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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W Cary Jr

Hearing Officer/Chief Judge/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$28,066

Base pay: $28,066
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,066
Hire date: 1985-03-01
Middle name: Sterling

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ac0d722f-8d12-4adc-8a03-172048bfb77e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1827
Office: 1310
Position Id: 1700301

W Cary Jr works as a Hearing Officer/Chief Judge for Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1985, they have about 33 years of service. W earned $28,066 in 2018.

Berta Requena

Hearing Officer/Chief Judge/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$28,066

Base pay: $28,066
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,066
Hire date: 1979-05-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1474ab36-f37e-4aac-b717-2c49e50877ca
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1827
Office: 1310
Position Id: 1700516

At Office of the Chief Judge, Berta Requena serves as a Hearing Officer/Chief Judge. They have served since 1979 (about 39 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $28,066.

Patrick Duffy

Hearing Officer/Chief Judge/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$28,066

Base pay: $28,066
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,066
Hire date: 1992-01-22
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c84f6476-2865-42c2-8532-794c6b33fde3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1827
Office: 1310
Position Id: 1700302

Patrick Duffy holds the role of Hearing Officer/Chief Judge at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1992 (about 26 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $28,066.

Lisa Moerlien

Court Coordinator V/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$28,065

Base pay: $28,065
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,065
Hire date: 1985-06-17
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a5261b4e-43d4-4812-8602-9d6aceb2063e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 513
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513737

Lisa Moerlien holds the role of Court Coordinator V at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1985 (about 33 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $28,065.

Bettie Mcmillian

Court Systems Manager/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$27,791

Base pay: $27,791
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,791
Hire date: 2009-02-02
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 52586b6a-323e-4247-a034-b0221238b944
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 514
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513624

Bettie Mcmillian holds the role of Court Systems Manager at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2009, they have about 9 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $27,791.

Humberto Romero

Programmer III/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$27,728

Base pay: $27,728
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,728
Hire date: 1995-03-07

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ed01283a-dee6-4b97-aa5a-38b824b5f46e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1107
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9813628

At Office of the Chief Judge, Humberto Romero serves as a Programmer III. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 23 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $27,728.

Peter Kavalauskas

Court Coordinator V/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$27,653

Base pay: $27,653
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,653
Hire date: 1982-11-16
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 502dd291-abfc-4583-b30c-b192c78cbd48
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 513
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513579

Peter Kavalauskas works as a Court Coordinator V for Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1982 (about 36 years). Peter earned $27,653 in 2018.

Corinne Levitz

Court Coordinator IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$27,440

Base pay: $27,440
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,440
Hire date: 1991-09-03
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f136de6d-f8d1-4888-9d72-278917c14cb2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 511
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513660

Corinne Levitz is a Court Coordinator IV at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1991, they have about 27 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $27,440.

Sandra Jones

Hearing Officer/Chief Judge/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$27,376

Base pay: $27,376
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,376
Hire date: 1987-05-01
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2dca7e86-7b38-4f33-85f4-c9889ebf6e87
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1827
Office: 1310
Position Id: 1700303

At Office of the Chief Judge, Sandra Jones serves as a Hearing Officer/Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 1987, about 31 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $27,376.

Robert Stokas

Hearing Officer/Chief Judge/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$27,058

Base pay: $27,058
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,058
Hire date: 2000-06-19
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d922cdca-d6f5-4ca2-9c8a-228cc0cf98b7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1827
Office: 1310
Position Id: 1700519

Robert Stokas is a Hearing Officer/Chief Judge at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2000 (about 18 years). 2018 total compensation came to $27,058.

Kimberly Crowe

Programmer III/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$26,987

Base pay: $26,987
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,987
Hire date: 1995-03-27
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b00942ce-d463-4ec8-b83e-93a11a7299a0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1107
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513938

Kimberly Crowe works as a Programmer III for Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 23 years. Kimberly earned $26,987 in 2018.

Gene Niezgoda

Legal Systems Analyst/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$26,955

Base pay: $26,955
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,955
Hire date: 1967-01-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: bffef009-0441-49a2-a52b-4b05d870b68d
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 618
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513951

Gene Niezgoda holds the role of Legal Systems Analyst at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1967, they have about 50 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $26,955.