Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle sits in the District of Columbia (DDC) and granted a downward variance in 27 of 39 federal sentencings (69.2%) from FY2012–FY2020. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (27 below-guideline cases out of 39 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)12-55.9%
  2. 2.Career offender qualifying events such as street drug dealing have a disproportionate impact on African American offenders9-60.3%
  3. 3.Limited Duration of Involvement8-41.4%
  4. 4.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities7-55.4%
  5. 5.(5K2.20) Aberrant Behavior5-64.3%
  6. 6.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)5-41.2%
  7. 7.(5H1.4) Physical condition4-54.7%
  8. 8.Cost of Incarceration4-42.4%
  9. 9.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)4-35.8%
  10. 10.Nonviolent Offense3-85.5%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle's 36 Zone D sentencings, 26 (72.2%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended36 cases
  • Within range
    10(27.8%)
  • Below range
    26(72.2%)
    avg −55.2% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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