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

Chantal Blackmore

Administrative Assistant V/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$24,046

Base pay: $24,046
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,046
Hire date: 1989-04-17
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8efe68db-5656-48cf-8302-61d11f5eb01f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 51
Office: 1310
Position Id: 1500073

Chantal Blackmore holds the role of Administrative Assistant V at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 1989, about 29 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $24,046.

Anne Mikulich

Conciliation Counselor/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$24,036

Base pay: $24,036
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,036
Hire date: 1989-01-03
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3c969090-aad9-4c56-9a52-a90cd9b6e839
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1542
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513857

At Office of the Chief Judge, Anne Mikulich serves as a Conciliation Counselor. They have served since 1989 (about 29 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $24,036.

Farah Flynn

Conciliation Counselor/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$23,915

Base pay: $23,915
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,915
Hire date: 1999-07-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3fc7260a-ce06-4f86-a5aa-3ed7a7ddd483
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1542
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513865

Farah Flynn is a Conciliation Counselor at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 19 years. 2018 total compensation came to $23,915.

Jacob Karni

Conciliation Counselor/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$23,915

Base pay: $23,915
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,915
Hire date: 2001-07-23

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e55fc36a-478d-4027-bb62-dd3e057e5063
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1542
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513878

Jacob Karni works as a Conciliation Counselor for Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2001 (about 17 years). Jacob earned $23,915 in 2018.

Meryl Morris

Conciliation Counselor/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$23,915

Base pay: $23,915
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,915
Hire date: 2002-09-16
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ad3e9737-7cd9-47c6-9fb7-982151f1ad32
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1542
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513862

Meryl Morris holds the role of Conciliation Counselor at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2002 (about 16 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $23,915.

Suzanna Schrader

Conciliation Counselor/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$23,915

Base pay: $23,915
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,915
Hire date: 2001-02-05
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4a03da37-4eff-459a-815c-4febe46e923e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1542
Office: 1310
Position Id: 231004

At Office of the Chief Judge, Suzanna Schrader serves as a Conciliation Counselor. They have served since 2001 (about 17 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $23,915.

Susana Dominguez

Conciliation Counselor/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$23,915

Base pay: $23,915
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,915
Hire date: 2000-10-10

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2231eea5-cbd9-439b-9ecb-bd29d92bca5d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1542
Office: 1310
Position Id: 231003

Susana Dominguez holds the role of Conciliation Counselor at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2000 (about 18 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $23,915.

Kim Young

Court Coodinator III/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$23,445

Base pay: $23,445
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,445
Hire date: 1995-01-17
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 175f204e-1129-49f4-a49b-fbfa2f796879
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 510
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514032

Kim Young holds the role of Court Coodinator III at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1995, they have about 23 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $23,445.

Michael Brown Jr

Caseworker V/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$23,445

Base pay: $23,445
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,445
Hire date: 1980-06-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b5476f72-ed18-4320-ae3e-55df9e9ebdc9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1515
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9526974

At Office of the Chief Judge, Michael Brown Jr serves as a Caseworker V. They have served since 1980 (about 38 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $23,445.

Joanne Young

Court Coodinator III/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$23,445

Base pay: $23,445
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,445
Hire date: 1995-04-17
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fa4dd949-7ddc-4821-8bcf-8d37b8d290c8
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 510
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513914

Joanne Young holds the role of Court Coodinator III at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 23 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $23,445.

Suzanne Trezevant

Conciliation Counselor/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$23,330

Base pay: $23,330
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,330
Hire date: 2006-02-14
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a752259e-1675-4add-ad71-9267e7da23bc
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1542
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513875

At Office of the Chief Judge, Suzanne Trezevant serves as a Conciliation Counselor. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 12 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $23,330.

Thomas Lyons

Assistant to Judge IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$23,279

Base pay: $23,279
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,279
Hire date: 2015-04-06
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c07ba047-71c1-4515-bfc6-2de220a9bfd5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 519
Office: 1310
Position Id: 1500071

Thomas Lyons is a Assistant to Judge IV at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 3 years. 2018 total compensation came to $23,279.

Marta Almodovar

Administrative Assistant V/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$23,223

Base pay: $23,223
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,223
Hire date: 1998-05-26

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a0979fe3-ce55-445f-b37d-72fa04690c58
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 51
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514577

At Office of the Chief Judge, Marta Almodovar serves as a Administrative Assistant V. They have served since 1998 (about 20 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $23,223.

Coleen Hogan

Court Coodinator III/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$23,163

Base pay: $23,163
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,163
Hire date: 2005-07-18
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 11047908-52a0-4a6d-aa54-56ccb163ae3b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 510
Office: 1310
Position Id: 1500076

At Office of the Chief Judge, Coleen Hogan serves as a Court Coodinator III. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 13 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $23,163.

Reece Pendleton

Conciliation Counselor/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$23,042

Base pay: $23,042
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,042
Hire date: 2001-07-02
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cc9d3eaf-c0bb-4b74-99ca-6e578de31b5c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1542
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513874

Reece Pendleton works as a Conciliation Counselor for Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2001, they have about 17 years of service. Reece earned $23,042 in 2018.