"The Robing Room: IL State Judges

Hon. Nancy J. Arnold	See Rating Details
Circuit Judge Circuit Court
Cook County Cook 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. Nancy J. Arnold

Comments

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: IL481
Rating:1.6

Comments:
Take a SOJ if you get this Judge. Nothing positive to say other than she is usually on time.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL245
Rating:6.4

Comments:
Nancy Jo Arnold been in the Chancery Division for nearly 9 years. She knows the law, allows people to argue their cases and gets it right most of the time. I've never noticed her to "wear her emotions on her sleeve." I do defense work, and she has ruled in my favor twice (in the summary judgment context) and granted a motion to dismiss that was adverse to me (I was representing the plaintiff that time).

She has no apparent bias and she is actually one of the few who I do vote to retain, come election time.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL215
Rating:5.4

Comments:
Very poor judicial temperament; wears her emotions on her sleeve. Too bad, because she seems very intelligent.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL102
Rating:6.0

Comments:
Like too many Cook County judges, reluctant to grant summary judgment for defendant with weak reasons for denial.