Judge Gretchen Suzanne Lund — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Gretchen Suzanne Lund sits in the Northern District of Indiana (NDIN) and granted a downward variance in 4 of 24 federal sentencings (16.7%) from FY2023–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Gretchen Suzanne Lund, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Gretchen Suzanne Lund grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (4 below-guideline cases out of 24 cases identified)

No standardized reasons reported for these cases.

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Gretchen Suzanne Lund

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Gretchen Suzanne Lund's 20 Zone D sentencings, 3 (15.0%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended20 cases
  • Within range
    16(80.0%)
  • Below range
    3(15.0%)
    avg −38.0% below min
  • Above range
    1(5.0%)
    avg +14.5% above max

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