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Circuit Court (012)

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

The Circuit Court (012) operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2020, this agency had 39 employees with median total compensation of $63,471; the highest distinct record was $90,622.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.3M
Employees
39
Median total
$63,471
Highest record
$90,622

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 39 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($63,471) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$59,917 (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
$49,011
$62,418
$63,471
$66,969
$69,892

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $69,892 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $49,011. 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
$1.7M
36
$54,063
2015
$2M
15.4%
36
±0%
$57,298
6.0%
2016
$2M
0.1%
36
±0%
$55,958
2.3%
2017
$2M
0.1%
37
2.8%
$58,015
3.7%
2018
$2.2M
8.8%
36
2.7%
$62,400
7.6%
2019
$2.2M
3.3%
37
2.8%
$61,087
2.1%
2020
$2.3M
4.2%
39
5.4%
$63,471
3.9%

Record list

Employees

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Romaine Rucks

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2016 total comp
$55,604
Base pay
$55,604
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,604
Hire date
2008-04-03

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
56927
Employee ID
93306

Romaine Rucks works as a Court Secretary I for Circuit Court (012). Hired in 2008, they have about 8 years of service. Romaine earned $55,604 in 2016.

Dawn Ross

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2013 total comp
$55,581
Base pay
$55,581
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,581
Hire date
2000-07-10

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
55247
Employee ID
45225

At Circuit Court (012), Dawn Ross serves as a Court Secretary I. Hired in 2000, they have about 13 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $55,581.

Tunisia Buise

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2016 total comp
$55,385
Base pay
$55,385
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,385
Hire date
2010-09-16

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
56927
Employee ID
84383

At Circuit Court (012), Tunisia Buise serves as a Court Secretary I. Hired in 2010, they have about 6 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $55,385.

Jessica Logan

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2020 total comp
$54,315
Base pay
$54,315
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,315
Hire date
2014-04-14

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
53605
Employee ID
146976

At Circuit Court (012), Jessica Logan serves as a Court Secretary I. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 6 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $54,315.

Brenda Graham

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2013 total comp
$54,166
Base pay
$54,166
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,166
Hire date
2003-02-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
55247
Employee ID
37204

Brenda Graham holds the role of Court Secretary I at Circuit Court (012). Hired in 2003, they have about 10 years of service. In 2013, their total compensation was $54,166.

Janelle Baum

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2020 total comp
$53,557
Base pay
$53,557
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,557
Hire date
2018-04-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
53605
Employee ID
138381

Janelle Baum is a Court Secretary I at Circuit Court (012). They have served since 2018 (about 2 years). 2020 total compensation came to $53,557.

Beatrice Elmore

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2013 total comp
$53,547
Base pay
$53,547
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,547
Hire date
2005-08-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
53638
Employee ID
35752

At Circuit Court (012), Beatrice Elmore serves as a Court Secretary I. Hired in 2005, they have about 8 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $53,547.

Jakita Edwards

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2020 total comp
$52,365
Base pay
$52,365
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,365
Hire date
2006-04-24

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
53605
Employee ID
142117

Jakita Edwards works as a Court Secretary I for Circuit Court (012). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 14 years. Jakita earned $52,365 in 2020.

Keosha Reaves

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2016 total comp
$49,996
Base pay
$49,996
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,996
Hire date
2013-01-29

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
56001
Employee ID
92798

Keosha Reaves is a Court Secretary I at Circuit Court (012). They have served since 2013 (about 3 years). 2016 total compensation came to $49,996.

Jan Bowser

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2020 total comp
$49,011
Base pay
$49,011
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,011
Hire date
2004-01-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
64035
Employee ID
138990

At Circuit Court (012), Jan Bowser serves as a Court Secretary I. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 16 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $49,011.

Rachel Park

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2018 total comp
$44,993
Base pay
$44,993
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$44,993
Hire date
2017-08-14

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
49651
Employee ID
119267

Rachel Park holds the role of Court Secretary I at Circuit Court (012). They have served since 2017 (about a year). In 2018, their total compensation was $44,993.

Artist Arthur

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2013 total comp
$44,238
Base pay
$44,238
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$44,238
Hire date
2011-11-03

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
46209
Employee ID
31069

Artist Arthur is a Court Secretary I at Circuit Court (012). Hired in 2011, they have about 2 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $44,238.

Jennifer Nwachukwu

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2016 total comp
$37,070
Base pay
$37,070
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,070
Hire date
2015-08-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
46787
Employee ID
91898

Jennifer Nwachukwu holds the role of Court Secretary I at Circuit Court (012). Their tenure dates to 2015, about a year. In 2016, their total compensation was $37,070.

Ethan Han

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2016 total comp
$37,066
Base pay
$37,066
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,066
Hire date
2015-08-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
46787
Employee ID
87930

Ethan Han is a Court Secretary I at Circuit Court (012). They have served since 2015 (about a year). 2016 total compensation came to $37,066.

Ifeanyi Ezeigbo

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2015 total comp
$37,059
Base pay
$37,059
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,059
Hire date
2014-09-02

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
46324
Employee ID
72541

Ifeanyi Ezeigbo holds the role of Court Secretary I at Circuit Court (012). Their tenure dates to 2014, about a year. In 2015, their total compensation was $37,059.

Susan Walker

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2013 total comp
$34,419
Base pay
$34,419
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$34,419
Hire date
2012-09-10

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
44084
Employee ID
48094

At Circuit Court (012), Susan Walker serves as a Court Secretary I. Hired in 2012, they have about a year of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $34,419.

Robert Lipman

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2020 total comp
$23,862
Base pay
$23,862
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$23,862
Hire date
2015-08-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
51141
Employee ID
146900

Robert Lipman holds the role of Court Secretary I at Circuit Court (012). They have served since 2015 (about 5 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $23,862.

Steven Isbister

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2015 total comp
$20,846
Base pay
$20,846
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$20,846
Hire date
2015-01-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
46324
Employee ID
74859

Steven Isbister works as a Court Secretary I for Circuit Court (012). Their tenure dates to 2015, under a year. Steven earned $20,846 in 2015.

Agnes Tebeest

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2020 total comp
$20,017
Base pay
$20,017
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$20,017
Hire date
2017-04-03

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
52044
Employee ID
152523

Agnes Tebeest works as a Court Secretary I for Circuit Court (012). Their tenure dates to 2017, about 3 years. Agnes earned $20,017 in 2020.

Kathleen Kraus

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2013 total comp
$17,288
Base pay
$17,288
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$17,288
Hire date
2008-04-14

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
44084
Employee ID
40636

At Circuit Court (012), Kathleen Kraus serves as a Court Secretary I. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 5 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $17,288.

Carolyn Gilde

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2020 total comp
$16,457
Base pay
$16,457
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$16,457
Hire date
2007-02-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
59429
Employee ID
143178

At Circuit Court (012), Carolyn Gilde serves as a Court Secretary I. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 13 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $16,457.

Ashley Sewell

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2013 total comp
$2,882
Base pay
$2,882
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$2,882
Hire date
2013-05-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
44084
Employee ID
45792

Ashley Sewell is a Court Secretary I at Circuit Court (012). They have served since 2013 (under a year). 2013 total compensation came to $2,882.

Mary Smikle Peoples

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2020 total comp
$0
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$0
Hire date
2020-06-11

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
51141
Employee ID
151590

Mary Smikle Peoples holds the role of Court Secretary I at Circuit Court (012). Hired in 2020, they have under a year of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $0.

Bradley Willis

Court Secretary I/Circuit Court (012)

2017 total comp
$0
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$0
Hire date
2017-08-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A31
Annualsalary
47723
Employee ID
109518

At Circuit Court (012), Bradley Willis serves as a Court Secretary I. Hired in 2017, they have under a year of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $0.