Hon. Victoria M. Kennison See Rating Details
Associate Judge
Circuit Court
Will County
Twelfth Judicial Circuit
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* 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)
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Other

Comment #: IL4494
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Bias bias bias, no business being a judge does not care about the system nor do some of the gals that she puts on cases-makes illegal mistakes in the court of law then attempts to cover them up! Favors certain lawyers in her group the list goes on she hardly ever is present on court dates let alone trial dates constantly being pushed back. Severely neglectful in upholding the standards of the court of law. I’m shocked after reading comments on this threat she is still a judge. I've spoken to multiple lawyers who say incredibly horrible things about her. I believe she skates through the oath she took to become a judge and if enough people report her they need to remove her from the bench. If they went through enough of her cases over years I believe they would see she has failed multiple children multiple people. It’s judges like her who cause people /parents to commit suicide.

Other

Comment #: IL4346
Rating:1.0
Comments:
As other comments have stated, this judge should not be on the bench. My ex wife is highly abusive, but she sided with her because my ex’s father is a politician. My ex hired counsel that is friends with kennison. Kennison assigned a GAL that was from the same alma mater as her. The GAL was uninterested in the case and didn’t even perform his duties to the full extent. Judge kennison should not be allowed in the courtroom.

Other

Comment #: IL4261
Rating:1.0
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This Judge needs to be seriously put into her place. My kids are now being 100% medically neglected. My son is failing to thrive my daughter is being babysat by criminals with violent backgrounds and being handed over to registered sex offenders while dad is out doing drugs and being filmed stalking me. Not to mention my extensive investigation i have found this judge is buddy buddy with the careless dcfs worker as well as the attonrey my x retained. Which i will be going public with. Please tell me why the sex offender has my daughter who is 5 looks pale and no sparkle in her eyes anymore and has brusing all over her face. I have been trying to show this idiot sorry excuse of a judge the abuse for a year but she has not even looked at a single motion and i filed 16 of them. My son is to the point os saying he wants to die. So if he tries to commit suicide does this dummy go to prison then? I will not rest or stop until she is off the bench and i have enough to file judicial misconduct which i will be personally handing it this coming week as well as OIG and the bar to sanction the attorney. Someone has to put thier foot down and i will if that means my child isnt being beat and raped thanks to this nit wit. she has no care for children only her buddy buddy lawyers. Its sick. I cant wait to get the hell out of this county let alone this state.

Other

Comment #: IL4099
Rating:1.0
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If I could give her zero stars I would. I have been in front of Kennison for about 2 years now for family court. She is very biased and favors her “lawyer friends” I went in there pro se the very first time and she wouldn’t hear anything I had to say without representation. I then retained an attorney. We have been in and out of this courtroom for the last 2 years. I filed an OP for the other party abusing my child which was denied. She will not speak with my children whom are both teenagers. She does not take what they feel into consideration. It never fails she is always in favor of the defendant and the opposing counsel (a friend of the court) Kennison puts children in harms way repeatedly. Gave 50/50 custody to the other party that has always been in and out of the children’s lives. Saying shes “giving him a chance that he will make a mistake” but this “mistake” is a repeated mistake putting my children in physical, mental and emotional harms way. As a mother, this has made me conduct my own investigation on the judge, the opposing counsel and the GAL. During my investigation I have found that they have all graduated from the same law school with the GAL and Opposing Counsel graduating a year apart. I know it may not be uncommon for these individuals to attend the same law school but I find it coincidental that the opposing counsel and judge appointed said GAL which has lead me to believe that they are all “working hand in hand.” Everytime I leave this courtroom my anxiety is through the roof. This judge does not do what is in the best interest of the children. She doesn’t listen, she doesn’t take these cases seriously. She needs to go! Vote her out!!

Other

Comment #: IL4020
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Victoria Kennision is a judge that engages in prejudiced and biased behavior. She does not do any work that a judge should do. Has a group of lawyer friends that she favors making her impartiality questionable. She favors the abuser, and has absolutely no decorum in any judicial proceedings.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL3929
Rating:1.1
Comments:
This judge is biased and does not do her work. She has admitted in open court that she has not reviewed financial affidavits as well as told litigants the she “will not talk to them without a lawyer” even when they are pro se……. She does not uphold the law, she is biased, and she should not hold any type of authority in a court of law. She needs to be sanctioned and removed as a judge.

Other

Comment #: IL3358
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
THE rudest judge I have ever seen in court; unwarranted and meanspirited mistreatment of counsel who arent her favorites. I can't believe she ran for office and expected to win. She is not a likeable person.

Litigant

Comment #: IL2056
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Victoria Kennision pays very little attention to the case and typically will issue rulings on her friendships with lawyers. This is one of the worse judges in Will county and she should be removed.

Other

Comment #: IL1931
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
This Judge has been fair so far, definately cares about the best interest of the children. Doesn't stand for nonsense, and wants the facts.

Other

Comment #: IL1602
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Is extremely biased against men in family court; does not given attorney's chance to speak or present case;wants everything finished and off her bench. Absolutely horrible court experience.

Other

Comment #: IL944
Rating:1.0
Comments:
In my opinion and from my own experience, this judge favors abusers (and lawyer friends), blames the victims of abuse, allows misuse of the order of protections, and needs to be trained in domestic violence. She re-victimizes the victims. She should not be a judge.