Hon. Kevin J. Ward
Associate Judge
Circuit Court
Jo Daviess County
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 6 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 4 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 Lawyer2612403/20/201412111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer2612303/20/201412111111
Prosecutor2557203/11/201412111115
Civil Litigation - Private2556703/10/201412111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer2554603/08/201415728337
Criminal Defense Lawyer2537702/25/2014192310458
Category Average  1.03.72.21.53.71.82.03.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
26124111111
2612311010111
2557212 111
25567115101010
25546111101010
25377113101010
 1.02.74.05.55.55.5
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
261241111.1
26123   1.1
25572   1.1
255671  1.1
25546   3.8
253771214.0
 1.01.51.02.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant7581709/08/2019417811.0Read Comment
Litigant4821503/13/2017417811.0Read Comment
Litigant2557503/11/2014417811.0Read Comment
Court Staff2554803/08/2014417811.0Read Comment
Other2547803/04/20144178  Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0