Judge J. Ronnie Greer — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge J. Ronnie Greer sits in the Eastern District of Tennessee (EDTN) and granted a downward variance in 245 of 670 federal sentencings (36.6%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge J. Ronnie Greer, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge J. Ronnie Greer grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (245 below-guideline cases out of 670 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants72-35.1%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)65-39.4%
  3. 3.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)53-36.8%
  4. 4.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement34-36.0%
  5. 5.Mule/Role in the offense32-40.3%
  6. 6.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)28-43.7%
  7. 7.Acceptance of responsibility28-42.5%
  8. 8.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities25-61.6%
  9. 9.Remorse23-49.3%
  10. 10.(5H1.5) Previous employment record22-58.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge J. Ronnie Greer

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge J. Ronnie Greer's 571 Zone D sentencings, 211 (37.0%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended571 cases
  • Within range
    341(59.7%)
  • Below range
    211(37.0%)
    avg −30.4% below min
  • Above range
    19(3.3%)
    avg +31.7% above max

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