Judge Colleen McMahon — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon sits in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and granted a downward variance in 114 of 200 federal sentencings (57.0%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Colleen McMahon, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Colleen McMahon grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (114 below-guideline cases out of 200 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Mule/Role in the offense18-46.7%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)11-56.2%
  3. 3.Rehabilitation11-46.0%
  4. 4.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities9-68.8%
  5. 5.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)8-63.6%
  6. 6.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse6-61.8%
  7. 7.General Guideline Adequacy Issues (aggregated reason)6-58.4%
  8. 8.Deportation6-47.8%
  9. 9.Sufficient punishment5-66.0%
  10. 10.(5H1.4) Physical condition5-58.3%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Colleen McMahon

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Colleen McMahon's 168 Zone D sentencings, 93 (55.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended168 cases
  • Within range
    69(41.1%)
  • Below range
    93(55.4%)
    avg −46.0% below min
  • Above range
    6(3.6%)
    avg +53.7% above max

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