Judge Matthew F. Kennelly

Judge, N.D. IL

Democrat Court: ILND Born: 1956-01-01

Cases in Database

28%

Settlement Rate

19%

Dismissal Rate

12%

Trial Rate

334,168

Court Cases (FJC)

Education

School	Degree	Year
Harvard University	J.D.	1981
University of Notre Dame	B.A.	1978

Court	Position	Start	End
N.D. IL	Judge	1999	Active

How 334,168 cases ended in this court (FJC Integrated Database)

28%

Settled

19%

Dismissed

12%

Went to Trial

$258,058

Avg Award

$25,000

Median Award

52,759

Judgment for Plaintiff

Case Type	Total	Settled	Dismissed	Trial	Pretrial	Avg Award
Employee Retirement Income Security Act	32,406	28%	8%	9%	25%	$173,645
Foreclosure	30,463	8%	9%	5%	53%	$203,929
Employment	25,283	42%	19%	21%	1%	$334,433
Other Contract	23,833	38%	15%	13%	10%	$337,959
Other Civil Rights	23,666	40%	25%	18%	0%	$226,229
Other Statutory Actions	21,048	36%	17%	11%	4%	$299,633
Prison Condition	14,139	21%	53%	7%	0%	$122,500
Civil Rights	11,492	10%	60%	18%	0%	$233,526
Consumer Credit	8,410	48%	10%	4%	2%	$512,939
Insurance	7,827	37%	15%	14%	3%	$469,940
General	7,672	1%	55%	28%	0%	$2,250
Personal Injury - Product Liability	7,253	39%	22%	6%	0%	$1,158,286
Trademark	7,000	32%	8%	15%	19%	$517,846
Health Care/Pharmaceutical	6,976	68%	11%	10%	0%	$300,000
Other Personal Injury	6,158	34%	17%	11%	0%	$495,340
Fair Labor Standards Act	6,002	55%	10%	8%	4%	$165,283
Patent	5,148	38%	10%	13%	2%	$928,610
Copyrights	5,005	30%	9%	9%	7%	$486,402
Recovery of Student Loans	4,643	1%	2%	4%	63%	$221,210
DIWC/DIWW (405(g))	4,061	0%	5%	24%	0%	$22,667

Category	Filings	Settled	Dismissed	Trial	Default	Median Duration
Landlord-Tenant	134,989	28.5%	31.2%	2.1%	33.4%	42d
Contract	69,369	38.6%	24.1%	2.9%	28.7%	275d
Divorce/Family	42,500	51.8%	22.5%	4.8%	14.2%	305d
Personal Injury	32,100	66.8%	20.1%	3.6%	5.2%	415d
Employment	15,800	63.5%	22.8%	4.2%	4.8%	440d
Consumer Protection	15,748	34.2%	22.8%	2.4%	35.1%	195d
Workers' Comp	11,624	71.2%	12.4%	6.8%	3.2%	445d
Wrongful Death	1,424	72.5%	14.8%	5.2%	3.1%	520d

Source: Illinois Administrative Office of the Courts

Year	Description	Value Code
2020	AB Global Bond Fund mut fund (IRA)
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2020	Alphabet Inc stock (inherited acct)
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2020	Alphabet Inc stock (inherited acct)
2020	Am Elec Power stock (inherited acct)
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2020	Am Elec Power stock (inherited acct)
2020	Am Elec Power stock (inherited acct)
2020	Am Funds New Perspective Fund - 529A mut fund	M
2020	Am Funds New Perspective Fund - 529A mut fund	M
2020	Am. Century Diversified Bond Fund mut fund (IRA)	L
2020	Am. Century Diversified Bond Fund mut fund (IRA)	L
2020	Am. Century Heritage Fund mut fund (IRA)	N
2020	Am. Century Heritage Fund mut fund (IRA)	N
2020	Am. Century Small Gap Grth mut fund (IRA)	M
2020	Am. Century Small Gap Grth mut fund (IRA)	M
2020	Am. Corporate Fond Fund mut fund (IRA)	M
2020	Am. Corporate Fond Fund mut fund (IRA)	M
2020	Am. Fund Bond Fund of Am. mut fund (IRA)	N
2020	Am. Fund Bond Fund of Am. mut fund (IRA)	N
2020	Am. Funds AMCAP Fund mut fund (IRA)	M
2020	Am. Funds AMCAP Fund mut fund (IRA)	M
2020	Am. Funds Europacific Grth Fund mut fund	N
2020	Am. Funds Europacific Grth Fund mut fund	N
2020	Am. Funds Fundamental Investors mut fund	O
2020	Am. Funds Fundamental Investors mut fund	O