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Richard Jones Hamilton, the first clerk of the Circuit Court Clerk of Cook County, 1831–1841. On January 1, 1964, the circuit courts of Cook County were unified. [1] Before this, there were more than 200 separate courts in Cook County. [1] In its unified form, it now had a single, popularly elected, clerk of court. [1]
Daley Center is the central courthouse, and one of six courthouses for the County One of the Circuit Court's courthouses. The Circuit Court of Cook County is the largest of the 25 circuit courts (trial courts of original and general jurisdiction) in the judiciary of Illinois as well as one of the largest unified court systems in the United States – second only in size to the Superior Court ...
Clerk Term in office Party Notes Cite 1st George Davis: 1837–1849 First elected Cook County Clerk [1] 2nd Edmund S. Kimberly: 1849–1853 [1] 3rd Charles B. Farwell: 1853–1861 [1] 4th Laurin P. Hilliard: 1861–1865 [1] 5th Edward S. Salomon: 1865–November 1869 Republican [2] [3] 6th John G. Gindele: 1869–January 1872 Died in office [1 ...
County elected offices in Illinois include seats on the county board and the offices of sheriff, coroner, circuit clerk (for the courts), county clerk (for the county government), state's attorney, and treasurer. Counties of 60,000 or more have a recorder of deeds separate from the country clerk.
Dorothy Ann Rabb Brown Cook, [2] [3] [4] also known as Dorothy Brown (born September 4, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician affiliated with the Democratic Party who served as the clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County from 2000 through 2020.
The Cook County, Illinois, general election were held on November 5, 2024. [1] Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court, State's Attorney, Board of Commissioners district 1, Cook County Board of Review district 1, four seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County. [2]
The exceptions are redistricting of the Illinois General Assembly and the ability of the governor of Illinois to serve or resume office. The circuit court also shares jurisdiction with the Supreme Court of Illinois to hear cases relating to revenue, mandamus, prohibition, and habeas corpus. However, if the Supreme Court chooses to exercise its ...
This list of county courthouses in Illinois provides information about each current Illinois county courthouse: name, photograph, city, construction year, and further comments. Each of the 102 county governments in the U.S. state of Illinois operates out of a building or complex of buildings known as the county's courthouse .