Judge Timothy L. Brooks — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks sits in the Western District of Arkansas (WDAR) and granted a downward variance in 280 of 584 federal sentencings (47.9%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Timothy L. Brooks, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Timothy L. Brooks grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (280 below-guideline cases out of 584 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)267-30.6%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)187-31.6%
  3. 3.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance186-30.4%
  4. 4.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse128-25.5%
  5. 5.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)105-29.8%
  6. 6.Nonviolent Offense103-29.4%
  7. 7.Acceptance of responsibility97-30.0%
  8. 8.Lack of Youthful Guidance93-25.7%
  9. 9.Remorse88-28.8%
  10. 10.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)82-28.8%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Timothy L. Brooks

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Timothy L. Brooks's 524 Zone D sentencings, 260 (49.6%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended524 cases
  • Within range
    209(39.9%)
  • Below range
    260(49.6%)
    avg −28.2% below min
  • Above range
    55(10.5%)
    avg +35.5% above max

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