Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo sits in the Southern District of Texas (SDTX) and granted a downward variance in 8 of 23 federal sentencings (34.8%) from FY2016–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (8 below-guideline cases out of 23 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)6-35.4%
  2. 2.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)4-41.2%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo's 20 Zone D sentencings, 6 (30.0%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended20 cases
  • Within range
    14(70.0%)
  • Below range
    6(30.0%)
    avg −27.0% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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