Judge David Hittner — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge David Hittner sits in the Southern District of Texas (SDTX) and granted a downward variance in 5 of 28 federal sentencings (17.9%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge David Hittner, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge David Hittner grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (5 below-guideline cases out of 28 cases identified)

No standardized reasons reported for these cases.

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge David Hittner

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge David Hittner's 25 Zone D sentencings, 3 (12.0%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended25 cases
  • Within range
    14(56.0%)
  • Below range
    3(12.0%)
    avg −28.5% below min
  • Above range
    8(32.0%)
    avg +65.8% above max

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