Anita Alvarez

Anita Alvarez
Cook County State's Attorney
In office
December 1, 2008 – December 1, 2016
Preceded byDick Devine
Succeeded byKim Foxx
Personal details
Born (1960-01-16) January 16, 1960 (age 64)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationLoyola University Chicago (BS)
Illinois Institute of Technology (JD)

Anita M. Alvarez[1] (born January 16, 1960) is the former State's Attorney for Cook County, Illinois, United States. Alvarez was the first Hispanic woman elected to this position,[2] after being the first Latina to win the Democratic nomination for state's attorney of Cook County.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Anita M. Alvarez Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com.
  2. ^ "Breaking News - Chicago Tribune". Chicagobreakingnews.com. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  3. ^ "Alvarez get Democrat nod for Cook County state's attorney". Dailyherald.com. 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  4. ^ [1]Archived February 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine