Federal Bench — Southern District of California
John Houston
Aggregate sentencing patterns and caseload data for John Houston compiled from verified federal court records. Statistical frequencies only — never a prediction about a specific case or defendant.
Source: USSC FY14-23 × CourtListener federal dockets — generated May 6, 2026
Sentencing & Caseload Snapshot
USSC Sentences
2,665
FY14-23 indexed
Median Sentence
18.0 mo
across indexed cases
Total Dockets
3,530
indexed in corpus
Criminal Fraction
17.1%
of indexed dockets
Aggregate frequencies from public USSC sentencing datafiles and CourtListener docket records. Not a prediction about any specific case.
Sentencing Distribution
Distribution metrics from 2,665 indexed USSC sentences. Departure rates indicate how often sentences fell outside the calculated guideline range.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median sentence | 18.0 mo |
| Mean sentence | 37.4 mo |
| Interquartile range (P25 — P75) | 6.0 mo — 40.0 mo |
| Downward departure rate | 75.0% |
| Upward departure rate | 0.0% |
| Substantial-assistance rate | — |
| Government-sponsored below-range rate | — |
Source: USSC FY14-23 individual offender datafiles.
Offense Mix
Top offense categories among indexed sentences. A judge's offense mix reflects the docket they were assigned, not their personal selection.
- prison1,143 (42.9%)
- drug trafficking977 (36.7%)
- gambling114 (4.3%)
- extortion racketeering45 (1.7%)
- money laundering38 (1.4%)
- murder23 (0.9%)
- sexual abuse20 (0.8%)
- burglary15 (0.6%)
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This is legal information, not legal advice. Aggregate data from verified public court records. Nothing here predicts a specific outcome.