Judge Nina Gershon — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Nina Gershon sits in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) and granted a downward variance in 13 of 18 federal sentencings (72.2%) from FY2012–FY2018. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Nina Gershon, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Nina Gershon grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (13 below-guideline cases out of 18 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants5-62.9%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities3-87.2%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Nina Gershon

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Nina Gershon's 17 Zone D sentencings, 13 (76.5%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended17 cases
  • Within range
    4(23.5%)
  • Below range
    13(76.5%)
    avg −52.0% below min
  • Above range
    0(0.0%)

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