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

Anthony Barone

Jury Administrator/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$30,869

Base pay: $30,869
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,869
Hire date: 1990-07-02
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 92600f14-e902-4313-8c96-fa38b90e3e6a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 727
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9814040

Anthony Barone holds the role of Jury Administrator at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1990, they have about 28 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $30,869.

Diane Mauerer

Legal Systems Analyst/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$30,855

Base pay: $30,855
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,855
Hire date: 1995-03-20
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 892eb749-25f4-4b60-9675-59d894c5bee0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 618
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514110

Diane Mauerer holds the role of Legal Systems Analyst at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1995, they have about 23 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $30,855.

Patricia Tijerina

Director of Program Services/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$30,855

Base pay: $30,855
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,855
Hire date: 1999-09-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fbcee7c5-4f38-475a-a7df-6393bd7f2e54
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 595
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9913630

At Office of the Chief Judge, Patricia Tijerina serves as a Director of Program Services. Hired in 1999, they have about 19 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $30,855.

Piyawat Siwamutita

Legal Systems Analyst/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$30,855

Base pay: $30,855
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,855
Hire date: 1989-06-26

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1dce149d-7cf3-4732-8aaa-a6946b584b64
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 618
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513619

Piyawat Siwamutita is a Legal Systems Analyst at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1989, they have about 29 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $30,855.

M.David Royko

Program Manager/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$30,848

Base pay: $30,848
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,848
Hire date: 1988-03-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ce9a94e0-51c0-499e-8f87-e6b648d96820
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 28
Office: 1310
Position Id: 131201

M.David Royko is a Program Manager at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1988 (about 30 years). 2018 total compensation came to $30,848.

Beverly Butler

Court Services Project Administrative/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$30,780

Base pay: $30,780
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,780
Hire date: 2008-12-08
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a3fa5cd9-ade3-4657-be47-83e33276795a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 538
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514103

Beverly Butler holds the role of Court Services Project Administrative at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2008, they have about 10 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $30,780.

Lean Mak

Legal Systems Analyst/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$30,691

Base pay: $30,691
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,691
Hire date: 2001-01-29
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9e2a4e69-7979-4f8d-893c-83c612fc90f4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 618
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514108

Lean Mak is a Legal Systems Analyst at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2001 (about 17 years). 2018 total compensation came to $30,691.

Lawrence Grazian

Court Systems Manager/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$30,525

Base pay: $30,525
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,525
Hire date: 1986-06-02
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7407688d-6285-4f4c-be90-12898e4cc28f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 514
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514114

Lawrence Grazian is a Court Systems Manager at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1986 (about 32 years). 2018 total compensation came to $30,525.

Donald Russell

Legal Systems Analyst/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$30,401

Base pay: $30,401
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,401
Hire date: 1998-01-05
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c52f9f8d-8a87-4dad-9ebf-b0f2295cb16c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 618
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513663

Donald Russell works as a Legal Systems Analyst for Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1998, they have about 20 years of service. Donald earned $30,401 in 2018.

Stephen Brandt

Court Services Manager/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$29,945

Base pay: $29,945
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,945
Hire date: 1971-06-16
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6a7b9943-1f75-4aa2-bd3e-764ba8a86a1a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 504
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513840

Stephen Brandt is a Court Services Manager at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1971 (about 47 years). 2018 total compensation came to $29,945.

Laura Kelly

Court Systems Manager/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$29,945

Base pay: $29,945
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,945
Hire date: 1993-06-01
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: dff62f31-e1f9-4633-a885-e7cbeefd16c9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 514
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9913836

Laura Kelly holds the role of Court Systems Manager at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1993, they have about 25 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $29,945.

Kellye Keyes

Legal Systems Analyst/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$29,912

Base pay: $29,912
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,912
Hire date: 2015-03-09
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c9cfb1d6-50b4-4060-8ed9-d9db1839d8d6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 618
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513909

Kellye Keyes works as a Legal Systems Analyst for Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 3 years. Kellye earned $29,912 in 2018.