Judge James Wesley Hendrix — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix sits in the Northern District of Texas (NDTX) and granted a downward variance in 65 of 723 federal sentencings (9.0%) from FY2013–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge James Wesley Hendrix, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge James Wesley Hendrix grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (65 below-guideline cases out of 723 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)10-25.1%
  2. 2.First Step Act Safety Valve7-21.2%
  3. 3.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)6-36.6%
  4. 4.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)5-24.9%
  5. 5.Acceptance of responsibility5-18.7%
  6. 6.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement4-37.2%
  7. 7.Mule/Role in the offense3-30.1%
  8. 8.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)3-26.4%
  9. 9.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)3-25.2%
  10. 10.Applied proposed guideline amendment3-20.6%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge James Wesley Hendrix

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge James Wesley Hendrix's 596 Zone D sentencings, 57 (9.6%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended596 cases
  • Within range
    467(78.4%)
  • Below range
    57(9.6%)
    avg −27.5% below min
  • Above range
    72(12.1%)
    avg +61.3% above max

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