Judge Andrew S. Hanen — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen sits in the Southern District of Texas (SDTX) and granted a downward variance in 11 of 49 federal sentencings (22.4%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Andrew S. Hanen, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Andrew S. Hanen grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (11 below-guideline cases out of 49 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)3-62.5%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Andrew S. Hanen

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Andrew S. Hanen's 43 Zone D sentencings, 10 (23.3%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended43 cases
  • Within range
    30(69.8%)
  • Below range
    10(23.3%)
    avg −32.8% below min
  • Above range
    3(7.0%)
    avg +135.3% above max

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