Judge Joan Azrack — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Joan Azrack sits in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) and granted a downward variance in 90 of 128 federal sentencings (70.3%) from FY2014–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Joan Azrack, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Joan Azrack grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (90 below-guideline cases out of 128 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)30-55.0%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities27-66.4%
  3. 3.Acceptance of responsibility23-64.9%
  4. 4.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)18-56.0%
  5. 5.Lack of Youthful Guidance12-49.9%
  6. 6.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense11-50.7%
  7. 7.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)7-81.2%
  8. 8.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision7-76.2%
  9. 9.Early Plea7-71.6%
  10. 10.(5H1.4) Physical condition7-67.3%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Joan Azrack

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Joan Azrack's 110 Zone D sentencings, 80 (72.7%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended110 cases
  • Within range
    27(24.5%)
  • Below range
    80(72.7%)
    avg −47.0% below min
  • Above range
    3(2.7%)
    avg +26.5% above max

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