Iris Martinez

Iris Martinez
Martinez in 2011
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
Incumbent
Assumed office December 1, 2020
Preceded by	Dorothy Brown
Member of the Illinois Senate from the 20th district
In office January 8, 2003 – November 2020
Preceded by	Peter Roskam (redistricted)
Succeeded by	Cristina Pacione-Zayas
Personal details
Born	(1956-02-25) February 25, 1956 (age 68) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Northeastern Illinois University (BA) University of Illinois, Chicago

Iris Y. Martinez (born February 25, 1956) is an American politician and administrator. In 2020, she was elected clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County. She previously served as a member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 20th district from 2003 until becoming clerk. A member of the Democratic Party, she rose to Assistant Majority Leader in the State Senate. As court clerk and as a state senator, she is the first Latina to have held either of those offices.