Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers sits in the Northern District of California (NDCA) and granted a downward variance in 133 of 212 federal sentencings (62.7%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (133 below-guideline cases out of 212 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities32-44.8%
  2. 2.Lack of Youthful Guidance29-37.8%
  3. 3.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse26-40.2%
  4. 4.Rehabilitation20-57.4%
  5. 5.Remorse20-35.6%
  6. 6.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)19-53.1%
  7. 7.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)18-44.2%
  8. 8.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)16-44.5%
  9. 9.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)13-50.9%
  10. 10.Acceptance of responsibility13-41.9%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers's 192 Zone D sentencings, 122 (63.5%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended192 cases
  • Within range
    60(31.3%)
  • Below range
    122(63.5%)
    avg −39.4% below min
  • Above range
    10(5.2%)
    avg +73.0% above max

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