Timothy C. Evans

Tim Evans
Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court
Incumbent
Assumed office September 2001
Preceded by	Donald O'Connell
Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court from the 5th Subcircuit
Incumbent
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	(1943-06-01) June 1, 1943 (age 81) Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
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.