Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County

The office was first established in 1831, the year that Cook County was created.

[1] For decades thereafter, the office served not only as the Circuit Court's clerk, but also served as the ex-officio county recorder of deeds.

[2] This ended in 1872, when the county's recorder of deeds was again created as a separate office.

[2] On January 1, 1964, the more than 200 courts of Cook County were unified.

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