Judge Tanya S. Chutkan — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan sits in the District of Columbia (DDC) and granted a downward variance in 58 of 100 federal sentencings (58.0%) from FY2015–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Tanya S. Chutkan grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (58 below-guideline cases out of 100 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities27-53.5%
  2. 2.Remorse24-50.8%
  3. 3.Acceptance of responsibility23-50.8%
  4. 4.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)20-58.3%
  5. 5.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)17-56.7%
  6. 6.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse16-56.7%
  7. 7.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)13-65.6%
  8. 8.Nonviolent Offense12-68.0%
  9. 9.(5H1.5) Previous employment record11-65.5%
  10. 10.(5H1.6) Community ties11-53.4%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Tanya S. Chutkan

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Tanya S. Chutkan's 75 Zone D sentencings, 47 (62.7%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended75 cases
  • Within range
    26(34.7%)
  • Below range
    47(62.7%)
    avg −49.3% below min
  • Above range
    2(2.7%)
    avg +18.3% above max

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