> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bodiesburied.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Federal Administration of Justice Offense Sentences in the District of New Jersey, FY2016–2025 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-administration-of-justice-sentences-district-of-new-jersey/ - Published: 2026-11-04T10:32:14.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-04T10:32:14.000Z - Description: 93 people were sentenced in the District of New Jersey for administration of justice offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and all 93 pleaded guilty. 51 (55%) received a prison term, with a median of 10 months. For this offense type across all 94 districts, the median prison term was 12 months. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) › [Federal Sentences in the District of New Jersey, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-district-of-new-jersey/) › Administration of Justice Offense: District of New Jersey **In brief:** 93 people were sentenced in the District of New Jersey for administration of justice offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and all 93 pleaded guilty. 51 (55%) received a prison term, with a median of 10 months. For this offense type across all 94 districts, the median prison term was 12 months. Updated November 4, 2026 · Sources: U.S. Sentencing Commission and Federal Judicial Center, fiscal years 2016–2025 This post uses the U.S. Sentencing Commission's records of 93 people sentenced in federal court in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. Acquittals and dismissals come from a second source, the Federal Judicial Center's records of 753,808 federal defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. It is part of the [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) series, which builds on [Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/military-sentencing-guidelines-federal-system/). How the numbers were built: [How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-data-methodology/). ## Every Case Ended in a Guilty Plea All 93 people (100%) pleaded guilty, and none was convicted after a trial. Across all 94 districts, 93% of people in this offense type pleaded guilty, and for all offenses in this district the figure was 97%. 99% of the guilty pleas had a written plea agreement. The remaining 1% were straight pleas. ## Prison and Probation 51 of the 93 people (55%) received a prison term, and 32 (34%) received probation only. The median prison term among those sent to prison was 10 months. A quarter received 21 months or more, and a quarter received 1.9 months or less. For all 94 districts, 72% of people in this offense type were sent to prison, and the median was 12 months. The share sent to prison was lower in this district, and the median was lower. The median for all offenses in the district was 37 months. ## What the Category Includes "Administration of Justice" is the Commission's name for a group of offenses that involve interfering with the work of courts and officers. The category is defined by the primary guideline, not by the statute charged. §2X4.1 (Misprision of Felony) was the primary guideline for 48 people. §2A2.4 (Obstructing or Impeding Officers) applied to 20, §2J1.2 (Obstruction of Justice) to 16, and §2J1.6 (Failure to Appear by Defendant) to 3. These cases were 1% of the 6,441 people sentenced in the district. ## Position Against the Guideline Range For all 93 people, the position is recorded. 55% (51) of sentences were within the range, and 31% (29) were below it at the government's request. 13% (12) were below it without a request, and 1% (1) was above it. Across all 94 districts, 48% of sentences were within the range. For all offenses in this district, the figure was 37%. A mandatory minimum applied to 1 of the 93 people (1%). ## Supervised Release, Fines, and Prior Record 46 people (49%) were ordered to serve supervised release, with a median term of 24 months. A fine was ordered for 17 (18%), and restitution for 9 (10%). 62% had the least prior record (criminal history category I) and 11% had the most (category VI). The court-martial records on this site have no such field. ## Yearly Counts Are Small Fiscal years 2016 to 2019 had 34 people, and fiscal years 2020 to 2025 had 59\. Yearly counts run from 4 to 18 people. The table lists each year's median, with one year not available. At these counts, a single case can move a median, so the figures do not show a trend. | Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty | | ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- | | 2016 | 18 | 2 months | 100% | | 2017 | 4 | 7.3 months | 4 of 4 | | 2018 | 4 | 23.3 months | 4 of 4 | | 2019 | 8 | 6 months | 8 of 8 | | 2020 | 11 | 10.5 months | 100% | | 2021 | 4 | n/a | 4 of 4 | | 2022 | 9 | 12 months | 9 of 9 | | 2023 | 14 | 12 months | 100% | | 2024 | 13 | 6 months | 100% | | 2025 | 8 | 2.5 months | 8 of 8 | ## What Cannot Be Learned Here The data includes only people who were convicted and sentenced. Anyone acquitted or whose charges were dismissed is absent, and the prison terms are those ordered, not those served. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is in New Jersey, and courts-martial there are tried in military courts. This post reports federal numbers only. ### How We Counted Everyone sentenced in federal court in the District of New Jersey (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "New Jersey") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Administration of Justice" (93). Offense types are the Commission's OFFGUIDE categories. Federal fiscal years run from October 1 to September 30\. No person, judge, or lawyer is identified in any of these records. ### What to Keep in Mind **No parole in federal prison; credit for good conduct.** Federal prison has no parole for crimes committed on or after November 1, 1987\. A federal prisoner can earn up to 54 days of good conduct credit for each year of the sentence the judge imposed, which is about 15%. Some federal prisoners can also earn First Step Act time credits, but many offenses make a person ineligible. The numbers in this post are the sentences judges imposed, not the time people actually served. **Federal supervised release.** Most federal prison sentences are followed by a term of supervised release that the judge sets as part of the sentence. A person who violates it can be sent back to prison. A court-martial cannot sentence anyone to supervision after release. Military parole and mandatory supervised release are decided later by a board, not by the judge at trial. **Who decides the sentence, and under what rules.** Federal judges sentence every federal case. They must calculate the Sentencing Guidelines range, which is advisory, and must impose any mandatory minimum the statute requires unless an exception applies. In courts-martial, the accused could choose sentencing by members until the rules changed. For cases in which every guilty finding is for an offense committed after December 27, 2023, a military judge sentences alone, within sentencing parameters. Courts-martial tried in 2024 and later include both old-rule and new-rule cases, and the data cannot tell them apart. **Time periods.** Federal numbers are by federal fiscal year (October 1 to September 30), based on the sentencing date. The military numbers are by trial date. Neither source has the date of the offense, so a change in law shows up in either data set gradually. **How life sentences and "time served" are counted.** In the federal numbers, a life sentence is counted as 470 months, and any other sentence longer than 470 months is counted as just under 470 months. A sentence of "time served" is counted as one day (0.03 months). Averages are affected by these rules; medians much less. **Mandatory minimum sentences.** Many federal statutes on drugs, images of child exploitation, child sex abuse, and firearms carry mandatory minimum prison terms. The UCMJ has mandatory minimums only for a few offenses (a dishonorable discharge or dismissal for rape and sexual assault, and life for premeditated murder). Federal sentences for these offenses are partly set by Congress, not by the judge. ## Related Analysis - [Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/military-sentencing-guidelines-federal-system/) (the background article) - [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) (all federal posts) - [How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-data-methodology/) (sources and method) - [Federal Sentences in the District of New Jersey, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-district-of-new-jersey/) (overview) - [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the District of New Jersey, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-district-of-new-jersey/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the District of New Jersey, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-district-of-new-jersey/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Firearms Sentences in the District of New Jersey, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-district-of-new-jersey/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the District of New Jersey, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-district-of-new-jersey/) (same district, other offense type) - [U.S. Sentencing Commission, Individual Offender Datafiles](https://www.ussc.gov/research/datafiles/commission-datafiles?ref=bodiesburied.com) (source) - [Federal Judicial Center, Integrated Database (criminal defendants)](https://www.fjc.gov/research/idb?ref=bodiesburied.com) (source) **About the author.** Jocelyn C. Stewart is a retired Army JAG with more than 24 years of trying courts-martial and more than 200 jury trials. She hosts *Where All The Bodies Are Buried* and runs the [Law Office of Jocelyn C. Stewart](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/?ref=bodiesburied.com). This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.