The decades-long federal oversight that has governed the hiring practices of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County has come to an end.In a hearing Monday before U.S. District Judge Edmond E. Chang of the Northern District, Clerk Iris Martinez and her office were found to be in substantial compliance with the longstanding consent decree, better known as the Shakman decree.“When we took office on Dec. 1, 2020, one of our top priorities was to institute hiring reforms and initiatives that enabled our office to …