Charles Beach was sworn in on Monday as Cook County's first new chief judge in 24 years, and takes over amid a political firestorm over what appears to be systemic issues with how accused criminals ...
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Pledging a transparent and compassionate approach to justice, Cook County’s new chief judge, Charles Beach, on Monday took his oath of office before a crowd of judges, attorneys and state and local ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- There will be a new Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Charles Beach defeated Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans in an election vote on Wednesday. Evans was seeking ...
In the end, it was Timothy Evans’ peers who decided his time was up as chief judge in Cook County. In a surprise, Evans lost his bid for a ninth term in that role when fellow Cook County Circuit Court ...