Judge Robert Charles Chambers — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Robert Charles Chambers sits in the Southern District of West Virginia (SDWV) and granted a downward variance in 14 of 17 federal sentencings (82.4%) from FY2019–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Robert Charles Chambers, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Robert Charles Chambers grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (14 below-guideline cases out of 17 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)7-39.0%
  2. 2.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)5-45.8%
  3. 3.Non-Crack Drug Table Disparity4-43.8%
  4. 4.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)3-61.3%
  5. 5.Lack of Youthful Guidance3-34.1%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Robert Charles Chambers

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Robert Charles Chambers's 13 Zone D sentencings, 11 (84.6%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended13 cases
  • Within range
    2(15.4%)
  • Below range
    11(84.6%)
    avg −33.5% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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