Federal Bench — Western District of Michigan
Janet Neff
Aggregate sentencing patterns and caseload data for Janet Neff 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
948
FY14-23 indexed
Median Sentence
37.0 mo
across indexed cases
Total Dockets
4,807
indexed in corpus
Criminal Fraction
8.3%
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 948 indexed USSC sentences. Departure rates indicate how often sentences fell outside the calculated guideline range.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median sentence | 37.0 mo |
| Mean sentence | 72.6 mo |
| Interquartile range (P25 — P75) | 10.0 mo — 91.3 mo |
| Downward departure rate | 45.0% |
| Upward departure rate | 6.0% |
| 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 trafficking231 (24.4%)
- prison162 (17.1%)
- extortion racketeering143 (15.1%)
- gambling132 (13.9%)
- stalking harassing28 (3.0%)
- burglary25 (2.6%)
- murder23 (2.4%)
- fraud17 (1.8%)
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This is legal information, not legal advice. Aggregate data from verified public court records. Nothing here predicts a specific outcome.