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Federal Bench — Western District of Michigan

Judge Richard Enslen

Western District of Michigan — Sentencing Profile

Aggregate sentencing patterns and caseload data for Richard Enslen compiled from historical JUSTFAIR linked records and CourtListener dockets. Judge linkage and sentencing record periods require verification. Statistical frequencies only — never a prediction about a specific case or defendant.

Generated October 2, 2026

Name-match note: Records were linked across JUSTFAIR and CourtListener with a name-similarity score of 0.75. Below 0.80 the link is weaker — verify the cl_person_id matches the judge before relying on this profile.

Sentencing & Caseload Snapshot

JUSTFAIR Linked Sentences

88

Historical linked records

Median Sentence

19.0 mo

across indexed cases

Total Dockets

6,283

indexed in corpus

Criminal Fraction

31.0%

of indexed dockets

Aggregate frequencies from historical JUSTFAIR linked sentencing records and CourtListener docket records. Not a prediction about any specific case.

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Sentencing Distribution

Distribution metrics from 88 indexed JUSTFAIR linked sentences. Departure rates are unavailable pending verification of source categories and sample denominators. An em dash in those fields means unavailable, not zero.

Sentencing distribution from historical JUSTFAIR linked records
MetricValue
Median sentence19.0 mo
Mean sentence30.6 mo
Interquartile range (P25 — P75)4.8 mo — 37.8 mo
Downward departure rate—
Upward departure rate—
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.

  • prison27 (30.7%)
  • extortion racketeering17 (19.3%)
  • gambling15 (17.0%)
  • drug trafficking12 (13.6%)
  • immigration4 (4.5%)
  • stalking harassing4 (4.5%)
  • burglary3 (3.4%)
  • kidnapping2 (2.3%)

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This is legal information, not legal advice. Aggregate data from historical public records; judge linkage and record periods require verification. Nothing here predicts a specific outcome.