Federal Bench — Southern District of Illinois
Judge David Herndon
Southern District of Illinois — Sentencing Profile
Aggregate sentencing patterns and caseload data for David Herndon compiled from verified federal court records. Statistical frequencies only — never a prediction about a specific case or defendant.
Generated June 22, 2026
Sentencing & Caseload Snapshot
USSC Sentences
611
FY14-23 indexed
Median Sentence
41.0 mo
across indexed cases
Total Dockets
19,989
indexed in corpus
Criminal Fraction
2.4%
of indexed dockets
Aggregate frequencies from public USSC sentencing datafiles and CourtListener docket records. Not a prediction about any specific case.
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Distribution metrics from 611 indexed USSC sentences. Departure rates indicate how often sentences fell outside the calculated guideline range.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median sentence | 41.0 mo |
| Mean sentence | 131.5 mo |
| Interquartile range (P25 — P75) | 15.0 mo — 96.0 mo |
| Downward departure rate | 24.0% |
| Upward departure rate | 3.0% |
| Substantial-assistance rate | — |
| Government-sponsored below-range rate | — |
Offense Mix
Top offense categories among indexed sentences. A judge's offense mix reflects the docket they were assigned, not their personal selection.
- drug trafficking172 (28.2%)
- extortion racketeering142 (23.2%)
- gambling103 (16.9%)
- prison40 (6.5%)
- burglary18 (2.9%)
- fraud14 (2.3%)
- stalking harassing11 (1.8%)
- robbery9 (1.5%)
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This is legal information, not legal advice. Aggregate data from verified public court records. Nothing here predicts a specific outcome.