Judge Lisa Godbey Wood — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood sits in the Southern District of Georgia (SDGA) and granted a downward variance in 205 of 743 federal sentencings (27.6%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Lisa Godbey Wood, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Lisa Godbey Wood grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (205 below-guideline cases out of 743 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)79-35.1%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)45-25.7%
  3. 3.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities43-42.2%
  4. 4.Acceptance of responsibility42-34.6%
  5. 5.Mule/Role in the offense35-34.5%
  6. 6.(5H1.5) Previous employment record32-41.3%
  7. 7.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)15-38.8%
  8. 8.Remorse14-41.6%
  9. 9.Conduct on Release/Bond/Supervision13-53.1%
  10. 10.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)13-38.9%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Lisa Godbey Wood

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Lisa Godbey Wood's 615 Zone D sentencings, 179 (29.1%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended615 cases
  • Within range
    414(67.3%)
  • Below range
    179(29.1%)
    avg −25.1% below min
  • Above range
    22(3.6%)
    avg +47.1% above max

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