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Hon. Raymond A. Nash	See Rating Details
Associate Judge Circuit Court
Will County Twelfth Judicial Circuit	See Comments

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General Rating Criteria

* Temperament		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Scholarship		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Industriousness		(1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Ability to Handle Complex Litigation		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punctuality		(1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* General Ability as a Trial Judge		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flexibility In Scheduling		(1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)

Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation		(1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
General Inclination Regarding Bail		(1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Plea Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)

Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation		(1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Involvement in Settlement Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
General Inclination		(1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)

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Other

Comment #: IL4565
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Judge Nash is very biased. I’m in court for custody. My ex is currently in prison. I summonsed Dcfs and they said they highly suggest the ex doesn’t see them at all. Both kids are mine on their birth certificates. All this and judge Nash still says he needs to speak with her. She’s ignored 7 summons to appear in court. It’s been almost two years and cannot get custody or even reverse child support for 2 kids I’ve had for over two years. One of the kids I’ve had for 4 years. Judge Nash overlooked all of this. He has his mind made up the minute he looks at you. Very tired of listening to him talk more about his kid in college and his football days than to acknowledge and speak about the case in front of him. Overall every case I’ve watched judge Nash handle he has shown a great deal of ignorance. A great deal of biased behavior. And a lack of understanding the information in front of him. He’s a terrible judge. Seems like most everyone who’s wrote a review feels the same.

Other

Comment #: IL4527
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Judge Nash is incompetent when it comes to his job. He doesn’t listen to the cases or even takes the time to look at the evidence or file in front of him, just wants to get you in and out and make you keep coming back for another paycheck, always gives false consequences. Judges like him are the reason the court system and law and order are a joke in this state. I feel sorry for the people that aren’t getting their money for child support. He and judges like him are the reason you will have to live off the government or work 3 jobs to make it not caring that doing so means you sacrifice the time with your child. He is out of touch with reality. That’s why the people who aren’t law abiding citizens or act like them will keep doing the bare minimum or nothing because with him as a judge why would they have to.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: IL4411
Rating:1.0

Comments:
He has the same confidence level of Joe Biden. He will make up his own laws and then just be so careful about it. When he gets basically called out for doing something incorrect he gets mad at the defendant. I’ve had the plaintiffs attorney show up to his court room. No motion filed nothing calendar. Neither party are there. I just change an order of protection twice.!! he needs to go to jail

Litigant

Comment #: IL4410
Rating:1.0

Comments:
He seriously needs to be removed from the bench. I had an order entered against me, ex pate. The evidence that they entered against me was absolutely zero and the only thing the judge said the whole entire hearing was how much she liked my exes attorney and what a great job she does that’s it. It’s been a year for me trying to fix his fuck up you need to burn in hell.

Other

Comment #: IL3906
Rating:1.0

Comments:
My boyfriend and I have been fighting a grueling and very unfair and biased custody battle against his daughters poor figment of a mother. Judge Nash seems to be beyond incompetent and uncaring. He breaks dozens of illinois laws regarding child custody and turns a bli d eye whe. Given so much physical evidence of child abuse and neglect!! Disgusting and shame on you!! Do your job!! He doesn't care about the child as we've noticed almost 2 years later. He needs to be removed and not ever allowed to practice as judge again!! I have nothing nice to say about this garbage!

Other

Comment #: IL3839
Rating:1.0

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Judge nash is a horrible man who doesn't care about the pain he puts children through. He is biased and put my sibling in emotional distress with our horrible mother who is a drug addict.

Other

Comment #: IL3704
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Judge Nash saved my daughters life.

No amount of stars can express my appreciation. He is at least a 10.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL3701
Rating:1.3

Comments:
I have appeared in his court in both criminal and domestic cases. Let’s be clear about something: he was only appointed by the republican judges so that he could run as a Republican. And he lost. Twice. He is not a good judge, and he is not a good person. He’s not very bright.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: IL3687
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Excellent Judge

Other

Comment #: IL3633
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Very harsh, very biased, pushing his own beliefs/agenda on each party. Never mediates or de-escalates situations. Hates to be questioned or he’ll throw you in contempt or threaten to rule against you. Holds STRONG grudges. Egotistical, and shows some signs of being a social path. If you have been assigned this judge DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO GET A NEW ONE!!!!!!!!!!! I’m also starting an awareness campaign highlighting his disrespectful manner and ancient courtroom tactics so the people of will county who’s tax dollars make up his paycheck will know NOT TO VOTE for him again.

Other

Comment #: IL3604
Rating:10.0

Comments:
What a brilliant guy, but a regular person nonetheless. He takes time with people. Not overly so. But today, I saw him explain April Fool's day to a ESL person (put her at ease). He was eloquent and kind. He had my heart with that one. But furthermore, he had my brain with every other case. I'm glad to have sat in his Court this morning. I learned plenty.

Other

Comment #: IL3554
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Over 24,000$ in lawyer fees my brother spent trying to get his child away from his mother who abuses the child.has 3 social security numbers 5 different doesn’t have the child in school.judge messed us on the paperwork now wants us to start over cause he messed up. How much more money dose a family have to shell out. Went into Dept and got no place and wants us to start over to save his own ass. Unacceptable. We will be filing papers on this so called judge

Other

Comment #: IL2902
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Very Biased . A nightmare for families in the already painful Parentage situation. Allows court room to be used as a harassment arena to the side he favors, or knows personally, or perhaps he benefited in another way. He completely took every possible thing from one party. He does not care that these actions directly take from the child. He is NOT in the best interest of the child. Should you find yourself in front of him do all you can to request a different judge. Even better vote Not to retain him. His term ends June 30, 2019

Other

Comment #: IL2589
Rating:5.0

Comments:
I went in court today for my husband because Hr can’t miss anymore days of work Judge Nash put me on blast by asking a show of hand who had to miss. Did it ever cross your mind maybe to ask if he has any more day left to take of work before just going off so he did what we thought was best by sending a Notarize letter given permission to remove his daughter out of the state. I understand a judge job is hard but not all the time it take to humiliate and embarrass somebody standing in front of you. I laugh it of to play off in embarrassment and then you tell me to sit down I don’t know why I ask you. Everyone don’t come the court to give the judge a hard time so therefore he shouldn’t just go off and be harsh to everyone. His baby mom needed to leave on Friday cause she has a new job his child decided to go with we only did what we thought would be suffice. Please think about all points before going only of your pet peeve. That when u have kids and they are sick and hurt and days and time is used up you want someone to loose there job? Also take in the time frame the letter was sent also. I unstable Judges see and here a lot and some are upsetting more then other cases but take all into consideration.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL1068
Rating:9.6

Comments:
Bad comments about Judge Nash clearly come from someone who hasn't practiced before him and many appear to be by the same person - probably someone who got their a#% handed to them for good cause. He actually has a very excellent grasp of fairness and incredible patience for the defendants that appear before him.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: IL847
Rating:1.7

Comments:
Be prepared for a twenty-minute lecture about heroin, even if you're only there for a broken tail light.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: IL706
Rating:1.4

Comments:
Seems to be motivated by his own agenda.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: IL620
Rating:1.3

Comments:
This guy isn't qualified to be the local dog catcher, let alone a judge. He is a pompous idiot with no more legal acumen than a third grader.

Prosecutor

Comment #: IL497
Rating:1.6

Comments:
Astonishingly big ego for a person with a fairly small legal mind.

Civil Litigation - Govt.

Comment #: IL460
Rating:1.4

Comments:
A self-centered and self-righteous boob.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL384
Rating:1.1

Comments:
He will spend 30 minutes lecturing about heroin use when you are only at court for a speeding ticket. He is also a classic hypocrite-- he expects everyone to be a good Christian while he himself is far from it.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL138
Rating:9.6

Comments:
Ray Nash is an outstanding judge. A thoughtful and scholarly jurist, he retains a strong sense of balance and fairness after having worked on behalf of both the government and defendants in criminal cases during different parts of his career.