Federal Bench — Western District of North Carolina
Max Cogburn
Aggregate sentencing patterns and caseload data for Max Cogburn 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
784
FY14-23 indexed
Median Sentence
46.0 mo
across indexed cases
Total Dockets
4,055
indexed in corpus
Criminal Fraction
2.4%
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 784 indexed USSC sentences. Departure rates indicate how often sentences fell outside the calculated guideline range.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median sentence | 46.0 mo |
| Mean sentence | 163.7 mo |
| Interquartile range (P25 — P75) | 24.0 mo — 84.0 mo |
| Downward departure rate | 49.0% |
| 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 trafficking171 (21.8%)
- extortion racketeering169 (21.6%)
- gambling91 (11.6%)
- prison72 (9.2%)
- murder18 (2.3%)
- burglary14 (1.8%)
- money laundering12 (1.5%)
- stalking harassing11 (1.4%)
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This is legal information, not legal advice. Aggregate data from verified public court records. Nothing here predicts a specific outcome.