Tim Evans | |
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Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court | |
Assumed office September 2001 | |
Preceded by | Donald O'Connell |
Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court from the 5th Subcircuit | |
Assumed office December 1992 | |
Member of the Chicago City Council from the 4th ward | |
In office November 27, 1973 – May 1991 | |
Preceded by | Claude Holman |
Succeeded by | Toni Preckwinkle |
Personal details | |
Born | Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. | June 1, 1943
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Harold Washington Party (1989) |
Spouse |
Thelma Evans (m. 1969) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Illinois State University University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BS) John Marshall Law School (JD) |
Timothy C. Evans (born June 1, 1943) is an American attorney, politician, former alderman and the current Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court. Evans is noted as the first African-American Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court.[1] A graduate of the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Evans was first elected to the bench in 1992, and was selected by his fellow judges as Chief Judge in 2001.