Judge William K. Sessions III — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge William K. Sessions III sits in the District of Vermont (DVT) and granted a downward variance in 252 of 351 federal sentencings (71.8%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge William K. Sessions III, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge William K. Sessions III grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (252 below-guideline cases out of 351 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance103-59.8%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)90-51.0%
  3. 3.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities88-61.2%
  4. 4.Lack of Youthful Guidance77-43.4%
  5. 5.Acceptance of responsibility62-61.4%
  6. 6.Mule/Role in the offense61-55.0%
  7. 7.(5H1.5) Previous employment record53-61.7%
  8. 8.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse53-47.9%
  9. 9.Rehabilitation50-68.0%
  10. 10.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)46-60.1%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge William K. Sessions III

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge William K. Sessions III's 283 Zone D sentencings, 220 (77.7%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended283 cases
  • Within range
    58(20.5%)
  • Below range
    220(77.7%)
    avg −54.3% below min
  • Above range
    5(1.8%)
    avg +26.2% above max

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