Hon. Thomas A. Else
Associate Judge
Circuit Court
DuPage County
Eighteenth Judicial Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   3.2 - 10 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 12 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 - Private11692103/23/20231    1  
Criminal Defense Lawyer11041009/22/20221  1 111
Criminal Defense Lawyer10097911/30/20213109101010106
Criminal Defense Lawyer8954109/27/2020410 11011 
Criminal Defense Lawyer8442603/23/20201111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private6854305/01/201911 1    
Civil Litigation - Private6811104/20/2019142 8721
Civil Litigation - Private5959209/13/20181010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private5189809/27/20171111111 
Criminal Defense Lawyer3691608/15/20151111211 
Category Average  2.44.84.03.36.83.73.44.5
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
116921      
110410      
100979      
89541  1   
84426      
68543      
68111      
59592      
51898      
369161 1   
 1.0 1.0   
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1169211  1.0
1104101111.0
1009798258.8
895411114.0
844261111.0
68543   1.0
681111113.6
59592107 10.0
518981111.0
369161111.1
 2.81.91.63.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11404512/21/202219885  Read Comment
Other11040909/22/20221988511.0Read Comment
Litigant11020809/15/202219885  Read Comment
Litigant10974308/23/20221988511.0Read Comment
Other9008610/22/2020198851010.0Read Comment
Other8907109/06/202019885  Read Comment
Other7418608/12/201919885  Read Comment
Litigant6808004/19/201919885  Read Comment
Litigant6768304/07/20191988511.0Read Comment
Litigant5837908/02/20181988511.0Read Comment
Court Staff5502104/05/20181988511.0Read Comment
Other5484403/23/20181988511.0Read Comment
Litigant5482903/23/20181988511.0Read Comment
Other5477903/20/20181988511.0Read Comment
Other5091308/03/201719885  Read Comment
Litigant4830803/17/20171988511.0Read Comment
Litigant4821603/13/20171988511.0Read Comment
Litigant4568910/04/201619885  Read Comment
Other4138803/11/20161988511.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.81.8