Judge Gregory Howard Woods — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Gregory Howard Woods sits in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and granted a downward variance in 99 of 150 federal sentencings (66.0%) from FY2015–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Gregory Howard Woods, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Gregory Howard Woods grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (99 below-guideline cases out of 150 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)61-45.7%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities54-53.3%
  3. 3.Remorse44-50.4%
  4. 4.Acceptance of responsibility44-47.4%
  5. 5.Nonviolent Offense39-56.6%
  6. 6.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)36-42.4%
  7. 7.Mule/Role in the offense32-51.4%
  8. 8.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense32-48.4%
  9. 9.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)20-45.0%
  10. 10.(5H1.5) Previous employment record17-56.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Gregory Howard Woods

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Gregory Howard Woods's 133 Zone D sentencings, 87 (65.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended133 cases
  • Within range
    44(33.1%)
  • Below range
    87(65.4%)
    avg −43.0% below min
  • Above range
    2(1.5%)
    avg +20.0% above max

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