Judge John Michael Seabright — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge John Michael Seabright sits in the District of Hawaii (DHI) and granted a downward variance in 129 of 253 federal sentencings (51.0%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge John Michael Seabright, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge John Michael Seabright grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (129 below-guideline cases out of 253 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities52-41.8%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)47-45.8%
  3. 3.(5H1.5) Previous employment record31-51.1%
  4. 4.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)30-35.5%
  5. 5.Rehabilitation29-43.7%
  6. 6.Mule/Role in the offense21-43.6%
  7. 7.Remorse17-47.1%
  8. 8.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision16-49.9%
  9. 9.Acceptance of responsibility16-38.7%
  10. 10.Lack of Youthful Guidance14-41.5%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge John Michael Seabright

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge John Michael Seabright's 201 Zone D sentencings, 108 (53.7%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended201 cases
  • Within range
    85(42.3%)
  • Below range
    108(53.7%)
    avg −36.0% below min
  • Above range
    8(4.0%)
    avg +87.0% above max

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