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Philip A. Brimmer grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (220 below-guideline cases out of 482 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5K3.1) Early Disposition. Fast Track program50-35.8%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)34-25.6%
  3. 3.Waiver of appeal24-28.2%
  4. 4.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement12-31.2%
  5. 5.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities11-38.1%
  6. 6.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)10-35.2%
  7. 7.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)9-53.0%
  8. 8.(5H1.5) Previous employment record9-43.4%
  9. 9.Rehabilitation7-28.3%
  10. 10.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)7-26.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Philip A. Brimmer

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Philip A. Brimmer's 381 Zone D sentencings, 169 (44.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended381 cases
  • Within range
    203(53.3%)
  • Below range
    169(44.4%)
    avg −29.9% below min
  • Above range
    9(2.4%)
    avg +34.5% above max

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