Hon. Melissa S. Barnhart See Rating Details
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court
Kendall County
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
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Attorney Average Rating:   3.1 - 1 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   4.0 - 1 rating(s)
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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)
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Litigant

Comment #: IL3882
Rating:4.0
Comments:
Not qualified. You have to research statute and caselaw because she won't, rules on her own assumptions. Make your briefs simple and to the point for her.Very erratic and unpredictable. Rude and condescending. Very emotional. Ignores your testimony while she does other things. Appoints lawyers and mediators to generate income and will drag a case out forever. Be prepared to have her humiliate you, it's how she reaffirms her power. Always hire your own court reporter as she has a selective memory. Kendall courts are a joke avoid this jurisdiction at all costs.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: IL3638
Rating:3.1
Comments:
God complex, doesn't bother to read caselaw, generally unfriendly, privileged
rich white women who thinks she knows everything, but doesn't.