Judge Cathy Seibel — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel sits in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and granted a downward variance in 177 of 244 federal sentencings (72.5%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Cathy Seibel, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Cathy Seibel grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (177 below-guideline cases out of 244 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Lack of Youthful Guidance28-25.3%
  2. 2.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)27-45.4%
  3. 3.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse25-27.5%
  4. 4.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities19-51.1%
  5. 5.Remorse17-44.0%
  6. 6.Mule/Role in the offense16-48.5%
  7. 7.Policy Disagreement with the Guidelines (Kimbrough v. U.S. 552 U.S. 85 (2007)14-40.2%
  8. 8.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)14-33.7%
  9. 9.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)14-27.2%
  10. 10.(5H1.5) Previous employment record13-64.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Cathy Seibel

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Cathy Seibel's 226 Zone D sentencings, 168 (74.3%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended226 cases
  • Within range
    54(23.9%)
  • Below range
    168(74.3%)
    avg −37.2% below min
  • Above range
    4(1.8%)
    avg +48.2% above max

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