Federal Bench — District of Arizona
James Soto
Aggregate sentencing patterns and caseload data for James Soto 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
951
FY14-23 indexed
Median Sentence
16.0 mo
across indexed cases
Total Dockets
1,047
indexed in corpus
Criminal Fraction
21.8%
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 951 indexed USSC sentences. Departure rates indicate how often sentences fell outside the calculated guideline range.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median sentence | 16.0 mo |
| Mean sentence | 22.0 mo |
| Interquartile range (P25 — P75) | 8.0 mo — 30.0 mo |
| Downward departure rate | 71.0% |
| Upward departure rate | 4.0% |
| 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.
- drug trafficking311 (32.7%)
- prison290 (30.5%)
- environmental65 (6.8%)
- extortion racketeering24 (2.5%)
- stalking harassing15 (1.6%)
- gambling12 (1.3%)
- bribery corruption12 (1.3%)
- sexual abuse10 (1.1%)
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This is legal information, not legal advice. Aggregate data from verified public court records. Nothing here predicts a specific outcome.