Judge Diana Saldaña — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Diana Saldaña sits in the Southern District of Texas (SDTX) and granted a downward variance in 10 of 14 federal sentencings (71.4%) from FY2014–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Diana Saldaña, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Diana Saldaña grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (10 below-guideline cases out of 14 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)6-54.3%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Diana Saldaña

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Diana Saldaña's 9 Zone D sentencings, 7 (77.8%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended9 cases
  • Within range
    2(22.2%)
  • Below range
    7(77.8%)
    avg −37.1% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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