Hon. Joseph M. Grady
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court
Kane County
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 6 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 8 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 - Private8806407/19/2020        
Civil Litigation - Private7543409/01/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private6706003/21/20192  11112
Civil Litigation - Private6601502/28/20191111111 
Criminal Defense Lawyer5565205/03/2018        
Civil Litigation - Private5347601/10/2018313111 1
Civil Litigation - Private5231410/24/20175  151 4
Civil Litigation - Private2651704/16/201410101010810 9
Category Average  3.73.33.82.52.82.51.03.4
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
88064      
75434      
67060      
660151     
55652      
53476      
52314      
26517      
 1.0     
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
88064   0.0
75434   1.0
670601111.2
660151  1.0
55652   0.0
534761111.6
523145  3.4
2651710459.7
 3.62.02.32.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12403312/10/20234193   
Other12403212/10/2023419311.0Read Comment
Litigant9022110/29/2020419311.0Read Comment
Litigant8924409/14/2020419311.0Read Comment
Litigant6059710/16/2018419322.0Read Comment
Litigant5892308/21/20184193  Read Comment
Litigant5372101/23/2018419311.0Read Comment
Other5030406/25/2017419311.0Read Comment
Other4212504/19/2016419311.0Read Comment
Other3478305/14/2015419311.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.11.1