Hon. Susan M. Coleman
Associate Judge
Circuit Court
Cook County
Cook Judicial Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   2.5 - 6 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 9 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 - Private2385110/25/201311121111
Civil Litigation - Private1635707/19/201211111111
Civil Litigation - Private1584807/02/201211111111
Civil Litigation - Private1449504/17/201212115215
Civil Litigation - Private490502/27/20091010101057 10
Civil Litigation - Private476102/16/200911113111
Category Average  2.52.72.52.72.72.21.03.2
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
23851      
16357      
15848      
14495      
4905      
4761      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
238511111.1
163571111.0
158481111.0
144951  1.8
490510  8.9
47611111.3
 2.51.01.02.5

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other6157011/13/2018466211.0Read Comment
Court Staff4939805/10/2017466211.0Read Comment
Other4917404/27/2017466222.0Read Comment
Other4752002/01/2017466211.0Read Comment
Other4619811/05/2016466211.0Read Comment
Other3349003/18/2015466211.0Read Comment
Litigant3348803/17/2015466211.0Read Comment
Litigant1684008/13/20124662  Read Comment
Litigant1625407/12/2012466211.0Read Comment
Other536606/02/2009466211.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.11.1