Judge Kimba Wood — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood sits in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and granted a downward variance in 109 of 172 federal sentencings (63.4%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Kimba Wood, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Kimba Wood grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (109 below-guideline cases out of 172 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities40-52.9%
  2. 2.(5H1.5) Previous employment record29-47.6%
  3. 3.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)25-58.6%
  4. 4.Rehabilitation24-54.1%
  5. 5.Lack of Youthful Guidance22-37.6%
  6. 6.Remorse18-61.4%
  7. 7.Mule/Role in the offense16-54.0%
  8. 8.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)14-60.5%
  9. 9.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)12-47.2%
  10. 10.(5K2.20) Aberrant Behavior10-78.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Kimba Wood

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Kimba Wood's 138 Zone D sentencings, 90 (65.2%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended138 cases
  • Within range
    46(33.3%)
  • Below range
    90(65.2%)
    avg −44.0% below min
  • Above range
    2(1.4%)
    avg +24.6% above max

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