Judge Robert G. James — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Robert G. James sits in the Western District of Louisiana (WDLA) and granted a downward variance in 17 of 57 federal sentencings (29.8%) from FY2012–FY2018. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Robert G. James, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Robert G. James grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (17 below-guideline cases out of 57 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)5-60.0%
  2. 2.Mule/Role in the offense3-58.8%
  3. 3.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance3-57.9%
  4. 4.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)3-41.4%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Robert G. James

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Robert G. James's 42 Zone D sentencings, 11 (26.2%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended42 cases
  • Within range
    30(71.4%)
  • Below range
    11(26.2%)
    avg −44.0% below min
  • Above range
    1(2.4%)
    avg +21.2% above max

Need case-level analysis for Judge Robert G. James?

Want to see what those 17 below-guideline cases actually looked like? Just Metrics shows you the actual matched cases — same judge, same guideline chapter, same guideline range — and tells you what they did.

Just Metrics also surfaces Judge Robert G. James's trial tax (sentences after trial vs. plea) and the average §5K1.1 cooperation discount.

EXPLORE JUST METRICS →