Judge George A. O'Toole Jr. — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge George A. O'Toole Jr. sits in the District of Massachusetts (DMA) and granted a downward variance in 137 of 242 federal sentencings (56.6%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge George A. O'Toole Jr., including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge George A. O'Toole Jr. grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (137 below-guideline cases out of 242 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants48-44.1%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)34-51.9%
  3. 3.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense22-67.0%
  4. 4.Rehabilitation12-67.7%
  5. 5.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)11-43.5%
  6. 6.General Guideline Adequacy Issues (aggregated reason)8-57.5%
  7. 7.Acceptance of responsibility8-42.2%
  8. 8.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities6-71.8%
  9. 9.(5K3.1) Early Disposition. Fast Track program6-26.4%
  10. 10.(5H1.4) Physical condition5-64.7%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge George A. O'Toole Jr.

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge George A. O'Toole Jr.'s 207 Zone D sentencings, 124 (59.9%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended207 cases
  • Within range
    80(38.6%)
  • Below range
    124(59.9%)
    avg −48.0% below min
  • Above range
    3(1.4%)
    avg +83.5% above max

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