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Kimberly M. Foxx is the first Black woman to lead the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office – the second-largest prosecutor’s office in the country. Kim took office on December 1, 2016, with a vision for transforming the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office into a fairer, more forward-thinking agency focused on rebuilding public trust, promoting transparency, and being proactive in making all communities safe. She was elected to a second term in 2020.
As Cook County State’s Attorney, Kim has undertaken substantial criminal justice reforms focused on public safety and equity. She has revamped the office’s Conviction Integrity Unit, resulting in overturned convictions in nearly 250 cases, including the first-ever mass exoneration in Cook County for 15 men whose convictions stemmed from misconduct by a Chicago Police Officer.
Kim played a pivotal role in the crafting of the 2020 Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to ensure that this historic legislation provides the most extensive, equitable form of conviction relief possible and requires the expungement of low-level cannabis o
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Kim Foxx, Cook County State's Attorney
Kim Foxx, Cook County State's Attorney
Q: Can you talk about your path to your current position?
KF: Sure. I've been the elected prosecutor here since December 1st of 2016. Prior to that, I served as Chief of Staff to the President of the County Board. In that role, I was responsible for making sure that the President's agenda was served throughout the county. And we handle everything from the public health system, the Cook County hospital health system and the criminal justice system which includes my office, the public defender's office, the jail, the sheriff, the clerk. I worked on criminal justice issues and reform for the President as her Chief of Staff for the two years that I was there. Prior to that, and I was there two and a half years, I was a Deputy Chief of Staff for six months and then Chief of Staff. Prior to that, I worked here as an Assistant
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Kim Foxx
American politician
Kimberly M. Foxx (néeAnderson;[1] born April 9, 1972) is an American politician who served as State's Attorney (district attorney) for Cook County, Illinois from 2016 to 2024. She managed the second largest prosecutor's office in the United States, consisting of approximately 700 attorneys and 1,100 employees.[2] In 2016, she won the Democratic nomination for State's Attorney against incumbent Anita Alvarez and went on to win the general election. She was re-elected in 2020. In 2023, she announced that she would not run for re-election in 2024.[3]
Foxx ran for the State's Attorney's office on a platform of criminal justice reform, and has often been termed a "reformist", "reform-minded", or "progressive" prosecutor alongside others such as Larry Krasner, Rachael Rollins, Chesa Boudin, Aramis Ayala, Kimberly Gardner, Diana Becton, and Satana Deberry.[4][5][6][7][8][9] She is the second African American, after Cecil A. Partee, to hold this position.[10
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