Judge Jennifer Louise Rochon — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Jennifer Louise Rochon sits in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and granted a downward variance in 13 of 19 federal sentencings (68.4%) from FY2021–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Jennifer Louise Rochon, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Jennifer Louise Rochon grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (13 below-guideline cases out of 19 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Acceptance of responsibility11-72.6%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities11-67.9%
  3. 3.Nonviolent Offense9-76.8%
  4. 4.(5H1.6) Community ties8-74.7%
  5. 5.Early Plea7-77.1%
  6. 6.(5H1.5) Previous employment record7-77.1%
  7. 7.Remorse7-72.2%
  8. 8.Lack of Youthful Guidance7-70.6%
  9. 9.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision5-69.4%
  10. 10.(5K2.20) Aberrant Behavior4-80.1%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Jennifer Louise Rochon

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Jennifer Louise Rochon's 17 Zone D sentencings, 11 (64.7%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended17 cases
  • Within range
    5(29.4%)
  • Below range
    11(64.7%)
    avg −67.9% below min
  • Above range
    1(5.9%)
    avg +5.6% above max

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