Judge William Dimitrouleas — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge William Dimitrouleas sits in the Southern District of Florida (SDFL) and granted a downward variance in 310 of 717 federal sentencings (43.2%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge William Dimitrouleas, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge William Dimitrouleas grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (310 below-guideline cases out of 717 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities73-32.2%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)53-20.4%
  3. 3.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)30-28.3%
  4. 4.(5H1.6) Community ties22-52.3%
  5. 5.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)21-29.5%
  6. 6.(5H1.4) Physical condition20-40.7%
  7. 7.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement18-39.3%
  8. 8.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants16-34.2%
  9. 9.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance16-26.9%
  10. 10.Party Motion /Agreement /Consent (Reason Unspecified)13-40.2%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge William Dimitrouleas

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge William Dimitrouleas's 557 Zone D sentencings, 244 (43.8%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended557 cases
  • Within range
    296(53.1%)
  • Below range
    244(43.8%)
    avg −27.8% below min
  • Above range
    17(3.1%)
    avg +33.8% above max

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