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

Henry Cheung

Interpreter/Pdm/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$5,068

Base pay: $5,068
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,068
Hire date: 2009-11-09
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 86797593-cd46-46d5-9f04-e031ba5767d7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 853
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9931002

Henry Cheung is a Interpreter/Pdm at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2009 (about 9 years). 2018 total compensation came to $5,068.

Victoria Kappas

Conciliation Counselor/Office of the Chief Judge

2016 total comp

$5,014

Base pay: $5,014
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,014
Hire date: 2010-08-02
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e074e59e-edad-4bdf-9563-b0bba1e01ef8
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 1542
Office: 1310
Position Id: 1200895

Victoria Kappas holds the role of Conciliation Counselor at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2010 (about 6 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $5,014.

Alejandro Gaitan

Certified Interpreter/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$4,891

Base pay: $4,891
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,891
Hire date: 1999-01-03
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 76f3b31e-4a94-4312-8571-dd9fe817c5d4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6669
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9934196

At Office of the Chief Judge, Alejandro Gaitan serves as a Certified Interpreter. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 19 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $4,891.

Brett Dey

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$4,739

Base pay: $4,739
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,739
Hire date: 2015-03-23
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 52ceae44-c2b6-4793-9dd1-0ded7228bc14
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513649

Brett Dey works as a Law Clerk II Attorney for Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. Brett earned $4,739 in 2018.

Micah Reeves

Court Coordinator I/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$4,709

Base pay: $4,709
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,709
Hire date: 2017-10-02
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 395fa4ca-dc8f-4832-86d8-71a69072eaed
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513816

Micah Reeves is a Court Coordinator I at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2017 (under a year). 2017 total compensation came to $4,709.

Amanda Delcarlo

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2016 total comp

$4,666

Base pay: $4,666
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,666
Hire date: 2015-06-22
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 72df7fae-a535-4432-8fa7-39013e427aee
Fiscal Period: 2016Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513763

Amanda Delcarlo works as a Law Clerk II Attorney for Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2015, they have about a year of service. Amanda earned $4,666 in 2016.

Jacqueline Maglio

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$4,645

Base pay: $4,645
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,645
Hire date: 2015-08-24
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5af7150b-5d00-43df-9099-6ee821b5a43a
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 131002

Jacqueline Maglio works as a Law Clerk II Attorney for Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2015 (about 2 years). Jacqueline earned $4,645 in 2017.

Susan Szafranski

Administrative Assistant II/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$4,527

Base pay: $4,527
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,527
Hire date: 1984-06-04
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7a798fd7-695a-4d06-b6a6-f44de1508d0b
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 47
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514148

Susan Szafranski holds the role of Administrative Assistant II at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1984 (about 33 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $4,527.

Rose Marasso

Director of Administrative Support/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$4,418

Base pay: $4,418
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,418
Hire date: 1973-06-18
Middle name: Mary

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 51c771a0-cc1f-47d2-ac9c-b9726ef3f03c
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 752
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9713604

At Office of the Chief Judge, Rose Marasso serves as a Director of Administrative Support. Their tenure dates to 1973, about 44 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $4,418.

Michelle Jenkins

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2016 total comp

$4,358

Base pay: $4,358
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,358
Hire date: 2012-09-24
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c6375a95-b6fd-4afd-b656-6d855bc64c59
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 231005

Michelle Jenkins holds the role of Law Clerk II Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 4 years. In 2016, their total compensation was $4,358.

Pawel Smal

Certified Interpreter/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$4,288

Base pay: $4,288
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,288
Hire date: 2005-08-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5f629eab-e33a-4a77-bb00-4abe0ed156fe
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6669
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9934193

At Office of the Chief Judge, Pawel Smal serves as a Certified Interpreter. Hired in 2005, they have about 13 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $4,288.

Patricia White

Stenographer IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$4,224

Base pay: $4,224
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,224
Hire date: 2017-10-02
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6a0c1d59-4ab6-42aa-82d5-19518867d817
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 935
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513779

At Office of the Chief Judge, Patricia White serves as a Stenographer IV. Hired in 2017, they have under a year of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $4,224.

William Sullivan

Legal Systems Analyst/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$4,210

Base pay: $4,210
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,210
Hire date: 2003-06-16
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 284ef189-9d73-40e8-915a-64640140b837
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 618
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514577

William Sullivan is a Legal Systems Analyst at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2003 (about 14 years). 2017 total compensation came to $4,210.

Lawrence Fox

Executive Officer Administrat/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$4,181

Base pay: $4,181
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,181
Hire date: 1973-06-04
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 69c9beee-2dd8-4be9-8067-87c057c2cd46
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 192
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513592

Lawrence Fox is a Executive Officer Administrat at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 1973, about 45 years. 2018 total compensation came to $4,181.

Bakhtavar Press

Interpreter/Pdm/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$4,090

Base pay: $4,090
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,090
Hire date: 2010-05-10
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5b433756-7873-4f6f-85de-df2912863357
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 853
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9930954

Bakhtavar Press holds the role of Interpreter/Pdm at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 8 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $4,090.