Dorothy Brown

CTL-E-4956 · Person · politician · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County (2000-2020). Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Cook County Board President Democratic Primary Debate' (2010-01-11).

The record

Also known as: Dorothy A. Brown, Dorothy Ann Rabb Brown Cook

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County (2000-2020). Civic lenses: 01 Government & Politics, 02 Civil Rights & Justice. Programs: Cook County Board President Democratic Primary Debate (2010-01-11). Identity verification: "She is the first African American to serve as Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County." — Cook County government (Firsts in Cook County Leadership). Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

Relationships

City Club of Chicago: Cook County Board President Democratic Primary Debate — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Cook County Board President Democratic Primary Debate" (2010-01-11). Role at time: Candidate, Cook County Board President.

Sources

Identity evidence: "She is the first African American to serve as Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County." — Cook County government (Firsts in Cook County Leadership)
City Club of Chicago program: Cook County Board President Democratic Primary Debate (2010-01-11) — http://cityclub-chicago.org/video/640/cook-county-board-president-democratic-primary-debate (primary source)

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