Judge Paul Huck — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Paul Huck sits in the Southern District of Florida (SDFL) and granted a downward variance in 69 of 105 federal sentencings (65.7%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Paul Huck, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Paul Huck grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (69 below-guideline cases out of 105 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)9-44.8%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)9-24.2%
  3. 3.Mule/Role in the offense7-41.6%
  4. 4.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)6-33.7%
  5. 5.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities5-23.6%
  6. 6.Deportation4-29.0%
  7. 7.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance3-25.8%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Paul Huck

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Paul Huck's 85 Zone D sentencings, 58 (68.2%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended85 cases
  • Within range
    24(28.2%)
  • Below range
    58(68.2%)
    avg −32.4% below min
  • Above range
    3(3.5%)
    avg +24.5% above max

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