Judges by leniency score

How far each judge's published sentences fell below what the Crown asked for, from 0 to 100. The average across all judges is 23, marked on each bar.

Scores cover published decisions recorded by Sentence Watch, not every sentence a judge has imposed. A sentence below the Crown's ask can be entirely proper. Judges need 5 comparable cases to be scored, and small records are pulled toward the average. How the score works.

42 judges scored in British Columbia

  1. 3
    The Honourable Justice Lindsay M. LysterSupreme Court of British Columbia

    45% below the Crown's ask on average. 7 of 11 cases below the ask, 1 with no jail for a violent offence. See the cases

  2. 4
    The Honourable Justice Catherine MurraySupreme Court of British Columbia

    38% below the Crown's ask on average. 3 of 7 cases below the ask, 2 with no jail for a violent offence. See the cases

  3. 5
    The Honourable Justice Marguerite H. ChurchSupreme Court of British Columbia

    41% below the Crown's ask on average. 6 of 7 cases below the ask. See the cases

  4. 7
    The Honourable Justice John Gibb-CarsleySupreme Court of British Columbia

    42% below the Crown's ask on average. 4 of 5 cases below the ask, 1 with no jail for a violent offence. See the cases

  5. 8
    The Honourable Justice Martha M. DevlinSupreme Court of British Columbia

    36% below the Crown's ask on average. 11 of 13 cases below the ask, 1 with no jail for a violent offence. See the cases

  6. 10
    The Honourable Justice Gareth MorleySupreme Court of British Columbia

    43% below the Crown's ask on average. 3 of 5 cases below the ask, 1 with no jail for a violent offence. See the cases

  7. 11
    The Honourable Justice Palbinder Kaur ShergillSupreme Court of British Columbia

    36% below the Crown's ask on average. 4 of 5 cases below the ask, 1 with no jail for a violent offence. See the cases

  8. 12
    The Honourable Justice E. David CrossinSupreme Court of British Columbia

    34% below the Crown's ask on average. 5 of 6 cases below the ask. See the cases

  9. 14
    The Honourable Justice Michael J. BrundrettSupreme Court of British Columbia

    30% below the Crown's ask on average. 3 of 6 cases below the ask, 1 with no jail for a violent offence. See the cases

  10. 15
    The Honourable Justice Robin A. M. BairdSupreme Court of British Columbia

    29% below the Crown's ask on average. 7 of 14 cases below the ask, 1 with no jail for a violent offence. See the cases

  11. 18
    The Honourable Justice Geoffrey B. GomerySupreme Court of British Columbia

    29% below the Crown's ask on average. 3 of 5 cases below the ask, 1 with no jail for a violent offence. See the cases

  12. 21
    The Honourable Justice Alan M. RossSupreme Court of British Columbia

    22% below the Crown's ask on average. 7 of 13 cases below the ask, 1 with no jail for a violent offence. See the cases

  13. 23
    The Honourable Justice Jennifer M.I. DuncanSupreme Court of British Columbia

    22% below the Crown's ask on average. 3 of 6 cases below the ask. See the cases

  14. 24
    The Honourable Justice Briana HardwickSupreme Court of British Columbia

    19% below the Crown's ask on average. 8 of 12 cases below the ask. See the cases

  15. 25
    The Honourable Justice Gary P. WeatherillSupreme Court of British Columbia

    22% below the Crown's ask on average. 6 of 12 cases below the ask, 1 with no jail for a violent offence. See the cases

  16. 27
    The Honourable Justice Sheri A. DoneganSupreme Court of British Columbia

    22% below the Crown's ask on average. 4 of 9 cases below the ask, 1 with no jail for a violent offence. See the cases

  17. 28
    The Honourable Justice Elizabeth McDonaldSupreme Court of British Columbia

    21% below the Crown's ask on average. 4 of 7 cases below the ask. See the cases

  18. 31
    The Honourable Justice Sharon MatthewsSupreme Court of British Columbia

    16% below the Crown's ask on average. 4 of 8 cases below the ask. See the cases

  19. 32
    The Honourable Justice W. Paul RileySupreme Court of British Columbia

    17% below the Crown's ask on average. 3 of 8 cases below the ask, 1 with no jail for a violent offence. See the cases

  20. 33
    The Honourable Justice Andrew MajawaSupreme Court of British Columbia

    16% below the Crown's ask on average. 2 of 5 cases below the ask. See the cases

  21. 34
    The Honourable Justice Bradford F. SmithSupreme Court of British Columbia

    16% below the Crown's ask on average. 3 of 5 cases below the ask. See the cases

  22. 35
    The Honourable Justice Janet WinteringhamSupreme Court of British Columbia

    14% below the Crown's ask on average. 4 of 5 cases below the ask. See the cases

  23. 37
    The Honourable Justice Miriam A. MaisonvilleSupreme Court of British Columbia

    15% below the Crown's ask on average. 2 of 5 cases below the ask. See the cases

  24. 38
    The Honourable Justice Wendy A. BakerSupreme Court of British Columbia

    16% below the Crown's ask on average. 2 of 6 cases below the ask. See the cases

  25. 39
    The Honourable Justice Jan BrongersSupreme Court of British Columbia

    15% below the Crown's ask on average. 4 of 7 cases below the ask. See the cases

  26. 40
    The Honourable Justice S. Dev DleySupreme Court of British Columbia

    12% below the Crown's ask on average. 4 of 6 cases below the ask. See the cases

  27. 41
    The Honourable Justice D. Allan BettonSupreme Court of British Columbia

    15% below the Crown's ask on average. 2 of 6 cases below the ask. See the cases

  28. 43
    The Honourable Justice Steven WilsonSupreme Court of British Columbia

    14% below the Crown's ask on average. 7 of 15 cases below the ask. See the cases

  29. 44
    The Honourable Justice Ardith WalkemSupreme Court of British Columbia

    14% below the Crown's ask on average. 3 of 6 cases below the ask. See the cases

  30. 45
    The Honourable Justice Kathleen M. KerSupreme Court of British Columbia

    14% below the Crown's ask on average. 7 of 14 cases below the ask. See the cases

  31. 47
    The Honourable Justice Murray B. BlokSupreme Court of British Columbia

    11% below the Crown's ask on average. 6 of 10 cases below the ask. See the cases

  32. 48
    The Honourable Justice Andrew P. A. MayerSupreme Court of British Columbia

    7% below the Crown's ask on average. 3 of 8 cases below the ask. See the cases

  33. 49
    The Honourable Justice Anthony SaundersSupreme Court of British Columbia

    7% below the Crown's ask on average. 2 of 7 cases below the ask. See the cases

  34. 50
    The Honourable Justice Shelley C. FitzpatrickSupreme Court of British Columbia

    5% below the Crown's ask on average. 2 of 7 cases below the ask, 1 with no jail for a violent offence. See the cases

  35. 51
    The Honourable Justice Warren B. MilmanSupreme Court of British Columbia

    10% below the Crown's ask on average. 6 of 10 cases below the ask. See the cases

  36. 52
    The Honourable Justice Ronald S. TindaleSupreme Court of British Columbia

    4% below the Crown's ask on average. 2 of 6 cases below the ask. See the cases

  37. 53
    The Honourable Justice Kenneth W. BallSupreme Court of British Columbia

    7% below the Crown's ask on average. 1 of 5 cases below the ask. See the cases

  38. 54
    The Honourable Justice Simon R. CovalSupreme Court of British Columbia

    7% below the Crown's ask on average. 3 of 5 cases below the ask. See the cases

  39. 57
    The Honourable Justice Baljinder Kaur GirnSupreme Court of British Columbia

    6% below the Crown's ask on average. 2 of 7 cases below the ask. See the cases

  40. 58
    The Honourable Justice Terence A. SchultesSupreme Court of British Columbia

    4% below the Crown's ask on average. 1 of 6 cases below the ask, 1 with no jail for a violent offence. See the cases

  41. 60
    The Honourable Justice Heather J. HolmesSupreme Court of British Columbia

    7% below the Crown's ask on average. 7 of 16 cases below the ask. See the cases

  42. 61
    The Honourable Justice Carla L. ForthSupreme Court of British Columbia

    6% below the Crown's ask on average. 3 of 8 cases below the ask. See the cases

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