"The Robing Room: IL State Judges

Hon. Margaret A. Brennan	See Rating Details
Circuit Judge Circuit Court
Cook County Cook 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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What others have said about Hon. Margaret A. Brennan

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Litigant

Comment #: IL4133
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Former Com Ed counsel hooked up with Madigan indictment coming down caused her premature resignation and retirement 3 months earlier after serving only 1 year of her six year term of retention.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL2873
Rating:1.2

Comments:
Terrible judge. Extremely biased and appears to have ex parte meetings with one side. Also seems to take orders from one side then make rulings. calls parties names in open court, is very uncivil in court.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: IL1991
Rating:3.5

Comments:
What makes her so bad is not that she is dumb or lazy. Refreshingly, she is a Cook County judge who is generally prepared and competent. So what is the problem? In short: she plays favorites. ANd she can barely hide it. So, though smart and on the ball, she fails because she is, in a word, not fair. If you get on her bad side -- which can happen for seemingly no reason -- look out, she then rules against you any way she can. How cowardly.