Federal Bench — Central District of Illinois
Joe McDade
Aggregate sentencing patterns and caseload data for Joe McDade compiled from verified federal court records. Statistical frequencies only — never a prediction about a specific case or defendant.
Source: USSC FY14-23 × CourtListener federal dockets — generated May 6, 2026
Sentencing & Caseload Snapshot
USSC Sentences
812
FY14-23 indexed
Median Sentence
60.0 mo
across indexed cases
Total Dockets
5,766
indexed in corpus
Criminal Fraction
28.2%
of indexed dockets
Aggregate frequencies from public USSC sentencing datafiles and CourtListener docket records. Not a prediction about any specific case.
Sentencing Distribution
Distribution metrics from 812 indexed USSC sentences. Departure rates indicate how often sentences fell outside the calculated guideline range.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median sentence | 60.0 mo |
| Mean sentence | 295.3 mo |
| Interquartile range (P25 — P75) | 30.0 mo — 120.0 mo |
| Downward departure rate | 44.0% |
| Upward departure rate | 1.0% |
| Substantial-assistance rate | — |
| Government-sponsored below-range rate | — |
Source: USSC FY14-23 individual offender datafiles.
Offense Mix
Top offense categories among indexed sentences. A judge's offense mix reflects the docket they were assigned, not their personal selection.
- drug trafficking394 (48.5%)
- extortion racketeering118 (14.5%)
- gambling55 (6.8%)
- prison40 (4.9%)
- robbery36 (4.4%)
- burglary27 (3.3%)
- immigration17 (2.1%)
- kidnapping16 (2.0%)
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This is legal information, not legal advice. Aggregate data from verified public court records. Nothing here predicts a specific outcome.