LWV Cook County's Food for Thought Luncheon will feature Iris Martinez, Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court. We will discuss her role in the second largest unified court system in the country, and the changes that have been made in her tenure. 

Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court Office

• 2023 budget of $128 Million, the majority of which is for personnel costs

• 2023 approved full time positions of 1,509

• Responsible for approximately 24 million case files, including 3.9 million active files

Topics for discussion include:

• Orders of Protection for victims of domestic violence

• Shakman compliance within the Clerk's office

• A new Call Center the Office

• Implementation of a Case Management System

• The role of the Inspector General in the Clerk's office