Cook County Judge Evelyn Clay set to retire this summer:
“You could not ask for a more fair, even-tempered judge,” said attorney Jim McKay, who as an assistant state’s attorney led the prosecution at [Andre] Crawford’s 2009 trial [at which he was convicted]. “I’m sorry to hear she’s going.”Known for her generally reserved temperament on the bench, Clay earlier this month . . .
It was not always so, as in this 2009 urging by NBC Chicago to “throw the judges out”:
Evelyn B. Clay [per Chicago Bar Assn.].
“Concerns were raised about Judge Clay’s knowledge of the law and poor judgment in making insensitive comments from the bench.”
The Chicago Council of Lawyers also found Clay unqualified. “[She] sometimes exhibits indecision on the bench and inconsistencies in her rulings.”
The perils of being a nice guy — at readers’ expense.
Blithe Spirit 