Federal Bench — Northern District of Georgia
Judge Richard Story
Northern District of Georgia — Sentencing Profile
Aggregate sentencing patterns and caseload data for Richard Story 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
921
FY14-23 indexed
Median Sentence
48.0 mo
across indexed cases
Total Dockets
13,218
indexed in corpus
Criminal Fraction
11.9%
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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Distribution metrics from 921 indexed USSC sentences. Departure rates indicate how often sentences fell outside the calculated guideline range.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median sentence | 48.0 mo |
| Mean sentence | 140.9 mo |
| Interquartile range (P25 — P75) | 21.0 mo — 117.0 mo |
| Downward departure rate | 53.0% |
| Upward departure rate | 2.0% |
| 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 trafficking249 (27.0%)
- extortion racketeering191 (20.7%)
- gambling133 (14.4%)
- prison88 (9.6%)
- murder27 (2.9%)
- burglary24 (2.6%)
- fraud22 (2.4%)
- money laundering19 (2.1%)
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This is legal information, not legal advice. Aggregate data from verified public court records. Nothing here predicts a specific outcome.