Judge Carol Bagley Amon — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Carol Bagley Amon sits in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) and granted a downward variance in 118 of 179 federal sentencings (65.9%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Carol Bagley Amon, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Carol Bagley Amon grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (118 below-guideline cases out of 179 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities35-48.9%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)19-52.1%
  3. 3.Remorse19-43.6%
  4. 4.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)17-46.1%
  5. 5.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)14-61.3%
  6. 6.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)12-56.7%
  7. 7.Global Plea11-39.0%
  8. 8.(5H1.5) Previous employment record10-52.8%
  9. 9.(5H1.4) Physical condition9-57.9%
  10. 10.Nonviolent Offense8-50.6%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Carol Bagley Amon

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Carol Bagley Amon's 149 Zone D sentencings, 99 (66.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended149 cases
  • Within range
    44(29.5%)
  • Below range
    99(66.4%)
    avg −43.9% below min
  • Above range
    6(4.0%)
    avg +49.2% above max

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