City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / City Court

Agency file

City Court

Source file: Open Data BR — City-Parish Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The City Court operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2025, this agency had 190 employees with median total compensation of $17,010; the highest distinct record was $142,388.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $5.1M
Employees: 190
Median total: $17,010
Highest record: $142,388

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$30$100,758+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 190 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($17,010) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $24,984 (93%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $1,994 (7%)
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

$2,640

$6,356

$17,010

$41,554

$59,162

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $59,162 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,640. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Emergency Worker

26 · $5,972

College Student Intern

23 · $2,348

Legal Specialist

15 · $17,075

Deputy Clerk of City Court

13 · $36,633

Senior Legal Specialist

12 · $29,487

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 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$5.4M —	160 —	$32,939 —
2025	$5.1M ▼ 4.9%	190 ▲ 18.8%	$17,010 ▼ 48.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Cheryl Gooding

Drug Technician/City Court

2025 total comp

$37,477

Sub-department: City Court
Base pay: $37,477
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,477
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 2000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1958
Pay Location Code: 2010
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x1B4A364F76E9FA8073516100ED65590C50A6D5E9

Cheryl Gooding is a Drug Technician at City Court within City Court. 2025 total compensation came to $37,477.

Bethanye Matthews

Senior Legal Specialist/City Court

2025 total comp

$37,357

Sub-department: City Court
Base pay: $37,357
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,357
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 2000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2040
Pay Location Code: 2010
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x7D5422386C996B941663859161F2F758DDF0771B

At City Court, Bethanye Matthews serves as a Senior Legal Specialist within City Court. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,357.

Akeda Douglas

Senior Legal Specialist/City Court

2025 total comp

$37,357

Sub-department: City Court
Base pay: $37,357
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,357
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 2000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2040
Pay Location Code: 2010
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0xAA1B96D9FDD1919FF51ED474C99202CDB9719D3D

Akeda Douglas is a Senior Legal Specialist at City Court within City Court. 2025 total compensation came to $37,357.

Lenette Jones

Deputy Clerk of City Court/City Court

2025 total comp

$36,633

Sub-department: City Court
Base pay: $36,566
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $67
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,633
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 2000
Employee Reimbursement: $67
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2048
Pay Location Code: 2010
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x6594CFB0A277F021FF528C92F7C89D87FE6F19A7

Lenette Jones works as a Deputy Clerk of City Court for City Court within City Court. Lenette earned $36,633 in 2025.

Alicia Carter-Thomas

Deputy Clerk II of City Court/City Court

2024 total comp

$36,521

Sub-department: City Court
Base pay: $36,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $245
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,521
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 2000
Employment End Date: Oct 18, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2050
Pay Location Code: 2010
Severance Pay: $245
Total Overtime Hours: 0

At City Court, Alicia Carter-Thomas serves as a Deputy Clerk II of City Court within City Court. Their 2024 pay totaled $36,521.

Mia Williams

Administrative Specialist II/City Court

2025 total comp

$36,023

Sub-department: City Court
Base pay: $35,566
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $457
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,023
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 2000
Employee Reimbursement: $457
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2020
Pay Location Code: 2010
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x441CFF641C7AFBB2BD12A2EC82BDB546D88FF13F

At City Court, Mia Williams serves as a Administrative Specialist II within City Court. Their 2025 pay totaled $36,023.

Melanie Bridges

Probation Officer/Post Cert/City Court

2025 total comp

$35,479

Sub-department: City Court
Base pay: $34,851
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $628
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,479
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 2000
Employee Reimbursement: $628
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2201
Pay Location Code: 2010
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x6B889C330F46DC311CC666B585F113A1460792A3

Melanie Bridges works as a Probation Officer/Post Cert for City Court within City Court. Melanie earned $35,479 in 2025.

Christie Henton

Senior Legal Specialist/City Court

2025 total comp

$35,433

Sub-department: City Court
Base pay: $35,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,433
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 2000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2040
Pay Location Code: 2010
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x4BB0C5EA5856E775BE243B007A048904137F24B7

Christie Henton is a Senior Legal Specialist at City Court within City Court. 2025 total compensation came to $35,433.

Joycelyn Collins

Deputy Clerk of City Court/City Court

2024 total comp

$34,593

Sub-department: City Court
Base pay: $34,364
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $230
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,593
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 2000
Employment End Date: Nov 6, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2048
Pay Location Code: 2010
Severance Pay: $230
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Joycelyn Collins is a Deputy Clerk of City Court at City Court within City Court. 2024 total compensation came to $34,593.

Laninga Spencer

Deputy Clerk of City Court/City Court

2025 total comp

$34,380

Sub-department: City Court
Base pay: $34,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,380
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 2000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2048
Pay Location Code: 2010
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x40CB34661BFC1C51137A6EDB6FEDB4A36FE6E477

At City Court, Laninga Spencer serves as a Deputy Clerk of City Court within City Court. Their 2025 pay totaled $34,380.

Alisa Young

Legal Specialist/City Court

2025 total comp

$33,884

Sub-department: City Court
Base pay: $33,884
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,884
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 2000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2038
Pay Location Code: 2010
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x0A14D0649F918F5E3CE7F7BB4977A2FB1DE35838

At City Court, Alisa Young serves as a Legal Specialist within City Court. Their 2025 pay totaled $33,884.

Darius Peterson

Legal Specialist/City Court

2025 total comp

$33,884

Sub-department: City Court
Base pay: $33,884
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,884
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 2000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2038
Pay Location Code: 2010
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x1BD403C7C108C3D33ADF98737C19A823B7DB1C77

Darius Peterson holds the role of Legal Specialist at City Court within City Court. In 2025, their total compensation was $33,884.

Latyra Jackson

Legal Specialist/City Court

2025 total comp

$33,868

Sub-department: City Court
Base pay: $33,868
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,868
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 2000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2038
Pay Location Code: 2010
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x85A38EA6360A83922ADC9AA968B0ED5F07716475

Latyra Jackson holds the role of Legal Specialist at City Court within City Court. In 2025, their total compensation was $33,868.

Sinatra Barrow

Legal Specialist/City Court

2025 total comp

$33,844

Sub-department: City Court
Base pay: $33,844
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,844
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 2000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2038
Pay Location Code: 2010
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x09B17FBA083707FBC05670EAB4F8F064D8540E59

Sinatra Barrow is a Legal Specialist at City Court within City Court. 2025 total compensation came to $33,844.