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Federal Bench — Western District of Texas

Judge James Nowlin

Western District of Texas — Sentencing Profile

Aggregate sentencing patterns and caseload data for James Nowlin compiled from verified federal court records. Statistical frequencies only — never a prediction about a specific case or defendant.

Generated June 22, 2026

Name-match note: Records were linked across USSC and CourtListener with a name-similarity score of 0.57. Below 0.80 the link is weaker — verify the cl_person_id matches the judge before relying on this profile.

Sentencing & Caseload Snapshot

USSC Sentences

262

FY14-23 indexed

Median Sentence

30.0 mo

across indexed cases

Total Dockets

3,564

indexed in corpus

Criminal Fraction

31.9%

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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Sentencing Distribution

Distribution metrics from 262 indexed USSC sentences. Departure rates indicate how often sentences fell outside the calculated guideline range.

Sentencing distribution from USSC FY14-23 datafiles
MetricValue
Median sentence30.0 mo
Mean sentence86.2 mo
Interquartile range (P25 — P75)10.0 mo — 70.0 mo
Downward departure rate24.0%
Upward departure rate2.0%
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.

  • prison100 (38.2%)
  • drug trafficking93 (35.5%)
  • extortion racketeering22 (8.4%)
  • gambling12 (4.6%)
  • stalking harassing10 (3.8%)
  • kidnapping4 (1.5%)
  • money laundering4 (1.5%)
  • robbery2 (0.8%)

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This is legal information, not legal advice. Aggregate data from verified public court records. Nothing here predicts a specific outcome.