Judge Daniel Porter Jordan III — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Daniel Porter Jordan III sits in the Southern District of Mississippi (SDMS) and granted a downward variance in 42 of 204 federal sentencings (20.6%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Daniel Porter Jordan III, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Daniel Porter Jordan III grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (42 below-guideline cases out of 204 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.5) Previous employment record14-42.5%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)13-31.5%
  3. 3.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)9-40.7%
  4. 4.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities7-40.5%
  5. 5.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance6-37.0%
  6. 6.Remorse5-52.2%
  7. 7.Mule/Role in the offense5-34.5%
  8. 8.(5H1.2) Educational and vocational skills4-61.8%
  9. 9.(5H1.6) Community ties3-64.1%
  10. 10.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)3-32.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Daniel Porter Jordan III

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Daniel Porter Jordan III's 152 Zone D sentencings, 31 (20.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended152 cases
  • Within range
    113(74.3%)
  • Below range
    31(20.4%)
    avg −39.1% below min
  • Above range
    8(5.3%)
    avg +26.3% above max

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