Judge Rudolph Contreras — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras sits in the District of Columbia (DDC) and granted a downward variance in 64 of 90 federal sentencings (71.1%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Rudolph Contreras, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Rudolph Contreras grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (64 below-guideline cases out of 90 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)14-50.7%
  2. 2.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense9-68.8%
  3. 3.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants9-57.6%
  4. 4.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)9-43.6%
  5. 5.General Guideline Adequacy Issues (aggregated reason)9-41.5%
  6. 6.Nonviolent Offense8-69.6%
  7. 7.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)8-38.3%
  8. 8.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)6-33.3%
  9. 9.Lack of Youthful Guidance6-21.7%
  10. 10.(5H1.4) Physical condition5-84.3%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Rudolph Contreras

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Rudolph Contreras's 64 Zone D sentencings, 49 (76.6%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended64 cases
  • Within range
    15(23.4%)
  • Below range
    49(76.6%)
    avg −43.2% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

Need case-level analysis for Judge Rudolph Contreras?

Want to see what those 64 below-guideline cases actually looked like? Just Metrics shows you the actual matched cases — same judge, same guideline chapter, same guideline range — and tells you what they did.

Just Metrics also surfaces Judge Rudolph Contreras's trial tax (sentences after trial vs. plea) and the average §5K1.1 cooperation discount.

EXPLORE JUST METRICS →