Judge Indira Talwani — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani sits in the District of Massachusetts (DMA) and granted a downward variance in 126 of 170 federal sentencings (74.1%) from FY2015–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Indira Talwani, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Indira Talwani grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (126 below-guideline cases out of 170 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)66-49.8%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)56-47.3%
  3. 3.Acceptance of responsibility46-52.6%
  4. 4.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities43-55.0%
  5. 5.Remorse41-59.6%
  6. 6.Waiver of appeal33-51.1%
  7. 7.(5H1.5) Previous employment record32-52.0%
  8. 8.Nonviolent Offense31-51.2%
  9. 9.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)31-45.5%
  10. 10.Rehabilitation26-54.8%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Indira Talwani

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Indira Talwani's 135 Zone D sentencings, 108 (80.0%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended135 cases
  • Within range
    26(19.3%)
  • Below range
    108(80.0%)
    avg −45.0% below min
  • Above range
    1(0.7%)
    avg +13.5% above max

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