Judge William C. Griesbach — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach sits in the Eastern District of Wisconsin (EDWI) and granted a downward variance in 373 of 561 federal sentencings (66.5%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge William C. Griesbach, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge William C. Griesbach grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (373 below-guideline cases out of 561 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Acceptance of responsibility103-44.4%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities69-49.9%
  3. 3.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)66-48.1%
  4. 4.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse63-42.5%
  5. 5.Remorse52-49.0%
  6. 6.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)50-50.2%
  7. 7.Mule/Role in the offense49-48.1%
  8. 8.Time Served48-40.5%
  9. 9.(5H1.5) Previous employment record45-52.9%
  10. 10.Nonviolent Offense40-57.2%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge William C. Griesbach

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge William C. Griesbach's 477 Zone D sentencings, 341 (71.5%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended477 cases
  • Within range
    94(19.7%)
  • Below range
    341(71.5%)
    avg −43.1% below min
  • Above range
    42(8.8%)
    avg +68.1% above max

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