Circuit Court of Cook County

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court of general jurisdiction state court trial court unified court system

The Circuit Court of Cook County is one of the largest unified trial court systems in the United States, handling a broad range of civil, criminal, and administrative cases for Chicago and the surrounding Cook County area.

Aliases (8)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of general jurisdiction → state court → trial court → unified court system →
country	United States →
employs	associate judges → clerks → judges →
establishedBy	Illinois General Assembly →
governingLaw	Illinois Compiled Statutes → Illinois Constitution →
handles	administrative review cases → civil cases → criminal cases → domestic relations cases → juvenile matters → probate cases → traffic cases →
hasBuilding	Richard J. Daley Center →
hasChiefJudge	Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County →
hasClerkOffice	Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County →
hasDivision	Chancery Division → Child Protection Division → County Department → County Division → Criminal Division → Domestic Relations Division → Juvenile Justice Division → Law Division → Law Division, Municipal Department → Municipal Department → Probate Division →
hasLevel	circuit court →
hasType	court of record →
hearsAppealsTo	Illinois Appellate Court, First District →
isLargestBy	number of judges in Illinois →
isOneOfLargest	unified trial court systems in the United States →
jurisdiction	Cook County, Illinois →
language	English →
locatedIn	Cook County, Illinois →
mainCourthouse	Richard J. Daley Center →
partOf	Illinois state court system →
seat	Chicago, Illinois →
serves	City of Chicago → Cook County, Illinois →
state	Illinois →
supervisedBy	Illinois Supreme Court →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chancery Division → Child Protection Division → Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County ("Judicial Branch of Cook County") → Criminal Division (Circuit Court of Cook County) → Domestic Relations Division → Juvenile Justice Division → Law Division (Circuit Court of Cook County) → Law Division, Municipal Department → Probate Division (Circuit Court of Cook County) →	partOf
Juvenile Justice Division ("Adult Criminal Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County") → Law Division (Circuit Court of Cook County) ("Chancery Division (Circuit Court of Cook County)") → Law Division (Circuit Court of Cook County) ("County Division (Circuit Court of Cook County)") →	distinguishedFrom
Chancery Division ("Office of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County") → Probate Division (Circuit Court of Cook County) ("Office of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County") →	governingBody
Government of Chicago → Government of Chicago ("Municipal Department of the Circuit Court of Cook County") →	judicialBranch
Law Division (Circuit Court of Cook County) ("Local Rules of the Circuit Court of Cook County") →	governingRules
Cook County, Illinois →	hasJudicialBody
Law Division, Municipal Department →	isBranchOf
Richard J. Daley Center →	jurisdiction
Law Division, Municipal Department →	operatedBy
Illinois Appellate Court, First District ("Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County") →	reviewsDecisionsFrom
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County →	serves