Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto sits in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) and granted a downward variance in 178 of 223 federal sentencings (79.8%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (178 below-guideline cases out of 223 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities125-65.7%
  2. 2.Remorse102-67.6%
  3. 3.Acceptance of responsibility97-66.4%
  4. 4.Mule/Role in the offense72-66.7%
  5. 5.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense61-65.7%
  6. 6.(5H1.5) Previous employment record60-66.9%
  7. 7.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)49-61.7%
  8. 8.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)48-65.6%
  9. 9.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants47-58.1%
  10. 10.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)38-68.2%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto's 187 Zone D sentencings, 161 (86.1%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended187 cases
  • Within range
    23(12.3%)
  • Below range
    161(86.1%)
    avg −58.3% below min
  • Above range
    3(1.6%)
    avg +4.4% above max

Need case-level analysis for Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto?

Want to see what those 178 below-guideline cases actually looked like? Just Metrics shows you the actual matched cases — same judge, same guideline chapter, same guideline range — and tells you what they did.

Just Metrics also surfaces Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto's trial tax (sentences after trial vs. plea) and the average §5K1.1 cooperation discount.

EXPLORE JUST METRICS →