Judge Lorna G. Schofield — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield sits in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and granted a downward variance in 104 of 138 federal sentencings (75.4%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Lorna G. Schofield, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Lorna G. Schofield grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (104 below-guideline cases out of 138 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities47-58.4%
  2. 2.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)46-50.0%
  3. 3.(5H1.5) Previous employment record29-60.9%
  4. 4.Acceptance of responsibility22-56.4%
  5. 5.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse20-34.0%
  6. 6.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)18-51.6%
  7. 7.Mule/Role in the offense17-52.2%
  8. 8.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants14-32.8%
  9. 9.Nonviolent Offense13-60.7%
  10. 10.(5K2.20) Aberrant Behavior12-67.2%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Lorna G. Schofield

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Lorna G. Schofield's 122 Zone D sentencings, 95 (77.9%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended122 cases
  • Within range
    17(13.9%)
  • Below range
    95(77.9%)
    avg −49.7% below min
  • Above range
    10(8.2%)
    avg +56.9% above max

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