Judge Edward Davila — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Edward Davila sits in the Northern District of California (NDCA) and granted a downward variance in 166 of 250 federal sentencings (66.4%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Edward Davila, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Edward Davila grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (166 below-guideline cases out of 250 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities34-56.7%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)30-44.0%
  3. 3.(5H1.5) Previous employment record27-60.5%
  4. 4.Lack of Youthful Guidance27-46.8%
  5. 5.Rehabilitation23-66.0%
  6. 6.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse20-39.2%
  7. 7.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants18-47.2%
  8. 8.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)16-55.1%
  9. 9.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)14-38.6%
  10. 10.Mule/Role in the offense13-45.1%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Edward Davila

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Edward Davila's 189 Zone D sentencings, 139 (73.5%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended189 cases
  • Within range
    47(24.9%)
  • Below range
    139(73.5%)
    avg −41.8% below min
  • Above range
    3(1.6%)
    avg +37.7% above max

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