Judge Margaret Catharine Rodgers — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Margaret Catharine Rodgers sits in the Northern District of Florida (NDFL) and granted a downward variance in 151 of 363 federal sentencings (41.6%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Margaret Catharine Rodgers, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Margaret Catharine Rodgers grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (151 below-guideline cases out of 363 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)76-50.2%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities32-59.3%
  3. 3.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)23-51.7%
  4. 4.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)22-49.9%
  5. 5.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance22-47.7%
  6. 6.Nonviolent Offense20-54.0%
  7. 7.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse17-45.8%
  8. 8.(5H1.5) Previous employment record16-56.0%
  9. 9.Acceptance of responsibility15-57.9%
  10. 10.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)14-43.6%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Margaret Catharine Rodgers

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Margaret Catharine Rodgers's 270 Zone D sentencings, 119 (44.1%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended270 cases
  • Within range
    137(50.7%)
  • Below range
    119(44.1%)
    avg −44.5% below min
  • Above range
    14(5.2%)
    avg +87.3% above max

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