Judge David G. Campbell — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell sits in the District of Arizona (DAZ) and granted a downward variance in 207 of 480 federal sentencings (43.1%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge David G. Campbell, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge David G. Campbell grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (207 below-guideline cases out of 480 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5K3.1) Early Disposition. Fast Track program36-29.1%
  2. 2.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement32-56.1%
  3. 3.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)28-48.3%
  4. 4.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)15-49.4%
  5. 5.Rehabilitation15-46.9%
  6. 6.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities11-52.8%
  7. 7.Unspecified government motion (Not 5K1.1 or 5K3.1)10-55.1%
  8. 8.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants10-50.5%
  9. 9.Mule/Role in the offense10-41.7%
  10. 10.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)9-38.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge David G. Campbell

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge David G. Campbell's 376 Zone D sentencings, 169 (44.9%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended376 cases
  • Within range
    174(46.3%)
  • Below range
    169(44.9%)
    avg −34.9% below min
  • Above range
    33(8.8%)
    avg +50.8% above max

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