Judge Christine Patricia O'Hearn — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Christine Patricia O'Hearn sits in the District of New Jersey (DNJ) and granted a downward variance in 22 of 41 federal sentencings (53.7%) from FY2021–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Christine Patricia O'Hearn, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Christine Patricia O'Hearn grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (22 below-guideline cases out of 41 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities10-52.4%
  2. 2.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision8-49.8%
  3. 3.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)8-46.4%
  4. 4.Remorse7-54.9%
  5. 5.Nonviolent Offense6-62.3%
  6. 6.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)5-47.5%
  7. 7.(5H1.5) Previous employment record4-54.6%
  8. 8.(5H1.6) Community ties4-50.9%
  9. 9.Mule/Role in the offense4-33.6%
  10. 10.(5K2.20) Aberrant Behavior3-73.3%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Christine Patricia O'Hearn

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Christine Patricia O'Hearn's 32 Zone D sentencings, 18 (56.3%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended32 cases
  • Within range
    12(37.5%)
  • Below range
    18(56.3%)
    avg −39.8% below min
  • Above range
    2(6.3%)
    avg +12.7% above max

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