Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander sits in the District of Maryland (DMD) and granted a downward variance in 308 of 476 federal sentencings (64.7%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (308 below-guideline cases out of 476 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)118-39.4%
  2. 2.Remorse99-39.3%
  3. 3.Acceptance of responsibility63-37.7%
  4. 4.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities58-44.2%
  5. 5.Lack of Youthful Guidance52-40.7%
  6. 6.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse52-33.5%
  7. 7.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement50-38.8%
  8. 8.Mule/Role in the offense49-32.0%
  9. 9.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)48-42.0%
  10. 10.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)46-34.4%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander's 419 Zone D sentencings, 274 (65.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended419 cases
  • Within range
    121(28.9%)
  • Below range
    274(65.4%)
    avg −32.2% below min
  • Above range
    24(5.7%)
    avg +24.5% above max

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