Hon. Veronica M. O'Malley
Associate Judge
Circuit Court
Lake County
Ninteenth Judicial Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   2.4 - 9 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 10 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 Lawyer10007410/25/20211 3 2111
Criminal Defense Lawyer5011206/14/20177    226
Civil Litigation - Private4810503/07/20179810810999
Civil Litigation - Govt.2689705/10/201411112311
Criminal Defense Lawyer2686105/08/20141111  1 
Criminal Defense Lawyer2502401/27/20141  1715 
Civil Litigation - Private2054803/13/2013111     
Criminal Defense Lawyer1850011/10/201211111111
Civil Litigation - Private1815510/21/201211111112
Category Average  2.62.22.62.23.82.62.63.3
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
100074      
5011218 113
48105      
268971105211
26861      
25024111111
20548      
185001101111
18155112112
 1.06.02.31.21.01.6
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1000741111.5
50112   3.0
481059959.0
268971211.3
2686115 1.0
250241  2.4
20548   1.0
185001211.0
181551291.0
 2.13.53.42.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12486601/24/20244304  Read Comment
Other11710903/31/20234304   
Other9395103/26/2021430411.0Read Comment
Litigant9028511/02/202043041010.0Read Comment
Litigant8942009/20/2020430411.0Read Comment
Other5389901/31/2018430411.0Read Comment
Other5176709/19/2017430411.0Read Comment
Other5085507/31/2017430477.0Read Comment
Other5033106/27/2017430411.0Read Comment
Litigant2903008/28/2014430411.0Read Comment
Other1840311/04/2012430411.0Read Comment
Litigant1265612/27/2011430411.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.52.5