Judge Tena Campbell — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Tena Campbell sits in the District of Utah (DUT) and granted a downward variance in 231 of 314 federal sentencings (73.6%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Tena Campbell, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Tena Campbell grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (231 below-guideline cases out of 314 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5K3.1) Early Disposition. Fast Track program57-37.4%
  2. 2.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement43-38.9%
  3. 3.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities18-52.7%
  4. 4.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse16-40.7%
  5. 5.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)15-40.6%
  6. 6.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)14-41.4%
  7. 7.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)10-35.6%
  8. 8.Mule/Role in the offense8-40.5%
  9. 9.Rehabilitation7-56.0%
  10. 10.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance7-47.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Tena Campbell

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Tena Campbell's 270 Zone D sentencings, 203 (75.2%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended270 cases
  • Within range
    54(20.0%)
  • Below range
    203(75.2%)
    avg −38.5% below min
  • Above range
    13(4.8%)
    avg +41.8% above max

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