Federal Bench — District of Montana
Jack Shanstrom
Aggregate sentencing patterns and caseload data for Jack Shanstrom 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
240
FY14-23 indexed
Median Sentence
24.0 mo
across indexed cases
Total Dockets
1,449
indexed in corpus
Criminal Fraction
17.9%
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 240 indexed USSC sentences. Departure rates indicate how often sentences fell outside the calculated guideline range.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median sentence | 24.0 mo |
| Mean sentence | 38.9 mo |
| Interquartile range (P25 — P75) | 6.7 mo — 46.0 mo |
| Downward departure rate | 20.0% |
| Upward departure rate | 2.0% |
| 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.
- extortion racketeering51 (21.3%)
- drug trafficking49 (20.4%)
- prison40 (16.7%)
- assault20 (8.3%)
- gambling19 (7.9%)
- robbery11 (4.6%)
- bribery corruption11 (4.6%)
- stalking harassing9 (3.8%)
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This is legal information, not legal advice. Aggregate data from verified public court records. Nothing here predicts a specific outcome.