Judge Edgardo Ramos — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos sits in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and granted a downward variance in 97 of 121 federal sentencings (80.2%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Edgardo Ramos, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Edgardo Ramos grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (97 below-guideline cases out of 121 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)26-69.7%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)22-61.9%
  3. 3.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities17-71.9%
  4. 4.Acceptance of responsibility16-79.0%
  5. 5.Nonviolent Offense16-72.2%
  6. 6.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)15-53.5%
  7. 7.Mule/Role in the offense14-59.1%
  8. 8.(5H1.5) Previous employment record6-82.1%
  9. 9.Remorse6-81.6%
  10. 10.Lack of Youthful Guidance5-65.6%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Edgardo Ramos

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Edgardo Ramos's 101 Zone D sentencings, 82 (81.2%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended101 cases
  • Within range
    19(18.8%)
  • Below range
    82(81.2%)
    avg −50.3% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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