Judge Katharine H. Parker — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Katharine H. Parker sits in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and granted a downward variance in 5 of 5 federal sentencings (100.0%) from FY2024–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Katharine H. Parker, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Katharine H. Parker grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (5 below-guideline cases out of 5 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities7-99.8%
  2. 2.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)5-100.0%
  3. 3.(5H1.5) Previous employment record3-100.0%
  4. 4.Charitable Service/Good Works (aggregated reason)3-100.0%
  5. 5.Remorse3-99.8%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Katharine H. Parker

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Katharine H. Parker's 1 Zone D sentencings, 1 (100.0%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended1 case
  • Within range
    0(0.0%)
  • Below range
    1(100.0%)
    avg −100.0% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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