Judge Margo Kitsy Brodie — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Margo Kitsy Brodie sits in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) and granted a downward variance in 86 of 110 federal sentencings (78.2%) from FY2013–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Margo Kitsy Brodie, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Margo Kitsy Brodie grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (86 below-guideline cases out of 110 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities28-77.7%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)28-58.3%
  3. 3.Mule/Role in the offense16-59.6%
  4. 4.(5H1.5) Previous employment record12-54.8%
  5. 5.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)10-61.5%
  6. 6.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)10-52.3%
  7. 7.Rehabilitation9-58.8%
  8. 8.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)9-48.8%
  9. 9.(5H1.6) Community ties7-68.6%
  10. 10.Charitable Service/Good Works (aggregated reason)5-80.9%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Margo Kitsy Brodie

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Margo Kitsy Brodie's 95 Zone D sentencings, 78 (82.1%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended95 cases
  • Within range
    16(16.8%)
  • Below range
    78(82.1%)
    avg −58.4% below min
  • Above range
    1(1.1%)

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