Judge James Randal Hall — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge James Randal Hall sits in the Southern District of Georgia (SDGA) and granted a downward variance in 69 of 630 federal sentencings (11.0%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge James Randal Hall, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge James Randal Hall grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (69 below-guideline cases out of 630 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)21-59.1%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities11-57.7%
  3. 3.(5H1.5) Previous employment record10-76.5%
  4. 4.Acceptance of responsibility7-52.4%
  5. 5.Mule/Role in the offense6-63.9%
  6. 6.(5H1.6) Community ties6-59.7%
  7. 7.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)6-40.2%
  8. 8.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision5-83.8%
  9. 9.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance5-36.7%
  10. 10.Applied proposed guideline amendment5-14.1%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge James Randal Hall

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge James Randal Hall's 540 Zone D sentencings, 49 (9.1%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended540 cases
  • Within range
    473(87.6%)
  • Below range
    49(9.1%)
    avg −35.9% below min
  • Above range
    18(3.3%)
    avg +41.1% above max

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