Judge Denies Josh Duggar Bid to Void 151-Month Sentence Over 2025 Late Filing

3 articles · Updated · Us Weekly · Jun 2

A federal judge rejected Josh Duggar’s motion to vacate his sentence after finding the filing missed its June 24, 2025 deadline and did not reach the court clerk until July 29.
Court records show Anna Duggar helped prepare the motion by typing drafts Josh mailed from prison, returning copies for his signature and pre-filling the Certificate of Service with the June 24 date.
Duggar argued the prison mailbox rule should protect the filing, saying he addressed and mailed the paperwork on time after resolving a postage problem with stamps obtained from another inmate.
The judge said the postmark undercut that account and called Duggar’s testimony "not credible," noting Anna did not formally corroborate his version of events.
Duggar, 38, was convicted in 2021 on child sexual abuse material charges and sentenced to 151 months in 2022; after multiple failed appeals, his projected release remains February 2, 2033.

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