Judge Amy Mil Totenberg — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Amy Mil Totenberg sits in the Northern District of Georgia (NDGA) and granted a downward variance in 238 of 330 federal sentencings (72.1%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Amy Mil Totenberg, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Amy Mil Totenberg grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (238 below-guideline cases out of 330 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)97-43.8%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)76-47.3%
  3. 3.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities71-46.4%
  4. 4.Remorse51-46.2%
  5. 5.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants48-39.9%
  6. 6.Acceptance of responsibility41-45.9%
  7. 7.(5H1.5) Previous employment record39-48.5%
  8. 8.Time Served37-36.0%
  9. 9.Lack of Youthful Guidance35-41.7%
  10. 10.Mule/Role in the offense34-44.5%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Amy Mil Totenberg

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Amy Mil Totenberg's 266 Zone D sentencings, 206 (77.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended266 cases
  • Within range
    55(20.7%)
  • Below range
    206(77.4%)
    avg −37.1% below min
  • Above range
    5(1.9%)
    avg +27.9% above max

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