Judge Kimberly J. Mueller — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller sits in the Eastern District of California (EDCA) and granted a downward variance in 217 of 390 federal sentencings (55.6%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Kimberly J. Mueller, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Kimberly J. Mueller grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (217 below-guideline cases out of 390 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Acceptance of responsibility67-47.7%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)62-38.2%
  3. 3.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities61-51.9%
  4. 4.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants57-34.4%
  5. 5.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision44-53.3%
  6. 6.Mule/Role in the offense43-38.6%
  7. 7.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)41-39.5%
  8. 8.(5H1.5) Previous employment record37-47.6%
  9. 9.Nonviolent Offense36-46.8%
  10. 10.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense35-46.1%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Kimberly J. Mueller

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Kimberly J. Mueller's 331 Zone D sentencings, 195 (58.9%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended331 cases
  • Within range
    129(39.0%)
  • Below range
    195(58.9%)
    avg −38.7% below min
  • Above range
    7(2.1%)
    avg +46.6% above max

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