Judge Eleanor Louise Ross — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Eleanor Louise Ross sits in the Northern District of Georgia (NDGA) and granted a downward variance in 142 of 241 federal sentencings (58.9%) from FY2014–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Eleanor Louise Ross, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Eleanor Louise Ross grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (142 below-guideline cases out of 241 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)37-30.7%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)27-39.4%
  3. 3.Early Plea27-33.0%
  4. 4.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities18-37.5%
  5. 5.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)17-31.2%
  6. 6.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)11-41.4%
  7. 7.Acceptance of responsibility11-38.7%
  8. 8.Time Served11-31.4%
  9. 9.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement9-41.3%
  10. 10.Mule/Role in the offense8-44.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Eleanor Louise Ross

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Eleanor Louise Ross's 210 Zone D sentencings, 131 (62.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended210 cases
  • Within range
    72(34.3%)
  • Below range
    131(62.4%)
    avg −31.0% below min
  • Above range
    7(3.3%)
    avg +26.3% above max

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