The Honourable Justice

Ardith Walkem

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Sitting.

Last updated

6 cases tracked, 3 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask
3
No jail for a violent offence
0
Increased on appeal
0
Offender offended again
0

Counts and the score cover the published decisions Sentence Watch has tracked, not every case this judge decided. How cases are chosen.

Leniency score

Rank 44 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 29 of 42 at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sentences averaged 14% below the Crown’s ask across 6 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.

Tracked cases by decision date, 2022 to 2026.
  1. R. v. Diablo, November 3, 2025
  2. R. v. Wood, July 25, 2025, flagged
  3. R. v. Suel, December 14, 2023, flagged
  4. R. v. Macaskill, November 14, 2023, flagged
  5. R. v. Campbell, April 13, 2023
  6. R. v. Hecock, February 22, 2022
  • Firearms
  • Violent
  • Drugs
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

  1. July 25, 2025
    R. v. Wood, 2025 BCSC 2038Assault with a weapon; Dangerous operation causing bodily harm, Chilliwack
    • Below the Crown's ask
    11 months' jail, then 12 months' probation; 1-year driving prohibition
  2. December 14, 2023
    R. v. Suel, 2023 BCSC 2288Aggravated assault; Break and enter a dwelling-house, Chilliwack
    • Below the Crown's ask
    30 months custody (6 months for break and enter, 24 months for aggravated assault), less credit for time served
  3. November 14, 2023
    R. v. Macaskill, 2023 BCSC 2122Aggravated assault, Chilliwack
    • Below the Crown's ask
    4 years imprisonment, less 100 days credit for 66 days of pre-trial custody

Other tracked cases

  1. November 3, 2025
    R. v. Diablo, 2025 BCSC 2418Reckless discharge of a firearm, Chilliwack
    30 months in jail less 633 days credit, then 18 months probation
  2. April 13, 2023
    R. v. Campbell, 2023 BCSC 753Assault causing bodily harm; Using an imitation firearm in the commission of an offence, Surrey
    22 months (660 days) jail, less 391.5 days' pre-sentence credit, then 24 months probation (joint submission)
  3. February 22, 2022
    R. v. Hecock, 2022 BCSC 516Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Importing or exporting a Schedule I or II substance, Abbotsford
    10 years' imprisonment on each of two counts, concurrent, less credit for time served

Offences sentenced

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