Judge Evelyn B. Clay Date Admitted to Bar: Illinois-1981 Court: Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Legal Experience: Law Clerk 1 year, Private Practitioner: W. James Brown. Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County, 15 years. Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, 6 years. Judicial Experience: Preliminary Hearings, 1 Year. Felony Trial Division Night Narcotics Day Court (all felonies), 5 years. Education: North Carolina Central University: BA; University of Maryland: Masters; Creighton University: JD.