Judge Jed S. Rakoff — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff sits in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and granted a downward variance in 138 of 152 federal sentencings (90.8%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Jed S. Rakoff, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Jed S. Rakoff grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (138 below-guideline cases out of 152 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities61-57.0%
  2. 2.Nonviolent Offense56-64.6%
  3. 3.Remorse38-63.6%
  4. 4.Lack of Youthful Guidance33-51.2%
  5. 5.(5H1.5) Previous employment record31-58.1%
  6. 6.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)30-64.6%
  7. 7.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)22-56.4%
  8. 8.Mule/Role in the offense18-64.5%
  9. 9.Rehabilitation15-56.4%
  10. 10.(5H1.4) Physical condition15-54.5%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Jed S. Rakoff

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Jed S. Rakoff's 132 Zone D sentencings, 124 (93.9%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended132 cases
  • Within range
    7(5.3%)
  • Below range
    124(93.9%)
    avg −53.9% below min
  • Above range
    1(0.8%)
    avg +25.0% above max

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