Judge Tom Kleeh — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Tom Kleeh sits in the Northern District of West Virginia (NDWV) and granted a downward variance in 47 of 164 federal sentencings (28.7%) from FY2018–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Tom Kleeh, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Tom Kleeh grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (47 below-guideline cases out of 164 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.5) Previous employment record9-75.9%
  2. 2.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision8-80.3%
  3. 3.Remorse8-61.1%
  4. 4.Mule/Role in the offense8-45.3%
  5. 5.Acceptance of responsibility7-54.5%
  6. 6.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities7-51.6%
  7. 7.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse7-49.7%
  8. 8.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement7-47.6%
  9. 9.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)7-29.3%
  10. 10.Rehabilitation5-64.2%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Tom Kleeh

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Tom Kleeh's 132 Zone D sentencings, 35 (26.5%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended132 cases
  • Within range
    85(64.4%)
  • Below range
    35(26.5%)
    avg −38.8% below min
  • Above range
    12(9.1%)
    avg +88.1% above max

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