Hon. Kathy M. Flanagan
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court
Cook County
Cook Judicial Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   6.8 - 15 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 1 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 - Private12508702/09/2024698101010 4
Civil Litigation - Private11943807/15/2023167810211
Civil Litigation - Private11887006/09/202315655513
Civil Litigation - Private11217612/03/2022167486 1
Civil Litigation - Govt.8997610/17/20201383103 1
Civil Litigation - Private4917004/26/20174101010810 4
Prosecutor4414707/08/20161010101010 10 
Civil Litigation - Private2412011/08/20131810657 1
Civil Litigation - Private1433404/04/201217888562
Criminal Defense Lawyer1359802/20/20122109 9  2
Civil Litigation - Private279809/10/20083  81088 
Civil Litigation - Private217907/08/20081101010106  
Civil Litigation - Private200305/01/2008210101010881
Civil Litigation - Private182803/20/20083798106 5
Criminal Defense Lawyer155801/29/20084554765 
Category Average  2.77.68.47.48.76.35.62.3
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
125087      
119438      
1188701     
112176      
89976      
49170      
44147      
24120      
14334      
13598      
2798      
2179      
2003      
1828      
1558      
 1.0     
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
12508710  9.0
11943851 5.0
1188704113.7
11217631 5.0
899763 14.4
491709 58.7
44147   10.0
2412010 56.7
143344535.9
1359810358.0
27984 66.8
217910 58.1
20035457.9
18289 67.4
15585655.1
 6.53.04.36.8

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other10249001/28/2022438811.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0