Hon. Mark J. Lopez
Associate Judge
Circuit Court
Cook County
Cook Judicial Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 6 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 13 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 Lawyer10908107/27/2022111110111
Civil Litigation - Private7518308/27/201932 1 11 
Civil Litigation - Private5205310/07/201711111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer4895604/17/20171111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private4185604/04/2016341110335
Criminal Defense Lawyer2471712/26/2013        
Civil Litigation - Private359712/04/20089991098108
Category Average  3.03.02.62.57.52.52.83.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
109081111111
75183      
52053      
48956      
41856      
24717      
3597      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1090811112.0
7518311 1.5
5205311 1.0
489561111.0
418561313.3
24717   0.0
3597   9.1
 1.01.41.02.6

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11689203/21/2023472211.0Read Comment
Other11417312/24/20224722  Read Comment
Litigant10575606/20/2022472211.0Read Comment
Other10005510/24/2021472211.0Read Comment
Other9549905/19/2021472211.0Read Comment
Other9398303/27/20214722  Read Comment
Other9303102/28/20214722  Read Comment
Litigant9174701/13/20214722  Read Comment
Litigant9020210/28/2020472211.0Read Comment
Other5356701/16/2018472211.0Read Comment
Other5243510/30/2017472211.0Read Comment
Litigant5202710/06/2017472211.0Read Comment
Litigant4895504/17/2017472211.0Read Comment
Other4638211/19/20164722  Read Comment
Other4513709/03/20164722  Read Comment
Other4474608/13/2016472211.0Read Comment
Other3636007/19/20154722  Read Comment
Litigant3635907/19/2015472211.0Read Comment
Litigant3635307/19/2015472211.0Read Comment
Litigant2524702/16/2014472211.0Read Comment
Litigant2496601/20/20144722  Read Comment
Litigant2279408/13/20134722  Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0