Judge Clare Elizabeth McWilliams       Judge Clare Elizabeth McWilliams has been a sitting judge for almost six years.  As an experienced Judge, she is currently in assigned to preside over jury trials in the Law Division.  Judge McWilliams has been found recommended or qualified, previously and / or presently by the following Bar Associations: Chicago Bar Association, Asian American Bar Association, Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Chicago Council of Lawyers, Cook County Bar Association, Decalogue Society of Lawyers, Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association, Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois, and Women’s Bar Association of Illinois.       Judge McWilliams was an attorney in private practice for 16 years concentrating in litigation in both criminal and civil trial and motion practice, and as a Judge of Circuit Court has presided over criminal misdemeanor and felony cases, forcible entry and detainer, civil jury and non jury cases, complex litigation jury and non jury cases ...for more information, click here