Hon. James E. Snyder
Associate Judge
Circuit Court
Cook County
Cook Judicial Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   3.2 - 12 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 2 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 - Private8127301/08/20201111 111
Civil Litigation - Private6811904/20/201911 1 1  
Civil Litigation - Private5270211/17/201711118116
Civil Litigation - Private4087502/14/20161111211 
Civil Litigation - Private3911811/24/201512222222
Civil Litigation - Private3897711/19/201511111115
Civil Litigation - Private3246401/20/20151111 111
Civil Litigation - Private2890808/20/201478887997
Civil Litigation - Private2857208/04/20141098 109910
Civil Litigation - Private2775306/30/201410109101010 10
Civil Litigation - Private2400211/01/201311112111
Civil Litigation - Private1850311/11/20121111111 
Category Average  3.03.13.12.54.83.22.74.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
81273      
68119      
52702      
40875      
39118      
389771     
32464      
28908      
28572      
27753      
240021     
18503      
 1.0     
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
812731 11.0
681191  1.0
527021111.9
40875   1.1
3911811 1.8
389771  1.0
324641 101.0
289089798.1
2857210859.3
2775310 109.9
240021111.1
185031111.0
 3.43.24.83.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant4453808/01/2016458411.0Read Comment
Litigant2628304/01/2014458411.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0