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Circuit Court (001)

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Circuit Court (001) operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2020, this agency had 56 employees with median total compensation of $49,561; the highest distinct record was $152,974.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.9M
Employees
56
Median total
$49,561
Highest record
$152,974

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 56 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($49,561) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$51,363 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$10,422
$35,189
$49,561
$65,828
$78,905

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $78,905 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $10,422. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2013
$2.1M
44
$44,649
2015
$2.6M
23.2%
49
11.4%
$50,127
12.3%
2016
$2.1M
19.6%
43
12.2%
$49,092
2.1%
2017
$2.2M
5.4%
47
9.3%
$46,713
4.8%
2018
$2.6M
16.9%
44
6.4%
$55,229
18.2%
2019
$2.2M
14.4%
46
4.5%
$50,065
9.3%
2020
$2.9M
31.0%
56
21.7%
$49,561
1.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

John Umholtz

Master's Law Clerk (Graduate)/Circuit Court (001)

2015 total comp
$34,619
Base pay
$34,619
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$34,619
Hire date
2014-07-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
38634
Employee ID
81340

At Circuit Court (001), John Umholtz serves as a Master's Law Clerk (Graduate). They have served since 2014 (about a year). Their 2015 pay totaled $34,619.

John Shettle

Contract Service Specialist II/Circuit Court (001)

2013 total comp
$33,712
Base pay
$33,712
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$33,712
Hire date
2012-11-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
67392
Employee ID
45905

At Circuit Court (001), John Shettle serves as a Contract Service Specialist II. Hired in 2012, they have about a year of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $33,712.

Jessica Spencer

Investigator/Circuit Court (001)

2016 total comp
$33,683
Base pay
$33,683
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$33,683
Hire date
2015-04-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
39701
Employee ID
94276

Jessica Spencer is a Investigator at Circuit Court (001). Their tenure dates to 2015, about a year. 2016 total compensation came to $33,683.

Nicole Hord

Associate Teacher Preschool/Circuit Court (001)

2020 total comp
$33,374
Base pay
$33,374
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$33,374
Hire date
2018-09-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
32433
Employee ID
144883

Nicole Hord holds the role of Associate Teacher Preschool at Circuit Court (001). Hired in 2018, they have about 2 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $33,374.

Lisa Piccinini

Master's Law Clerk (Graduate)/Circuit Court (001)

2015 total comp
$32,686
Base pay
$32,686
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$32,686
Hire date
2014-08-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
38634
Employee ID
78505

Lisa Piccinini holds the role of Master's Law Clerk (Graduate) at Circuit Court (001). They have served since 2014 (about a year). In 2015, their total compensation was $32,686.

Claire Costantino

Master's Law Clerk (Graduate)/Circuit Court (001)

2015 total comp
$31,947
Base pay
$31,947
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$31,947
Hire date
2014-08-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
38634
Employee ID
71395

Claire Costantino works as a Master's Law Clerk (Graduate) for Circuit Court (001). Hired in 2014, they have about a year of service. Claire earned $31,947 in 2015.

Jessica Gillespie

Master's Law Clerk (Graduate)/Circuit Court (001)

2015 total comp
$31,648
Base pay
$31,648
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$31,648
Hire date
2014-08-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
38634
Employee ID
73288

Jessica Gillespie works as a Master's Law Clerk (Graduate) for Circuit Court (001). Their tenure dates to 2014, about a year. Jessica earned $31,648 in 2015.

Molly Nicholl

Master's Law Clerk (Graduate)/Circuit Court (001)

2016 total comp
$31,216
Base pay
$31,216
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$31,216
Hire date
2015-08-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
39020
Employee ID
91801

At Circuit Court (001), Molly Nicholl serves as a Master's Law Clerk (Graduate). Their tenure dates to 2015, about a year. Their 2016 pay totaled $31,216.

C Mckenzey

Office Assistant II/Circuit Court (001)

2013 total comp
$30,941
Base pay
$30,941
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$30,941
Hire date
2002-08-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
30810
Employee ID
42074

C Mckenzey works as a Office Assistant II for Circuit Court (001). Their tenure dates to 2002, about 11 years. C earned $30,941 in 2013.

Jessica Weinberger

Master's Law Clerk (Graduate)/Circuit Court (001)

2013 total comp
$30,843
Base pay
$30,843
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$30,843
Hire date
2012-08-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
36766
Employee ID
48449

Jessica Weinberger holds the role of Master's Law Clerk (Graduate) at Circuit Court (001). Their tenure dates to 2012, about a year. In 2013, their total compensation was $30,843.

Jacqueline Wilson

Master's Law Clerk (Graduate)/Circuit Court (001)

2013 total comp
$30,701
Base pay
$30,701
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$30,701
Hire date
2012-08-21

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
36766
Employee ID
49142

Jacqueline Wilson holds the role of Master's Law Clerk (Graduate) at Circuit Court (001). Their tenure dates to 2012, about a year. In 2013, their total compensation was $30,701.

Pamela Jackson

HR Assistant II/Circuit Court (001)

2020 total comp
$30,625
Base pay
$30,625
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$30,625
Hire date
2019-09-05

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
40094
Employee ID
145248

Pamela Jackson holds the role of HR Assistant II at Circuit Court (001). They have served since 2019 (about a year). In 2020, their total compensation was $30,625.

Beilul Golfin

Master's Law Clerk (Graduate)/Circuit Court (001)

2016 total comp
$30,613
Base pay
$30,613
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$30,613
Hire date
2015-08-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
39020
Employee ID
87381

Beilul Golfin is a Master's Law Clerk (Graduate) at Circuit Court (001). Hired in 2015, they have about a year of service. 2016 total compensation came to $30,613.

Ashley Jones

Master's Law Clerk (Graduate)/Circuit Court (001)

2016 total comp
$30,466
Base pay
$30,466
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$30,466
Hire date
2015-08-24

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
39020
Employee ID
89353

Ashley Jones works as a Master's Law Clerk (Graduate) for Circuit Court (001). They have served since 2015 (about a year). Ashley earned $30,466 in 2016.

Caroline Wick

Master's Law Clerk (Graduate)/Circuit Court (001)

2016 total comp
$29,558
Base pay
$29,558
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$29,558
Hire date
2015-09-01

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
39020
Employee ID
95824

At Circuit Court (001), Caroline Wick serves as a Master's Law Clerk (Graduate). Their tenure dates to 2015, about a year. Their 2016 pay totaled $29,558.