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Chief Judge

Source file: Cook County, Illinois — Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Chief Judge operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2018, this agency had 5 employees with median total compensation of $2,338; the highest distinct record was $3,281.

Year
2018
Total payroll
$11.7K
Employees
5
Median total
$2,338
Highest record
$3,281

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 5 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($2,338) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$2,343 (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
$1,352
$2,137
$2,338
$2,608
$3,281

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $3,281 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,352. 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 3 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2016
$112.8K
7
$16,360
2017
$139.8K
24.0%
8
14.3%
$17,480
6.8%
2018
$11.7K
91.6%
5
37.5%
$2,338
86.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Lois Cornils

Conciliation Counselor/Chief Judge

2018 total comp
$3,281
Base pay
$3,281
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$3,281
Hire date
2000-01-27
Middle name
E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
d9115329-3c4a-4d48-9352-78fb169f880a
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1542
Position Id
362001

Lois Cornils works as a Conciliation Counselor for Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 18 years. Lois earned $3,281 in 2018.