Judge Christina Reiss — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss sits in the District of Vermont (DVT) and granted a downward variance in 351 of 470 federal sentencings (74.7%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Christina Reiss, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Christina Reiss grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (351 below-guideline cases out of 470 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Mule/Role in the offense118-49.2%
  2. 2.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants104-45.3%
  3. 3.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)87-52.8%
  4. 4.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse80-47.0%
  5. 5.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)69-50.9%
  6. 6.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)66-56.9%
  7. 7.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision58-57.6%
  8. 8.Acceptance of responsibility55-57.1%
  9. 9.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities54-63.2%
  10. 10.Rehabilitation54-53.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Christina Reiss

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Christina Reiss's 391 Zone D sentencings, 313 (80.1%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended391 cases
  • Within range
    74(18.9%)
  • Below range
    313(80.1%)
    avg −46.3% below min
  • Above range
    4(1.0%)
    avg +34.1% above max

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