Judge Alan D Albright — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Alan D Albright sits in the Western District of Texas (WDTX) and granted a downward variance in 141 of 415 federal sentencings (34.0%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Alan D Albright, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Alan D Albright grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (141 below-guideline cases out of 415 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities29-58.8%
  2. 2.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)26-66.0%
  3. 3.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse22-42.6%
  4. 4.(5H1.5) Previous employment record14-72.7%
  5. 5.(5H1.6) Community ties12-88.0%
  6. 6.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)10-34.9%
  7. 7.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)10-33.2%
  8. 8.Rehabilitation7-77.1%
  9. 9.Mule/Role in the offense7-38.3%
  10. 10.Remorse5-70.7%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Alan D Albright

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Alan D Albright's 351 Zone D sentencings, 115 (32.8%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended351 cases
  • Within range
    210(59.8%)
  • Below range
    115(32.8%)
    avg −51.1% below min
  • Above range
    26(7.4%)
    avg +68.6% above max

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