Judge Martha Vázquez — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Martha Vázquez sits in the District of New Mexico (DNM) and granted a downward variance in 299 of 421 federal sentencings (71.0%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Martha Vázquez, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Martha Vázquez grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (299 below-guideline cases out of 421 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities96-52.5%
  2. 2.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse88-44.2%
  3. 3.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement85-46.7%
  4. 4.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)83-56.5%
  5. 5.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)80-50.9%
  6. 6.Lack of Youthful Guidance72-51.3%
  7. 7.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance69-47.0%
  8. 8.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)59-47.5%
  9. 9.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)46-54.3%
  10. 10.(5H1.5) Previous employment record39-58.3%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Martha Vázquez

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Martha Vázquez's 377 Zone D sentencings, 282 (74.8%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended377 cases
  • Within range
    74(19.6%)
  • Below range
    282(74.8%)
    avg −45.4% below min
  • Above range
    21(5.6%)
    avg +53.2% above max

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