Timothy C. Evans

Tim Evans
Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court
Assumed office
September 2001
Preceded byDonald 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 byClaude Holman
Succeeded byToni Preckwinkle
Personal details
Born (1943-06-01) June 1, 1943 (age 81)
Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations
Harold Washington Party (1989)
Spouse
Thelma Evans
(m. 1969)
Children2
EducationIllinois 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.