Judge Thomas A. Varlan — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Thomas A. Varlan sits in the Eastern District of Tennessee (EDTN) and granted a downward variance in 182 of 586 federal sentencings (31.1%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Thomas A. Varlan, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Thomas A. Varlan grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (182 below-guideline cases out of 586 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement34-40.6%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)32-34.2%
  3. 3.(5H1.4) Physical condition17-68.9%
  4. 4.(5H1.5) Previous employment record15-43.9%
  5. 5.Remorse14-23.0%
  6. 6.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities13-58.0%
  7. 7.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)13-55.4%
  8. 8.Mule/Role in the offense12-47.2%
  9. 9.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants12-29.2%
  10. 10.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)9-38.9%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Thomas A. Varlan

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Thomas A. Varlan's 473 Zone D sentencings, 119 (25.2%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended473 cases
  • Within range
    318(67.2%)
  • Below range
    119(25.2%)
    avg −26.8% below min
  • Above range
    36(7.6%)
    avg +66.2% above max

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