Judge George H. Wu — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge George H. Wu sits in the Central District of California (CDCA) and granted a downward variance in 84 of 93 federal sentencings (90.3%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge George H. Wu, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge George H. Wu grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (84 below-guideline cases out of 93 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)25-58.4%
  2. 2.Mule/Role in the offense11-57.9%
  3. 3.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)10-48.7%
  4. 4.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)9-51.3%
  5. 5.Remorse9-46.3%
  6. 6.Lack of Youthful Guidance9-35.4%
  7. 7.Time Served7-56.9%
  8. 8.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse6-35.1%
  9. 9.First Step Act Safety Valve5-76.8%
  10. 10.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities5-70.5%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge George H. Wu

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge George H. Wu's 90 Zone D sentencings, 82 (91.1%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended90 cases
  • Within range
    6(6.7%)
  • Below range
    82(91.1%)
    avg −47.7% below min
  • Above range
    2(2.2%)
    avg +17.5% above max

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