Judge Beth Bloom — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom sits in the Southern District of Florida (SDFL) and granted a downward variance in 206 of 501 federal sentencings (41.1%) from FY2014–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Beth Bloom, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Beth Bloom grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (206 below-guideline cases out of 501 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)76-31.2%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities46-38.2%
  3. 3.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)45-38.5%
  4. 4.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)37-29.2%
  5. 5.Acceptance of responsibility32-36.1%
  6. 6.Mule/Role in the offense24-39.5%
  7. 7.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)22-46.0%
  8. 8.Remorse12-35.0%
  9. 9.Rehabilitation8-41.0%
  10. 10.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)8-33.6%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Beth Bloom

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Beth Bloom's 391 Zone D sentencings, 167 (42.7%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended391 cases
  • Within range
    209(53.5%)
  • Below range
    167(42.7%)
    avg −28.3% below min
  • Above range
    15(3.8%)
    avg +77.9% above max

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