Judge Amit Mehta — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta sits in the District of Columbia (DDC) and granted a downward variance in 61 of 83 federal sentencings (73.5%) from FY2014–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Amit Mehta, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Amit Mehta grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (61 below-guideline cases out of 83 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)38-39.8%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)22-61.0%
  3. 3.Acceptance of responsibility15-52.2%
  4. 4.Mule/Role in the offense14-54.8%
  5. 5.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities14-45.9%
  6. 6.Nonviolent Offense12-68.5%
  7. 7.Remorse12-42.0%
  8. 8.(5H1.5) Previous employment record10-47.8%
  9. 9.Early Plea9-58.7%
  10. 10.(5K2.20) Aberrant Behavior9-43.6%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Amit Mehta

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Amit Mehta's 68 Zone D sentencings, 51 (75.0%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended68 cases
  • Within range
    15(22.1%)
  • Below range
    51(75.0%)
    avg −38.9% below min
  • Above range
    2(2.9%)
    avg +24.3% above max

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