Cook County, Illinois / Office of the Chief Judge

Agency file

Office of the Chief Judge

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

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

In 2018, this agency had 522 employees with median total compensation of $15,781; the highest distinct record was $36,259.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $8.2M
Employees: 522
Median total: $15,781
Highest record: $36,259

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$32,260+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 522 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($15,781) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $15,793 (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

$5,560

$12,637

$15,781

$19,890

$25,153

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $25,153 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $5,560. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Law Clerk II Attorney

89 · $13,085

Interpreter/Pdm

39 · $4,090

Stenographer V

37 · $16,003

Court Coordinator I

34 · $19,194

Conciliation Counselor

26 · $22,573

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2016	$8.7M —	628 —	$13,444 —
2017	$8.7M ▲ 0.3%	581 ▼ 7.5%	$14,669 ▲ 9.1%
2018	$8.2M ▼ 5.5%	522 ▼ 10.2%	$15,781 ▲ 7.6%

Record list

Employees

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Harry Epstein

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$13,741

Base pay: $13,741
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,741
Hire date: 2011-04-25
Middle name: B.

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: df421ffe-8ac5-4368-9519-870a2eff69bb
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513889

Harry Epstein is a Law Clerk II Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2011, they have about 7 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $13,741.

Rachael Kyritsi

Court Coordinator I/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$13,740

Base pay: $13,740
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,740
Hire date: 2015-01-26
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fe6b70a8-1aff-4655-b3c2-e596d8f6d4bb
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 507
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9813789

At Office of the Chief Judge, Rachael Kyritsi serves as a Court Coordinator I. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 3 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $13,740.

Patricia Wisniewski

Stenographer V/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$13,731

Base pay: $13,731
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,731
Hire date: 2013-11-04
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e5b076f5-fc30-4a88-9516-51e79b767d6c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 936
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513774

Patricia Wisniewski is a Stenographer V at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2013, they have about 5 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $13,731.

Julie Armijos

Clerk V/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$13,731

Base pay: $13,731
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,731
Hire date: 2008-12-08
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 72cd76d2-34d1-421d-8d22-22ba4fd21d1b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514046

Julie Armijos works as a Clerk V for Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2008, they have about 10 years of service. Julie earned $13,731 in 2018.

Bradley Snyder

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$13,664

Base pay: $13,664
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,664
Hire date: 2015-03-23
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a4653503-8195-44f7-be15-e1e82c36330b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513598

Bradley Snyder works as a Law Clerk II Attorney for Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). Bradley earned $13,664 in 2018.

Nathalie Silva

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$13,660

Base pay: $13,660
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,660
Hire date: 1999-06-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 07d5b3a3-cc2a-4377-8066-14694a1da65c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513897

Nathalie Silva works as a Law Clerk II Attorney for Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1999, they have about 19 years of service. Nathalie earned $13,660 in 2018.

Carol Mulroe

Administrative Assistant III/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$13,659

Base pay: $13,659
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,659
Hire date: 2010-02-16
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 920851f4-ca9a-42c7-92db-3a6c8a1ea7b9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 48
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513729

Carol Mulroe is a Administrative Assistant III at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 8 years. 2018 total compensation came to $13,659.

Courtney Delgiudice

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$13,625

Base pay: $13,625
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,625
Hire date: 2016-04-04
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b982a3c6-9a0d-4ef4-b428-e8fd0de21968
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513825

Courtney Delgiudice is a Law Clerk II Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 2 years. 2018 total compensation came to $13,625.

Alicia Bradshaw

Clerk V/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$13,599

Base pay: $13,599
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,599
Hire date: 1990-06-22
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 38398de7-662f-4870-a707-6425c6a0bef5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1310
Position Id: 1700305

Alicia Bradshaw works as a Clerk V for Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 28 years. Alicia earned $13,599 in 2018.

Leona Ford

Administrative Assistant II/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$13,598

Base pay: $13,598
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,598
Hire date: 2003-05-20

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9719d38f-8b29-4bda-a717-972454182544
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 47
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514150

Leona Ford works as a Administrative Assistant II for Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2003 (about 15 years). Leona earned $13,598 in 2018.

Elaine Kuntz

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$13,545

Base pay: $13,545
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,545
Hire date: 2016-01-25
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6265408f-109b-4c19-bf31-cf4a36ac2ac1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513647

Elaine Kuntz works as a Law Clerk II Attorney for Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 2 years. Elaine earned $13,545 in 2018.

Tracy Petruso

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$13,470

Base pay: $13,470
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,470
Hire date: 1998-08-10
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c81b85b1-6b52-4827-b8a3-9367f8a4b502
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 131001

At Office of the Chief Judge, Tracy Petruso serves as a Law Clerk II Attorney. Hired in 1998, they have about 20 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $13,470.