Judge Kenneth Wadas of Chicago; Serial Dimwit

The state of Illinois presented Kenneth J. Wadas with a law license in 1975 after he graduated from the University of Illinois-Chicago John Marshall Law School.

According to a recent (ca. October 2020) article in the Chicago Sun-Times, Kenny has proven that he is Cook County’s Premier Judicial Dimwit. The reporting by John Seasly of Injustice Watch establishes the following facts regarding Judge Wadas’ gross incompetence.

• Has been reversed by the Illinois Supreme Court twenty-five (25) times over the past six (6) years
• Kenny’s record of appellate reversals is twice as much as the combined total of the other five criminal judges running for retention in 2020
• Appeals ruled that Kenny frequently thumbs his nose at laws preventing excessive sentencing
• Kenny erroneously dismissed prisoners’ claims of errors during their trials
• Ignorantly sentenced 16-year-old to 100 years in murder case which federal court overruled because Kenny failed to take the defendant’s age into consideration as required by the U.S. Supreme Court

Prior to ascending to the bench, Kenny was employed as an assistant state’s attorney. In that position he was involved in numerous criminal matters wherein prosecutorial misconduct let to reversals by the Court of Appeal. In fact, in once instance the Illinois Appellate Court called Kenny’s tactics “an insult to the court and to the dignity of the trial bar.”

Of course, Kenney does not care how many times he is reversed by a higher court. He well knows that no Illinois judge has ever been removed from office for being grossly incompetent. In addition, he could care less on how much it costs Illinois taxpayers to correct his incompetent rulings since his wages are not reduced to cover the cost of her repeated reversals. 

FYI:As an assistant state’s attorney in the 1980s, Injustice Watch found, he was involved in multiple cases in which prosecutorial misconduct led to appellate reversals. The Illinois Appellate Court called his tactics “an insult to the court and to the dignity of the trial bar.”

And lastly, one would hope that the voters in Cook County have had enough of Kenny’s incompetence and shenanigans and send him packing.

As we speak (ca. October 2020), Kenny continues to sit as a Cook County judge in Chicago, Illinois.