Judge Ronnie Abrams — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams sits in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and granted a downward variance in 114 of 175 federal sentencings (65.1%) from FY2013–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Ronnie Abrams, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Ronnie Abrams grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (114 below-guideline cases out of 175 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities53-60.7%
  2. 2.Nonviolent Offense44-67.4%
  3. 3.(5H1.5) Previous employment record42-71.7%
  4. 4.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)40-66.5%
  5. 5.Acceptance of responsibility40-62.5%
  6. 6.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)34-59.0%
  7. 7.Remorse33-68.3%
  8. 8.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)31-61.4%
  9. 9.Mule/Role in the offense30-70.3%
  10. 10.(5H1.6) Community ties16-74.3%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Ronnie Abrams

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Ronnie Abrams's 136 Zone D sentencings, 99 (72.8%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended136 cases
  • Within range
    34(25.0%)
  • Below range
    99(72.8%)
    avg −56.8% below min
  • Above range
    3(2.2%)
    avg +66.5% above max

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