Hon. David Garcia
Associate Judge
Circuit Court
Will County
Twelfth Judicial Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   2.7 - 15 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 19 rating(s)


General Rating Criteria

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

Criminal Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

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


Civil Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

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

General Rating Criteria

Criminal Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

Civil Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDate*Temp.*Sch.*Indu.*Comp.*Punct.*Ab-Pr.*Ab-Tr.Flex
Civil Litigation - Private11903206/18/20231111111 
Civil Litigation - Private11894006/13/20231010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer11883206/08/202311111112
Civil Litigation - Private10405904/11/2022        
Civil Litigation - Private9932309/27/20211  1    
Criminal Defense Lawyer9483104/25/202111111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer8833508/01/202012114115
Civil Litigation - Private8642905/26/202011115111
Criminal Defense Lawyer6880205/09/2019        
Criminal Defense Lawyer6826904/24/2019        
Criminal Defense Lawyer6743204/01/201911115213
Criminal Defense Lawyer6742603/31/2019        
Criminal Defense Lawyer6732003/28/2019        
Criminal Defense Lawyer6030610/05/201811119111
Criminal Defense Lawyer6018610/01/20181 1110 1 
Civil Litigation - Private5788807/17/201811111111
Civil Litigation - Private5469503/14/20181010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private4678612/16/20165371107410
Criminal Defense Lawyer4615511/02/201611111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer3941912/08/2015        
Civil Litigation - Private3132711/30/2014122111110
Category Average  2.52.72.82.24.92.92.54.6
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
119032      
118940      
118832      
104059      
99323      
94831111111
88335111111
86429      
68802      
68269      
67432111111
67426      
67320      
60306      
601861 1   
57888      
54695      
46786      
46155111111
39419      
31327111111
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
11903211 1.0
11894010101010.0
1188321111.0
104059   0.0
993231111.0
948311111.0
883351111.4
8642911051.5
68802   0.0
68269   0.0
674321  1.6
67426   0.0
67320   0.0
6030611 2.0
601861112.3
5788811101.0
5469510101010.0
467861974.8
461551111.0
39419   0.0
313271111.2
 2.23.54.11.9

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Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other11883106/08/202319826  Read Comment
Other10928308/02/202219826  Read Comment
Litigant10624207/13/20221982611.0Read Comment
Litigant10346703/16/202219826  Read Comment
Other10034811/06/20211982611.0Read Comment
Probation or Pretrial Officer9932409/27/20211982611.0Read Comment
Other9807808/26/20211982611.0Read Comment
Litigant9567205/27/20211982611.0 
Other9484204/26/20211982611.0Read Comment
Other9483004/25/20211982611.0Read Comment
Litigant9191101/20/20211982611.0Read Comment
Other9125112/17/20201982611.0Read Comment
Other9123212/16/202019826  Read Comment
Other9074311/25/20201982611.0Read Comment
Litigant8846708/10/202019826  Read Comment
Litigant8755606/27/20201982611.0Read Comment
Other8206701/22/20201982611.0Read Comment
Litigant8038712/16/20191982611.0Read Comment
Other6826804/24/201919826  Read Comment
Other6814304/21/201919826  Read Comment
Litigant6742503/31/20191982611.0Read Comment
Litigant6677003/14/201919826  Read Comment
Litigant6160511/15/20181982611.0Read Comment
Litigant6018510/01/201819826  Read Comment
Other5953309/12/20181982611.0Read Comment
Other5558405/01/201819826  Read Comment
Other5474903/18/20181982611.0Read Comment
Other5416602/15/201819826  Read Comment
Litigant4952105/17/20171982611.0Read Comment
Litigant4615411/02/20161982611.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0