Judge Camille Lizette Vélez-Rivé — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Camille Lizette Vélez-Rivé sits in the District of Puerto Rico (DPR) and granted a downward variance in 12 of 27 federal sentencings (44.4%) from FY2024–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Camille Lizette Vélez-Rivé, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Camille Lizette Vélez-Rivé grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (12 below-guideline cases out of 27 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities5-75.0%
  2. 2.Acceptance of responsibility5-53.7%
  3. 3.(5H1.6) Community ties4-63.4%
  4. 4.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision3-78.3%
  5. 5.Remorse3-62.9%
  6. 6.Rehabilitation3-58.4%
  7. 7.Nonviolent Offense3-55.0%
  8. 8.Early Plea3-43.9%
  9. 9.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)3-42.9%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Camille Lizette Vélez-Rivé

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Camille Lizette Vélez-Rivé's 18 Zone D sentencings, 10 (55.6%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended18 cases
  • Within range
    7(38.9%)
  • Below range
    10(55.6%)
    avg −42.6% below min
  • Above range
    1(5.6%)
    avg +27.6% above max

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