> ## 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 Northern District of Texas, FY2016–2025 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-administration-of-justice-sentences-northern-district-of-texas/ - Published: 2026-11-04T10:34:18.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-04T10:34:18.000Z - Description: 212 people were sentenced in the "Administration of Justice" offense type in the Northern District of Texas in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 142 (67%) received a prison term and 62 (29%) received probation only. The median prison term was 19.1 months, compared with 12 months in all 94 federal districts - 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 Northern District of Texas, FY2016–](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-northern-district-of-texas/) › Administration of Justice Offense: Northern District of Texas **In brief:** 212 people were sentenced in the "Administration of Justice" offense type in the Northern District of Texas in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. 142 (67%) received a prison term and 62 (29%) received probation only. The median prison term was 19.1 months, compared with 12 months in all 94 federal districts together. 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 212 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/). ## Misprision of Felony Was the Main Guideline 160 of the 212 people had §2X4.1 (Misprision of Felony) as the primary guideline. 21 had §2J1.2 (Obstruction of Justice), 16 had §2A2.4 (Obstructing or Impeding Officers), and 7 had §2J1.3 (Perjury or Subornation of Perjury). The Commission groups these offenses under one label. Together they were 1% of the 14,591 people sentenced in this district in the period. Misprision of felony means knowing about a felony and concealing it. ## Prison Terms and Probation For the 142 people who went to prison, the median was 19.1 months, with the top quarter at 27 months or more and the bottom quarter at 10.2 months or less. 62 others had probation only. Nationally, 6,448 people were in this offense type, 72% were sent to prison, and the median was 12 months. The median for all offenses in this district was 60 months. These are terms imposed, not time served. ## Nearly All Pleaded Guilty Only 3 people were convicted after a trial, while 209 (99%) pleaded guilty. Prison medians were 18.2 months after a plea and 27 months after a trial. With 3 trial cases, the trial figure is not a reliable guide. 95% of the guilty pleas had a written plea agreement, and 4% were straight pleas with no agreement. The national plea rate for this offense type was 93%. ## The Guideline Range The guideline range is the sentencing range calculated under the federal guidelines. 123 sentences (58%) were within it. 31 (15%) were below it at the government's request, and 41 (19%) were below it without a request. 16 (8%) were above it. In all 94 districts, 48% of sentences for this offense type were within the range. No mandatory minimum applied to anyone in this group. ## Supervised Release, Fines, and History 133 people (63%) were ordered to serve supervised release, with a median term of 12 months. A fine was ordered for 25 (12%), and restitution for 23 (11%). 77% were in the lowest criminal history category, and 3% were in the highest. Court-martial records have no criminal history field. ## Counts by Fiscal Year 82 people were sentenced in fiscal years 2016 to 2019, and 130 in fiscal years 2020 to 2025\. Yearly counts range from 12 to 35\. Yearly medians range from 9 months to 30 months. Fiscal years run from October through September. The table lists every year, and the medians rise and fall without a steady direction. The highest was 30 months in fiscal year 2018, which had 17 people. | Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty | | ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- | | 2016 | 15 | 18.5 months | 100% | | 2017 | 25 | 24 months | 100% | | 2018 | 17 | 30 months | 100% | | 2019 | 25 | 9 months | 92% | | 2020 | 22 | 15 months | 100% | | 2021 | 35 | 21 months | 97% | | 2022 | 27 | 16.5 months | 100% | | 2023 | 18 | 20 months | 100% | | 2024 | 16 | 18 months | 100% | | 2025 | 12 | 18 months | 100% | ## Limits Only people who were convicted and sentenced are counted. Acquittals and dismissals are not in the data. Dyess AFB, Goodfellow AFB, and Sheppard AFB are in this district, but courts-martial are tried in military courts, not in this federal court. ### How We Counted Everyone sentenced in federal court in the Northern District of Texas (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Texas North") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Administration of Justice" (212). 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. ## 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 Northern District of Texas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-northern-district-of-texas/) (overview) - [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the Northern District of Texas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-northern-district-of-texas/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Firearms Sentences in the Northern District of Texas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-northern-district-of-texas/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the Northern District of Texas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-northern-district-of-texas/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the Northern District of Texas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-northern-district-of-texas/) (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.