Judge Roy Kalman Altman — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Roy Kalman Altman sits in the Southern District of Florida (SDFL) and granted a downward variance in 89 of 205 federal sentencings (43.4%) from FY2019–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Roy Kalman Altman, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Roy Kalman Altman grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (89 below-guideline cases out of 205 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)57-40.6%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)30-33.5%
  3. 3.Acceptance of responsibility15-30.7%
  4. 4.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities10-23.5%
  5. 5.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)9-32.3%
  6. 6.Applied proposed guideline amendment7-40.5%
  7. 7.Mule/Role in the offense7-26.9%
  8. 8.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)6-55.4%
  9. 9.(5H1.4) Physical condition5-42.5%
  10. 10.Party Motion /Agreement /Consent (Reason Unspecified)4-41.4%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Roy Kalman Altman

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Roy Kalman Altman's 160 Zone D sentencings, 66 (41.3%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended160 cases
  • Within range
    80(50.0%)
  • Below range
    66(41.3%)
    avg −28.0% below min
  • Above range
    14(8.8%)
    avg +35.8% above max

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