Judge Christopher R. Cooper — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper sits in the District of Columbia (DDC) and granted a downward variance in 60 of 90 federal sentencings (66.7%) from FY2014–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Christopher R. Cooper, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Christopher R. Cooper grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (60 below-guideline cases out of 90 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)21-48.3%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities18-45.3%
  3. 3.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)13-39.4%
  4. 4.Mule/Role in the offense9-49.9%
  5. 5.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)9-45.1%
  6. 6.Policy Disagreement with the Guidelines (Kimbrough v. U.S. 552 U.S. 85 (2007)7-51.9%
  7. 7.(5H1.4) Physical condition7-48.3%
  8. 8.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)7-19.9%
  9. 9.Acceptance of responsibility6-47.2%
  10. 10.Deportation6-33.2%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Christopher R. Cooper

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Christopher R. Cooper's 79 Zone D sentencings, 58 (73.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended79 cases
  • Within range
    20(25.3%)
  • Below range
    58(73.4%)
    avg −36.8% below min
  • Above range
    1(1.3%)
    avg +13.5% above max

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