Hon. John G. Dalton
Subcircuit Judge
Circuit Court
Kane County
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   2.1 - 15 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 26 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer12304510/26/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer12083210/01/20231111 111
Civil Litigation - Private9273302/19/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private8391303/04/202011111111
Civil Litigation - Private8159301/14/202011111111
Civil Litigation - Private7972012/04/201911112111
Criminal Defense Lawyer7941211/23/201911111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer7928711/21/20191010 1010101010
Civil Litigation - Private7926211/20/20191111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private7924511/20/20191111111 
Criminal Defense Lawyer5836508/02/201811211211
Civil Litigation - Private5456503/07/201811119113
Civil Litigation - Private4863504/04/201711119112
Civil Litigation - Private4362606/10/20163111941 
Civil Litigation - Private2506401/30/20145453344 
Category Average  2.01.81.41.73.82.11.82.1
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
123045111111
120832      
92733      
83913111111
81593      
79720      
79412111111
7928710 10  10
792621  111
792451     
58365111111
54565      
486351  1  
43626      
25064      
 2.11.02.81.01.02.5
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1230451111.0
1208321111.0
927331111.0
839131111.0
815931111.0
797201111.1
794121111.0
792871010510.0
792621111.0
792451  1.0
583651111.2
545651112.0
486351 101.9
436261112.6
250645 34.1
 1.91.82.12.1

Only items marked with (*) are averaged into the displayed overall rating.

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12083110/01/20231985711.0Read Comment
Other8955809/28/202019857  Read Comment
Litigant8625705/21/20201985799.0Read Comment
Other8572005/09/20201985711.0Read Comment
Other8388303/03/20201985711.0Read Comment
Other8248701/29/20201985711.0Read Comment
Other8179401/18/20201985711.0Read Comment
Other8113301/05/202019857  Read Comment
Litigant8087312/30/2019198571010.0Read Comment
Litigant7987012/07/2019198571010.0Read Comment
Other7937411/22/201919857  Read Comment
Other7937311/22/201919857  Read Comment
Other7936811/22/2019198571010.0Read Comment
Other7932711/21/201919857  Read Comment
Other7927711/21/20191985711.0Read Comment
Other7924311/20/20191985711.0Read Comment
Other7924111/20/20191985711.0Read Comment
Other7916211/19/20191985711.0Read Comment
Other7860011/02/20191985711.0Read Comment
Other7775610/18/20191985711.0Read Comment
Other7735910/08/20191985711.0Read Comment
Litigant7676709/27/20191985711.0Read Comment
Other7512208/26/20191985711.0Read Comment
Litigant7391008/08/201919857  Read Comment
Other6132911/06/20181985711.0Read Comment
Other6047110/11/20181985711.0Read Comment
Litigant6023410/03/20181985799.0Read Comment
Litigant6022310/03/20181985711.0Read Comment
Other5567405/04/201819857  Read Comment
Other5486103/25/20181985711.0Read Comment
Other5482703/22/20181985711.0Read Comment
Other4943705/12/20171985711.0Read Comment
Other4932405/05/20171985711.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.72.7