Judge Laura Taylor Swain — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain sits in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and granted a downward variance in 155 of 185 federal sentencings (83.8%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Laura Taylor Swain, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Laura Taylor Swain grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (155 below-guideline cases out of 185 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Remorse107-41.1%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities100-42.5%
  3. 3.Acceptance of responsibility74-41.1%
  4. 4.(5H1.5) Previous employment record48-48.8%
  5. 5.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)46-44.7%
  6. 6.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision44-45.9%
  7. 7.Rehabilitation40-43.9%
  8. 8.Lack of Youthful Guidance40-34.6%
  9. 9.Charitable Service/Good Works (aggregated reason)35-53.1%
  10. 10.(5H1.6) Community ties34-51.0%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Laura Taylor Swain

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Laura Taylor Swain's 153 Zone D sentencings, 132 (86.3%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended153 cases
  • Within range
    21(13.7%)
  • Below range
    132(86.3%)
    avg −38.3% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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