Judge Mark A. Kearney — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Mark A. Kearney sits in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (EDPA) and granted a downward variance in 65 of 93 federal sentencings (69.9%) from FY2014–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Mark A. Kearney, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Mark A. Kearney grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (65 below-guideline cases out of 93 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)34-45.5%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities31-49.0%
  3. 3.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)28-49.1%
  4. 4.Acceptance of responsibility20-52.4%
  5. 5.Remorse19-45.3%
  6. 6.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense16-51.6%
  7. 7.(5K2.20) Aberrant Behavior15-52.3%
  8. 8.(5H1.5) Previous employment record15-51.7%
  9. 9.Mule/Role in the offense11-33.4%
  10. 10.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse11-31.7%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Mark A. Kearney

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Mark A. Kearney's 74 Zone D sentencings, 52 (70.3%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended74 cases
  • Within range
    17(23.0%)
  • Below range
    52(70.3%)
    avg −40.2% below min
  • Above range
    5(6.8%)
    avg +17.6% above max

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