Judge Mary Little Cooper — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Mary Little Cooper sits in the District of New Jersey (DNJ) and granted a downward variance in 41 of 78 federal sentencings (52.6%) from FY2012–FY2018. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Mary Little Cooper, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Mary Little Cooper grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (41 below-guideline cases out of 78 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities15-40.8%
  2. 2.Remorse13-38.5%
  3. 3.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)8-39.8%
  4. 4.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants8-28.5%
  5. 5.Mule/Role in the offense7-37.5%
  6. 6.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)6-57.8%
  7. 7.Rehabilitation5-36.1%
  8. 8.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)4-51.9%
  9. 9.Time Served4-38.8%
  10. 10.Acceptance of responsibility3-50.9%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Mary Little Cooper

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Mary Little Cooper's 63 Zone D sentencings, 31 (49.2%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended63 cases
  • Within range
    32(50.8%)
  • Below range
    31(49.2%)
    avg −30.5% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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