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

Nina Montelione

Court Coordinator V/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$26,827

Base pay: $26,827
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,827
Hire date: 1987-06-01
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 97ab0d0a-8784-4bb0-bc49-4081afce9564
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 513
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513975

Nina Montelione works as a Court Coordinator V for Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 1987, about 31 years. Nina earned $26,827 in 2018.

Nairee Hagopian

Assistant to Judge IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$26,439

Base pay: $26,439
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,439
Hire date: 2006-07-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c83074e6-4cb3-452c-a557-1c6a40317456
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 519
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513576

Nairee Hagopian is a Assistant to Judge IV at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2006 (about 12 years). 2018 total compensation came to $26,439.

Elena Caloca Norman

Court Services Manager/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$26,424

Base pay: $26,424
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,424
Hire date: 1978-07-17

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 91f1b593-1612-4133-8791-4345ced3ede5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 504
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9713686

Elena Caloca Norman works as a Court Services Manager for Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1978 (about 40 years). Elena earned $26,424 in 2018.

Lucian Piechuta

Court Coordinator IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$26,279

Base pay: $26,279
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,279
Hire date: 1988-07-25
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c00a23b7-5357-482d-a0ad-83c7c43d21d0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 511
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513732

Lucian Piechuta is a Court Coordinator IV at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 1988, about 30 years. 2018 total compensation came to $26,279.

Richard Liang

Court Coordinator IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$26,278

Base pay: $26,278
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,278
Hire date: 2000-03-07
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 00162a1a-6c3c-4c0f-8aa6-ef83ff779727
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 511
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513609

Richard Liang works as a Court Coordinator IV for Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2000 (about 18 years). Richard earned $26,278 in 2018.

Sylvia Mccullum

Court Coordinator V/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$26,276

Base pay: $26,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,276
Hire date: 2002-05-06
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d734a77e-3891-4f3d-a69f-61c361bd9d33
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 513
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513308

At Office of the Chief Judge, Sylvia Mccullum serves as a Court Coordinator V. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 16 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $26,276.

Terry Clenna

Court Coordinator V/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$26,127

Base pay: $26,127
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,127
Hire date: 1998-09-21
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c3dbcfea-78bb-4d7c-bf4e-e2800f1be79c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 513
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514090

At Office of the Chief Judge, Terry Clenna serves as a Court Coordinator V. Hired in 1998, they have about 20 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $26,127.

Nancy Balata Rotto

Court Coordinator IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$25,716

Base pay: $25,716
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,716
Hire date: 1987-10-02
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 802fd805-78f9-4252-9f16-2055d394f7dc
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 511
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513608

At Office of the Chief Judge, Nancy Balata Rotto serves as a Court Coordinator IV. Their tenure dates to 1987, about 31 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $25,716.