Judge Jack Zouhary — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary sits in the Northern District of Ohio (NDOH) and granted a downward variance in 108 of 231 federal sentencings (46.8%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Jack Zouhary, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Jack Zouhary grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (108 below-guideline cases out of 231 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)32-45.8%
  2. 2.Remorse19-68.0%
  3. 3.Acceptance of responsibility16-60.3%
  4. 4.Rehabilitation16-46.5%
  5. 5.(5H1.5) Previous employment record14-41.6%
  6. 6.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities13-47.6%
  7. 7.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)13-47.0%
  8. 8.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)12-58.5%
  9. 9.Mule/Role in the offense10-61.4%
  10. 10.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants9-59.7%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Jack Zouhary

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Jack Zouhary's 164 Zone D sentencings, 76 (46.3%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended164 cases
  • Within range
    84(51.2%)
  • Below range
    76(46.3%)
    avg −36.2% below min
  • Above range
    4(2.4%)
    avg +10.1% above max

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