Judge Mark Timothy Pittman — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Mark Timothy Pittman sits in the Northern District of Texas (NDTX) and granted a downward variance in 123 of 400 federal sentencings (30.8%) from FY2017–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Mark Timothy Pittman, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Mark Timothy Pittman grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (123 below-guideline cases out of 400 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)72-22.5%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)44-22.6%
  3. 3.Mule/Role in the offense32-28.1%
  4. 4.Waiver of appeal23-19.8%
  5. 5.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)18-27.1%
  6. 6.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement11-45.7%
  7. 7.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities9-37.7%
  8. 8.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)9-21.1%
  9. 9.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance7-17.8%
  10. 10.(5H1.5) Previous employment record6-43.4%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Mark Timothy Pittman

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Mark Timothy Pittman's 357 Zone D sentencings, 118 (33.1%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended357 cases
  • Within range
    213(59.7%)
  • Below range
    118(33.1%)
    avg −24.9% below min
  • Above range
    26(7.3%)
    avg +34.9% above max

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