Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County

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Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
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Incumbent
Iris Martinez
since December 1, 2020
Term length 4 years

The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County is the clerk of Circuit Court of Cook County, located in Cook County, Illinois.

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Office description

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Richard Jones Hamilton, First 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]

Pre-1964 officeholders

Notable pre-1964 officeholders included Norman T. Gassette [2] and Jacob Gross.

Officeholders since 1964

The following individuals have held the office since the modern iteration of the Circuit Court of Cook County was established in 1964.

State's AttorneyTerm in officePartyNotesCite
Joseph B. McDonough 1964–1968 [1]
Matthew J. Danaher December 1968–1974 Democratic Elected in 1968 and 1972 [3]
Morgan M. Finley 1974–December 1988 Democratic Appointed in 1974; elected in 1976, 1980, 1984 [4]
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Aurelia Pucinski December 1988–December 1, 2000 Democratic (1988–1998)
Republican (1998–2000)		Elected in 1988, 1992, 1996
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Dorothy A. Brown December 1, 2000–December 1, 2020 Democratic Elected in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
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Iris Martinez December 1, 2020–present Democratic Elected in 2020

Recent election results

Clerk of the Circuit Court general elections
YearWinning candidatePartyVote (pct)OpponentPartyVote (pct)OpponentPartyVote (pct)OpponentPartyVote (pct)
1984 [5] Morgan M. Finley Democratic 1,260,257 (61.32%)Deborah L. Murphy Republican 794,882 (38.68%)
1988 [6] Aurelia Pucinski Democratic1,170,558 (59.38%) Edward R. Vrdolyak Republican800,783 (40.62%)
1992 [7] Aurelia PucinskiDemocratic1,349,837 (68.39%) Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. Republican486,185 (24.63%)Deloris "Dee" Jones Harold Washington Party 137,642 (6.97%)
1996 [8] Aurelia PucinskiDemocratic1,149,216 (70.37%)Sandra M. StavropoulosRepublican397,191 (24.32%)Philip MorrisHarold Washington Party64,204 (3.03%)Janet DennisJustice Party22,581 (1.38%)
2000 [9] [10] Dorothy A. Brown Democratic1,197,773 (72.94%)Nancy F. MynardRepublican444,336 (27.06%)
2004 [11] [12] Dorothy A. BrownDemocratic1,365,285 (74.06%)Judith A. KleidermanRepublican478,222 (25.94%)
2008 [13] [14] Dorothy A. BrownDemocratic1,315,731 (68.29%)Dianne S. ShapiroRepublican517,115 (26.84%)Paloma Andrade Green 93,906 (4.87%)
2012 [15] Dorothy A. BrownDemocratic1,291,499 (70.44%)Diane S. ShapiroRepublican541,973 (29.56%)
2016 [16] Dorothy A. BrownDemocratic1,345,696 (67.22%)Diane S. ShapiroRepublican656,232 (32.78%)
2020 [17] Iris Y. Martinez Democratic1,549,615 (73.03%)Barbara BellarRepublican572,169 (26.97%)
2024 TBDTBDTBD Mariyana Spyropoulos DemocraticLupe AguirreRepublicanMichael MurphyLibertarian

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Dorothy Brown Honors the Legacy of Past Clerks of the Circuit Court" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County. August 5, 2005. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1885). "From 1857 until the fire of 1871". A. T. Andreas. p. 663. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. ↑ "MATTHEW DANAHER, INDICTED DALEY AIDE (Published 1974)". The New York Times. December 16, 1974. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ Gibson, Ray (July 20, 1986). "FINLEY STEERS PUBLIC INSURANCE BUSINESS TO FRIEND". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1984" (PDF). voterinfo.net. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2008.
  6. ↑ "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1988" (PDF). voterinfo.net. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2008.
  7. ↑ "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1992" (PDF). voterinfo.net. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2008.
  8. ↑ "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1996" (PDF). voterinfo.net. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2008.
  9. ↑ "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on March 1, 2005.
  10. ↑ "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER , 2000 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  11. ↑ "FINAL RESULTS SUMMARY REPORT COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS GENERAL ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2004" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  12. ↑ "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2004 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Elections. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Official General Election 11/4/2008 Summary Report Cook County Unofficial Results" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  14. ↑ "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2008 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Elections. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Cook County and the City of Chicago Combined Summary Report General Election November 6, 2012" (PDF). Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  16. ↑ "General Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Combined Summary" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 3, 2020 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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