Judge Gina Marie Groh — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Gina Marie Groh sits in the Northern District of West Virginia (NDWV) and granted a downward variance in 147 of 529 federal sentencings (27.8%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Gina Marie Groh, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Gina Marie Groh grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (147 below-guideline cases out of 529 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)50-63.1%
  2. 2.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse48-58.4%
  3. 3.(5H1.5) Previous employment record47-62.1%
  4. 4.Acceptance of responsibility45-68.1%
  5. 5.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision43-71.6%
  6. 6.Remorse32-75.3%
  7. 7.Rehabilitation32-67.5%
  8. 8.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities28-62.3%
  9. 9.Mule/Role in the offense23-58.9%
  10. 10.Nonviolent Offense21-62.4%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Gina Marie Groh

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Gina Marie Groh's 395 Zone D sentencings, 100 (25.3%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended395 cases
  • Within range
    284(71.9%)
  • Below range
    100(25.3%)
    avg −44.1% below min
  • Above range
    11(2.8%)
    avg +120.0% above max

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