Judge Patricia A. Seitz — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Patricia A. Seitz sits in the Southern District of Florida (SDFL) and granted a downward variance in 55 of 120 federal sentencings (45.8%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Patricia A. Seitz, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Patricia A. Seitz grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (55 below-guideline cases out of 120 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants16-32.3%
  2. 2.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)10-85.2%
  3. 3.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)7-26.1%
  4. 4.Acceptance of responsibility5-28.8%
  5. 5.(5H1.4) Physical condition4-65.8%
  6. 6.(5H1.3) Mental and emotional conditions3-30.5%
  7. 7.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities3-19.7%
  8. 8.§5H1.11 - Military Record/Charitable Works/Good Deeds (aggregated reason)3-17.5%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Patricia A. Seitz

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Patricia A. Seitz's 86 Zone D sentencings, 47 (54.7%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended86 cases
  • Within range
    38(44.2%)
  • Below range
    47(54.7%)
    avg −32.5% below min
  • Above range
    1(1.2%)
    avg +100.0% above max

Need case-level analysis for Judge Patricia A. Seitz?

Want to see what those 55 below-guideline cases actually looked like? Just Metrics shows you the actual matched cases — same judge, same guideline chapter, same guideline range — and tells you what they did.

Just Metrics also surfaces Judge Patricia A. Seitz's trial tax (sentences after trial vs. plea) and the average §5K1.1 cooperation discount.

EXPLORE JUST METRICS →