A CLG CLE Program
The Clerk of the Circuit Court: Connecting Courts and Community
Tuesday, January 27, 2025
12:00 - 1:00pm CT
Virtual Event via Zoom
Invite link will be sent prior to the event via email.
1 hour of general CLE credit will be awarded for attending.
Clerk Mariyana T. Spyropoulos will be presenting an overview of the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s Office, highlighting its core responsibilities, services, and future initiatives. This session emphasizes the office’s role in maintaining court records, supporting judicial processes, and ensuring accessibility for the public and legal community.
Speaker:
Mariyana T. Spyropoulos
Clerk of the Circuit Court
The Clerk of the Circuit Court is the front door to the criminal justice system, and Clerk Mariyana Spyropoulos has pledged to keep that door open to all by ensuring the office’s services are transparent, accountable and accessible.
Upon taking office in December of 2024, Clerk Spyropoulos began her work to expand access in every community, strengthen ethical and professional standards and modernize services through improved technology. In her first year, she launched new language access tools, including real-time interpretation through Language Line and web translation in more than 50 languages. She expanded digital services through a redesigned Online Records Center, increased public understanding of the courts through a new data dashboard and led initiatives such as Amnesty Week and the Second Chance Summit, which helped thousands of residents clear old debts, file petitions and connect with employment and community resources. As the daughter of immigrants, Clerk Spyropoulos strongly believes in supporting diverse and underserved populations navigating the justice system.
Clerk Spyropoulos grew up on Chicago's South Side, attended Chicago Public Schools and took an early interest in public service. She earned a law degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Master of Business Administration from Loyola University Chicago. She is a former Cook County assistant state's attorney.
Clerk Spyropoulos’ passion for reforming government led her to win the election in 2010 as a commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, a $1.7-billion-dollar agency responsible for protecting our water environment through the collection and treatment of waste and stormwater throughout the region. She was first elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2016 and 2022. She served as board president from 2015 to 2019.