Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi sits in the District of Hawaii (DHI) and granted a downward variance in 119 of 234 federal sentencings (50.9%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (119 below-guideline cases out of 234 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities68-42.0%
  2. 2.Rehabilitation45-44.1%
  3. 3.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)41-39.1%
  4. 4.(5H1.5) Previous employment record40-46.1%
  5. 5.Remorse30-50.0%
  6. 6.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision29-49.7%
  7. 7.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)23-39.5%
  8. 8.Acceptance of responsibility22-45.9%
  9. 9.No History of Mental Health Issues20-28.8%
  10. 10.(5H1.6) Community ties18-38.6%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi's 178 Zone D sentencings, 104 (58.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended178 cases
  • Within range
    68(38.2%)
  • Below range
    104(58.4%)
    avg −36.8% below min
  • Above range
    6(3.4%)
    avg +52.9% above max

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