Federal Bench — Eastern District of Missouri
Rodney Sippel
Aggregate sentencing patterns and caseload data for Rodney Sippel 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
1,437
FY14-23 indexed
Median Sentence
40.0 mo
across indexed cases
Total Dockets
7,383
indexed in corpus
Criminal Fraction
6.1%
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 1,437 indexed USSC sentences. Departure rates indicate how often sentences fell outside the calculated guideline range.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median sentence | 40.0 mo |
| Mean sentence | 55.3 mo |
| Interquartile range (P25 — P75) | 15.0 mo — 72.0 mo |
| Downward departure rate | 46.0% |
| 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 trafficking595 (41.4%)
- extortion racketeering299 (20.8%)
- gambling190 (13.2%)
- robbery38 (2.6%)
- kidnapping31 (2.2%)
- prison27 (1.9%)
- fraud23 (1.6%)
- burglary17 (1.2%)
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This is legal information, not legal advice. Aggregate data from verified public court records. Nothing here predicts a specific outcome.