Judge Richard A. Jones — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Richard A. Jones sits in the Western District of Washington (WDWA) and granted a downward variance in 263 of 324 federal sentencings (81.2%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Richard A. Jones, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Richard A. Jones grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (263 below-guideline cases out of 324 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)85-51.7%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)64-53.5%
  3. 3.Lack of Youthful Guidance64-48.5%
  4. 4.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse53-47.2%
  5. 5.Mule/Role in the offense41-55.5%
  6. 6.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities41-51.8%
  7. 7.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants39-37.0%
  8. 8.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)33-52.3%
  9. 9.(5H1.5) Previous employment record29-45.3%
  10. 10.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance28-54.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Richard A. Jones

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Richard A. Jones's 280 Zone D sentencings, 235 (83.9%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended280 cases
  • Within range
    35(12.5%)
  • Below range
    235(83.9%)
    avg −45.9% below min
  • Above range
    10(3.6%)
    avg +35.6% above max

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