Judge Tom Stewart Lee — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Tom Stewart Lee sits in the Southern District of Mississippi (SDMS) and granted a downward variance in 17 of 80 federal sentencings (21.3%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Tom Stewart Lee, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Tom Stewart Lee grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (17 below-guideline cases out of 80 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)8-60.1%
  2. 2.(5H1.5) Previous employment record4-88.2%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Tom Stewart Lee

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Tom Stewart Lee's 48 Zone D sentencings, 9 (18.8%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended48 cases
  • Within range
    38(79.2%)
  • Below range
    9(18.8%)
    avg −46.3% below min
  • Above range
    1(2.1%)

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