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Federal Bench — Western District of Michigan

Judge David Williams

Western District of Michigan — Sentencing Profile

Aggregate sentencing patterns and caseload data for David Williams 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 0.52. 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

74

FY14-23 indexed

Median Sentence

18.0 mo

across indexed cases

Total Dockets

—

no docket data

Criminal Fraction

—

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 74 indexed USSC sentences. Departure rates indicate how often sentences fell outside the calculated guideline range.

Sentencing distribution from USSC FY14-23 datafiles
MetricValue
Median sentence18.0 mo
Mean sentence24.9 mo
Interquartile range (P25 — P75)5.0 mo — 32.3 mo
Downward departure rate41.0%
Upward departure rate1.0%
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 trafficking19 (25.7%)
  • prison17 (23.0%)
  • extortion racketeering11 (14.9%)
  • gambling7 (9.5%)
  • immigration5 (6.8%)
  • fraud4 (5.4%)
  • robbery3 (4.1%)
  • manslaughter3 (4.1%)

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