Judge Alvin Hellerstein — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein sits in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and granted a downward variance in 85 of 138 federal sentencings (61.6%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Alvin Hellerstein, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Alvin Hellerstein grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (85 below-guideline cases out of 138 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities43-52.9%
  2. 2.Acceptance of responsibility13-47.2%
  3. 3.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)12-56.3%
  4. 4.Remorse12-49.8%
  5. 5.Mule/Role in the offense11-59.7%
  6. 6.Rehabilitation11-41.2%
  7. 7.(5H1.5) Previous employment record10-60.5%
  8. 8.(5H1.6) Community ties6-69.6%
  9. 9.Charitable Service/Good Works (aggregated reason)6-68.3%
  10. 10.Lack of Youthful Guidance6-45.8%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Alvin Hellerstein

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Alvin Hellerstein's 110 Zone D sentencings, 68 (61.8%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended110 cases
  • Within range
    37(33.6%)
  • Below range
    68(61.8%)
    avg −44.0% below min
  • Above range
    5(4.5%)
    avg +36.0% above max

Need case-level analysis for Judge Alvin Hellerstein?

Want to see what those 85 below-guideline cases actually looked like? Just Metrics shows you the actual matched cases — same judge, same guideline chapter, same guideline range — and tells you what they did.

Just Metrics also surfaces Judge Alvin Hellerstein's trial tax (sentences after trial vs. plea) and the average §5K1.1 cooperation discount.

EXPLORE JUST METRICS →