"The Robing Room: IL State Judges

Hon. Dorothy F. French	See Rating Details
Associate Judge Circuit Court
DuPage County Eighteenth Judicial Circuit	See Comments

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General Rating Criteria

* Temperament		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Scholarship		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Industriousness		(1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Ability to Handle Complex Litigation		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punctuality		(1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* General Ability as a Trial Judge		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flexibility In Scheduling		(1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)

Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation		(1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
General Inclination Regarding Bail		(1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Plea Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)

Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation		(1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Involvement in Settlement Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
General Inclination		(1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)

Comments

What others have said about Hon. Dorothy F. French

Comments

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL439
Rating:9.7

Comments:
Great trial judge. Prepared, polite, and evenhanded. Knows the law and does her own research where necessary.
Anticipated one party's motion for directed verdict and had done necessary research, in advance, to rule on the spot AND had prepared a revised jury instruction to address her own ruling.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL144
Rating:9.3

Comments:
A good judge. Should be a full circuit. Excellent civil litigation experience translates to a judge with the background to make good common sense decisions about handling cases on her call.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL125
Rating:8.6

Comments:
Great judge and seems pretty much right down the middle. Great temperament and seems always to want to do the right thing, regardless of risks of reversal.