Judge Royce Lamberth — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth sits in the District of Columbia (DDC) and granted a downward variance in 18 of 75 federal sentencings (24.0%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Royce Lamberth, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Royce Lamberth grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (18 below-guideline cases out of 75 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement5-70.5%
  2. 2.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)4-76.4%
  3. 3.(5K2.20) Aberrant Behavior3-77.7%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Royce Lamberth

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Royce Lamberth's 62 Zone D sentencings, 16 (25.8%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended62 cases
  • Within range
    41(66.1%)
  • Below range
    16(25.8%)
    avg −53.9% below min
  • Above range
    5(8.1%)
    avg +44.2% above max

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