Judge Tanya Walton Pratt — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt sits in the Southern District of Indiana (SDIN) and granted a downward variance in 311 of 651 federal sentencings (47.8%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Tanya Walton Pratt, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Tanya Walton Pratt grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (311 below-guideline cases out of 651 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)94-34.6%
  2. 2.Remorse74-31.8%
  3. 3.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)67-33.9%
  4. 4.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants65-30.3%
  5. 5.Lack of Youthful Guidance47-24.7%
  6. 6.Acceptance of responsibility40-26.9%
  7. 7.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)38-31.6%
  8. 8.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities36-30.6%
  9. 9.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense30-40.2%
  10. 10.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse30-24.2%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Tanya Walton Pratt

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Tanya Walton Pratt's 569 Zone D sentencings, 268 (47.1%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended569 cases
  • Within range
    271(47.6%)
  • Below range
    268(47.1%)
    avg −20.1% below min
  • Above range
    30(5.3%)
    avg +23.7% above max

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