Judge William J. Martini — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge William J. Martini sits in the District of New Jersey (DNJ) and granted a downward variance in 121 of 182 federal sentencings (66.5%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge William J. Martini, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge William J. Martini grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (121 below-guideline cases out of 182 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)50-46.5%
  2. 2.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants16-36.1%
  3. 3.Remorse12-80.8%
  4. 4.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities12-67.9%
  5. 5.Nonviolent Offense12-53.0%
  6. 6.(5H1.5) Previous employment record9-74.6%
  7. 7.Mule/Role in the offense9-74.5%
  8. 8.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)9-70.1%
  9. 9.Acceptance of responsibility7-78.8%
  10. 10.(5H1.4) Physical condition7-76.2%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge William J. Martini

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge William J. Martini's 163 Zone D sentencings, 109 (66.9%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended163 cases
  • Within range
    52(31.9%)
  • Below range
    109(66.9%)
    avg −44.9% below min
  • Above range
    2(1.2%)
    avg +12.4% above max

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