Judge Georgette Castner — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner sits in the District of New Jersey (DNJ) and granted a downward variance in 25 of 51 federal sentencings (49.0%) from FY2019–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Georgette Castner, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Georgette Castner grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (25 below-guideline cases out of 51 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities11-40.9%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)8-39.5%
  3. 3.Remorse8-36.8%
  4. 4.Mule/Role in the offense8-36.7%
  5. 5.Rehabilitation7-29.0%
  6. 6.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)6-44.0%
  7. 7.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse6-36.5%
  8. 8.(5H1.5) Previous employment record6-35.9%
  9. 9.Acceptance of responsibility6-34.4%
  10. 10.(5H1.4) Physical condition5-41.3%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Georgette Castner

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Georgette Castner's 42 Zone D sentencings, 22 (52.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended42 cases
  • Within range
    20(47.6%)
  • Below range
    22(52.4%)
    avg −32.2% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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