Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald sits in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and granted a downward variance in 139 of 178 federal sentencings (78.1%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (139 below-guideline cases out of 178 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities57-57.3%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)31-56.6%
  3. 3.Acceptance of responsibility27-51.3%
  4. 4.Remorse25-69.5%
  5. 5.Mule/Role in the offense25-62.6%
  6. 6.(5H1.5) Previous employment record25-61.3%
  7. 7.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)20-59.2%
  8. 8.Nonviolent Offense19-63.2%
  9. 9.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)16-51.0%
  10. 10.Lack of Youthful Guidance15-55.3%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald's 152 Zone D sentencings, 126 (82.9%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended152 cases
  • Within range
    23(15.1%)
  • Below range
    126(82.9%)
    avg −52.4% below min
  • Above range
    3(2.0%)
    avg +105.4% above max

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