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

Page 1

Mark Miller

Court Coodinator III/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$21,435

Base pay: $21,435
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,435
Hire date: 1991-07-16
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d49fec71-0250-4e6a-98b2-ad673dca2c33
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 510
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513735

At Office of the Chief Judge, Mark Miller serves as a Court Coodinator III. Hired in 1991, they have about 27 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $21,435.

Latasha Deal

Court Coordinator IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$21,335

Base pay: $21,335
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,335
Hire date: 1991-06-24
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 88fff81a-dbf3-4f5c-bbb2-779a39227a33
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 511
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513976

At Office of the Chief Judge, Latasha Deal serves as a Court Coordinator IV. They have served since 1991 (about 27 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $21,335.

Brenda Miller

Conciliation Counselor/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$21,272

Base pay: $21,272
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,272
Hire date: 2013-04-22
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4566dc1f-7b8d-40cd-a266-f5240d9d93a4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1542
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513877

Brenda Miller works as a Conciliation Counselor for Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2013, they have about 5 years of service. Brenda earned $21,272 in 2018.

Robin Shartiag

Law Clerk III Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$21,227

Base pay: $21,227
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,227
Hire date: 1989-02-01
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2f006403-a83a-4de7-b4b8-f16fcdf1ecde
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 558
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514023

Robin Shartiag holds the role of Law Clerk III Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1989 (about 29 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $21,227.

Archene Gailey

Court Coordinator IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$21,101

Base pay: $21,101
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,101
Hire date: 1995-04-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 207f4d8d-acab-44ae-86f0-b7730eaf4d81
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 511
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513594

Archene Gailey works as a Court Coordinator IV for Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1995, they have about 23 years of service. Archene earned $21,101 in 2018.

Stephanie Senuta

Conciliation Counselor/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$20,992

Base pay: $20,992
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,992
Hire date: 2000-12-26
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 251ed396-406b-4bc5-a22c-1bbaf58a3671
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1542
Office: 1310
Position Id: 1500404

Stephanie Senuta works as a Conciliation Counselor for Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 18 years. Stephanie earned $20,992 in 2018.

Geri Toomey

Court Coordinator II/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$20,974

Base pay: $20,974
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,974
Hire date: 2004-10-28
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6b875f73-0fff-4414-9cc1-4e6041f99a92
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 508
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513633

Geri Toomey is a Court Coordinator II at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2004, they have about 14 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $20,974.

Susann Hill

Administrative Assistant IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$20,915

Base pay: $20,915
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,915
Hire date: 1989-06-09
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: af02a0a3-8604-4f7c-9d98-1e9e9ea1cfb3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 50
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514957

Susann Hill works as a Administrative Assistant IV for Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1989 (about 29 years). Susann earned $20,915 in 2018.

Shane Conner

Court Coordinator II/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$20,877

Base pay: $20,877
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,877
Hire date: 1994-05-16
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 800cfa50-9b16-4e82-8d42-7437245f40cb
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 508
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513693

At Office of the Chief Judge, Shane Conner serves as a Court Coordinator II. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 24 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $20,877.

Terria Dunlap-King

Conciliation Counselor/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$20,854

Base pay: $20,854
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,854
Hire date: 2013-11-04
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c5c4ea5b-2d00-41e0-ac04-703b1bfd7173
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1542
Office: 1310
Position Id: 231006

Terria Dunlap-King is a Conciliation Counselor at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2013, they have about 5 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $20,854.

Kimberly Bedia

Administrative Assistant IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$20,807

Base pay: $20,807
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,807
Hire date: 1998-09-08

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 22c17b7e-4c89-4e00-939c-7ec175b83185
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 50
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513896

Kimberly Bedia holds the role of Administrative Assistant IV at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1998 (about 20 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $20,807.

Katherine Verrant

Law Clerk III Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$20,791

Base pay: $20,791
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,791
Hire date: 2015-05-18
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e5fca96f-0dee-438d-a5a4-d719847cf617
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 558
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513765

Katherine Verrant holds the role of Law Clerk III Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 3 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $20,791.

Shilae Riversbey

Court Coodinator III/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$20,697

Base pay: $20,697
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,697
Hire date: 1993-07-06
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8c3a21b9-a766-45af-811c-c4f73762ead4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 510
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513593

Shilae Riversbey works as a Court Coodinator III for Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 25 years. Shilae earned $20,697 in 2018.

Amina Thompson

Court Coodinator III/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$20,575

Base pay: $20,575
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,575
Hire date: 1994-06-06
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2619b6c3-d09f-4b24-aac8-2ee00bb6ccc1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 510
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513659

Amina Thompson works as a Court Coodinator III for Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 24 years. Amina earned $20,575 in 2018.

Charlotte Roberts

Court Coordinator I/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$20,571

Base pay: $20,571
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,571
Hire date: 1973-12-03
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: bfdb47ac-9c7c-42a7-a928-4a121b7661c4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 507
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513912

At Office of the Chief Judge, Charlotte Roberts serves as a Court Coordinator I. They have served since 1973 (about 45 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $20,571.

Emrhan Slaton

Court Coordinator IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$20,499

Base pay: $20,499
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,499
Hire date: 2014-03-24
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f64dc5d2-17dd-4c93-af8d-ff87faf41d5e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 511
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513977

Emrhan Slaton holds the role of Court Coordinator IV at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $20,499.

Gloria Contreras

Court Coordinator IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$20,498

Base pay: $20,498
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,498
Hire date: 1994-12-05

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9b3019b5-e4d5-43d2-8712-7b7b24c524a4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 511
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513937

Gloria Contreras is a Court Coordinator IV at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 24 years. 2018 total compensation came to $20,498.

Laura Noah

Conciliation Counselor/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$20,443

Base pay: $20,443
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,443
Hire date: 2004-04-26
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e1f3b0a6-487b-4af8-a4a5-847b7ed3ad0f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1542
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513871

At Office of the Chief Judge, Laura Noah serves as a Conciliation Counselor. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 14 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $20,443.

Mary Boyle

Supervisor of Jurors/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$20,377

Base pay: $20,377
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,377
Hire date: 1986-10-16
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2262a85c-17e1-416b-b4d4-3a152b91bf53
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 583
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514028

Mary Boyle holds the role of Supervisor of Jurors at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1986 (about 32 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $20,377.

Katherine Nolan

Law Clerk III Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$20,318

Base pay: $20,318
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,318
Hire date: 2007-11-13
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 27365105-1bcc-4cb9-a760-0688af0e3127
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 558
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513820

Katherine Nolan works as a Law Clerk III Attorney for Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2007, they have about 11 years of service. Katherine earned $20,318 in 2018.

Brenda Sterling

Administrative Assistant IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$20,287

Base pay: $20,287
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,287
Hire date: 1986-09-22
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4721944d-0ea4-415b-b82b-eeefcbd1e26f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 50
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514031

Brenda Sterling is a Administrative Assistant IV at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 1986, about 32 years. 2018 total compensation came to $20,287.

Donna Norton

Court Coodinator III/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$20,286

Base pay: $20,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,286
Hire date: 1989-03-16
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5d255d87-0a29-49f0-8653-f627d44ea3ad
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 510
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513984

Donna Norton is a Court Coodinator III at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1989 (about 29 years). 2018 total compensation came to $20,286.

Nancy Michaels

Court Coordinator IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$20,274

Base pay: $20,274
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,274
Hire date: 2017-11-13

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 53a73496-83ed-4db2-b06b-c340d6aba296
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 511
Office: 1310
Position Id: 1600411

Nancy Michaels is a Court Coordinator IV at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. 2018 total compensation came to $20,274.

James Conlon

Court Coordinator IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$20,217

Base pay: $20,217
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,217
Hire date: 2010-04-26
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: add02df1-8d92-447b-a269-af8b6c2d7fbf
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 511
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9913834

At Office of the Chief Judge, James Conlon serves as a Court Coordinator IV. They have served since 2010 (about 8 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $20,217.