Hon. Dinah J. Archambeault See Rating Details
Associate Judge
Circuit Court
Will County
Twelfth Judicial Circuit
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Attorney Average Rating:   5.4 - 2 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 9 rating(s)
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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 #: IL4194
Rating:1.0
Comments:
You’ll feel trapped in a very difficult episode of The Twilight Zone if you have the misfortune of being assigned to the courtroom of Judge Dinah Archambault. Costly indecision is her middle name. Her gaze frantically swivels back and forth between the attorneys— won’t someone make a decision for me her expression pleads. Continuances? Dame Dinah has never met one she didn’t like. I had 22-25 or more. Who’s counting? It’s only money. Speaking of money, that nauseous odor you inhale is your precious family resources going up in smoke while the “Waffle Queen” of Will County fiddles, dawdles, or goes out of town on yet another trip. Through crocodile tears, she pities herself for landing such a tough caseload of intractable cases, what a circus - except she’s the Ringmaster orchestrating this mess.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL4038
Rating:8.9
Comments:
I liked appearing in front of Judge Archambeault. I did not find her to anti-father. I remember in my first case in front of her, the father was in prison for abuse against the mother (my client), and Judge Archambeault still was focus on getting him visitation as soon as possible. I remember being surprised that she brought it up on day one given that he was in chuffs and an IDOC jump suit.

Other

Comment #: IL3952
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
She is horrible !!!!!!
Likes to rule on hearsay instead of documentation
Caused my divorce to take 2 years
Didn’t follow the statue

Court Staff

Comment #: IL3751
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
She does not moves cases to resolution, often continuing them due to lack of preparedness or her many vacations. She does not listen to both sides of the argument. Many divorce cases last 2 years and even more before her. She is condescending to many attorneys except those with whom she is quite friendly. She rarely rules based on the law but on who argues the loudest or who she likes that day.

Litigant

Comment #: IL3643
Rating:3.0
Comments:
I do not see her looking deeply enough into the case to make a Judge's ruling. I do find her to be fair. I just think that the defendent is at a disadvantage in her courtroom.

Litigant

Comment #: IL2740
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
What a Terrible woman to be presiding in a court room. Men beware! This judge rules on the bench not by the letter of the law. She is Pro, PRO SE. save your money. You won’t win. How she even became a judge being a PRO woman advocate is beyond me.

She ruined my life, sided with the lies my ex wife brought in and argued. Hired GAL, 604 evaluation, had expert witnesses on stand. Mother paraded her family only as experts for testimony.

What a joke. Check NO for re-election on this clown and a joke of a judge. She is
Extremely Bias.

* note, who ever deleted my last comment, if it happens again. I will post daily on here.

Other

Comment #: IL2369
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Worst judge I have ever dealt with. Does not keep up to date with cases and makes decisions on her opinions not by what is being presented to her. Put my daughter back into the hands of a registered sex offender who in turn assaulted and handcuffed her. Got a plenary order of protection, granted by her, due to her fathers actions and abuse. Now back in court and she is trying to go against a 604b recommendation, gal recommendation, and has stated she doesn't care who supervises my daughter's father, seriously who the f*** are you to say that to me. She advocates that parents deserve to see there children. She lives in a land of rainbows and unicorns, some parents are just beyond unfit to be parents. What is it going to take for her to realize that.

Litigant

Comment #: IL2352
Rating:2.0
Comments:
This judge has no back bone. She is rarely prepared and has little memory of cases she's heard multiple times. If the situation gets confrontational she goes to chambers and comes up with a unprecedented ruling. Generally, one of the sides ends up fighting the ruling and dragging the process months down the road to the delight of the attorneys and dismay of the litigants. The process in her courtroom is an embarrassment to the judicial system.

Litigant

Comment #: IL2038
Rating:2.0
Comments:
You don't want to go in front of this judge if you're a man. If you're a woman, she's the one you want to be in front of. As a father, at one point she almost ruled to make me pay more money to my ex-wife even though I was not making but 5% more money than I was at the time we divorced. My ex wife didn't do the math right and even though my lawyer successfully proved it, the judge said to me, "Well don't you want to step up to the plate anyway?". My ex wife already receives $30,000.00 a year from me, works a part time job at a dollar store, and refuses to do anything with her life. I would like to change judges if at all possible. She's definitely NOT impartial.

Other

Comment #: IL1934
Rating:7.0
Comments:
I was before this judge through my divorce, I am the mother of two , judge archambeault was very fair, she scolded me when I needed, even held me in contempt for something I fealt strongly on. We were granted joint custody of our daughters.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL1322
Rating:2.0
Comments:
Worst judge I have ever appeared before in 23 years of litigation. Incompetent on every level. Failure to consider the facts before her and to write clear orders has allowed the Plaintiff to act with impunity and the Defendant and her children to suffer the consequences.

Litigant

Comment #: IL661
Rating:1.0
Comments:
She is ruining my life with bizarre penalties, ignoring my side of issues, and siding with insane ex-wife on blatant visitation interference.

I have been called into court 319 times in three years for senseless status, trials and hearings on some of the most irrelevant issues.

Leave me the flip alone!

Very much anti-father.

Anytime I can walk out of court and smell the smelly smell unique to downtown Joliet is a good day.

Litigant

Comment #: IL627
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
She is pro-women and anti-father. She has been awarded recognition from womens groups for working the bench for their causes and advancement.
She is evil in my opinion.
These Judge invest financially, in cases and then know the outcome. Each case is securitized,bonded and sold.
Check out on Youtube; "Rod Class-The Story of AIB Radio" Note; these courts are private, for profit corporations.
The Bar Members are foreign agents.
They are deceivers/criminals/making millions off Child Support. The Child Support agencies get matching dollars for each support order. None of that goes to the parents. Social Security Act Title IV-D, says so.

Litigant

Comment #: IL456
Rating:1.0
Comments:
She waivers in her decisions from one court date to another.Just when you feel like you are making progress on an issue, she will delay an effective decision. She seems to decide on things that she is told and not things that can be proven. This is very biased, because anyone can say anything. But, can they support their false statements? The frequent court dates have been nothing short of a waste of tax payers dollars. Shame.

Other

Comment #: IL352
Rating:1.0
Comments:
She is extremely female biased as to testimony and giving preferential treatment in closed / off transcription sessions. Males are given ultimatums to settle or lose all custody of children. Her case load is 85% filled with return cases of poorly awarded mother custody parenting agreements.