Judge Joanna Seybert — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert sits in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) and granted a downward variance in 110 of 168 federal sentencings (65.5%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Joanna Seybert, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Joanna Seybert grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (110 below-guideline cases out of 168 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities27-63.4%
  2. 2.Acceptance of responsibility25-61.3%
  3. 3.Remorse17-79.8%
  4. 4.Early Plea15-56.0%
  5. 5.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)14-40.8%
  6. 6.Mule/Role in the offense12-37.1%
  7. 7.(5H1.4) Physical condition11-67.9%
  8. 8.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)11-58.1%
  9. 9.(5H1.5) Previous employment record9-75.8%
  10. 10.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision8-78.9%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Joanna Seybert

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Joanna Seybert's 128 Zone D sentencings, 93 (72.7%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended128 cases
  • Within range
    31(24.2%)
  • Below range
    93(72.7%)
    avg −48.4% below min
  • Above range
    4(3.1%)
    avg +6.7% above max

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