Judge William J. Zloch — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge William J. Zloch sits in the Southern District of Florida (SDFL) and granted a downward variance in 140 of 323 federal sentencings (43.3%) from FY2012–FY2018. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge William J. Zloch, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge William J. Zloch grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (140 below-guideline cases out of 323 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Proposed changes to the 2D1.1 drug quantity table7-39.0%
  2. 2.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)6-58.3%
  3. 3.Avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities among defendants3-27.9%
  4. 4.Party Motion /Agreement /Consent (Reason Unspecified)3-26.2%
  5. 5.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)3-21.9%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge William J. Zloch

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge William J. Zloch's 240 Zone D sentencings, 107 (44.6%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended240 cases
  • Within range
    127(52.9%)
  • Below range
    107(44.6%)
    avg −27.9% below min
  • Above range
    6(2.5%)
    avg +63.5% above max

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