Judge Rodolfo Armando Ruiz — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Rodolfo Armando Ruiz sits in the Southern District of Florida (SDFL) and granted a downward variance in 116 of 200 federal sentencings (58.0%) from FY2019–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Rodolfo Armando Ruiz, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Rodolfo Armando Ruiz grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (116 below-guideline cases out of 200 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)48-29.3%
  2. 2.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities41-34.4%
  3. 3.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)39-32.3%
  4. 4.Remorse24-37.0%
  5. 5.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)24-33.8%
  6. 6.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)15-29.1%
  7. 7.Acceptance of responsibility12-44.0%
  8. 8.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)10-35.7%
  9. 9.Mule/Role in the offense10-19.5%
  10. 10.(5H1.4) Physical condition8-34.9%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Rodolfo Armando Ruiz

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Rodolfo Armando Ruiz's 151 Zone D sentencings, 90 (59.6%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended151 cases
  • Within range
    57(37.7%)
  • Below range
    90(59.6%)
    avg −28.4% below min
  • Above range
    4(2.6%)
    avg +51.0% above max

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