Federal Bench — Western District of Kentucky
Charles Simpson
Aggregate sentencing patterns and caseload data for Charles Simpson 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
723
FY14-23 indexed
Median Sentence
37.0 mo
across indexed cases
Total Dockets
7,942
indexed in corpus
Criminal Fraction
15.8%
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 723 indexed USSC sentences. Departure rates indicate how often sentences fell outside the calculated guideline range.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median sentence | 37.0 mo |
| Mean sentence | 86.2 mo |
| Interquartile range (P25 — P75) | 12.0 mo — 78.0 mo |
| Downward departure rate | 52.0% |
| 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 trafficking316 (43.7%)
- gambling102 (14.1%)
- extortion racketeering80 (11.1%)
- prison33 (4.6%)
- kidnapping27 (3.7%)
- stalking harassing15 (2.1%)
- robbery14 (1.9%)
- fraud13 (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.