Cook County Circuit Judge Daniel B. Malone has been named acting presiding judge of the court’s Probate Division, Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans announced Wednesday.Malone succeeds Mary Ellen Coghlan, who was assigned by the Illinois Supreme Court to the 1st District Appellate Court.The Probate Division handles legal matters surrounding wills and the administration of estates — often for the deceased. but also for people with disabilities, minors and wards of the state.Evans, in a written announcement, was …