Federal Bench — Western District of Texas
Sam Sparks
Aggregate sentencing patterns and caseload data for Sam Sparks 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
3,008
FY14-23 indexed
Median Sentence
30.0 mo
across indexed cases
Total Dockets
10,163
indexed in corpus
Criminal Fraction
23.9%
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 3,008 indexed USSC sentences. Departure rates indicate how often sentences fell outside the calculated guideline range.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median sentence | 30.0 mo |
| Mean sentence | 68.8 mo |
| Interquartile range (P25 — P75) | 12.0 mo — 78.0 mo |
| Downward departure rate | 26.0% |
| Upward departure rate | 5.0% |
| 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.
- prison1,268 (42.2%)
- drug trafficking853 (28.4%)
- extortion racketeering370 (12.3%)
- gambling101 (3.4%)
- stalking harassing72 (2.4%)
- burglary40 (1.3%)
- kidnapping31 (1.0%)
- money laundering24 (0.8%)
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This is legal information, not legal advice. Aggregate data from verified public court records. Nothing here predicts a specific outcome.