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Welcome to the official web site for the Circuit Court of Cook County, the largest judicial circuit in the State of Illinois and one of the largest unified court systems in the world.

The Circuit Court of Cook County is a trial court of general jurisdiction that serves Cook County's 5.1 million residents. The court is comprised of more than 400 judges assigned among eight divisions and six suburban municipal districts. More than 2.4 million new cases are filed annually.

I invite you to review our information site to learn more about our court system. The site is designed with both the public and the legal practitioner in mind, and provides a general description of the court's structure, function, and operation, as well as helpful directories and resources. As you browse our site, please inform me if there is any additional information that you would like to see or if you encounter difficulty accessing links. Your input is important to me as it helps me, as Chief Judge of the Circuit Court, to fulfill my constitutional responsibility to administer the Circuit Court of Cook County.
 

 
Timothy C. Evans
Chief Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County

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