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

Warner Jones Jr

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$8,063

Base pay: $8,063
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,063
Hire date: 2004-06-14
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1a476efb-288a-448b-a18e-401da3ead64c
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513755

Warner Jones Jr holds the role of Law Clerk II Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 13 years. In 2017, their total compensation was $8,063.

Sharman Hampton

Administrative Assistant II/Office of the Chief Judge

2016 total comp

$7,909

Base pay: $7,909
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,909
Hire date: 2015-10-05
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 41fa2062-a85b-46f7-bba8-5d4f787fdf70
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 47
Office: 1310
Position Id: 1400215

At Office of the Chief Judge, Sharman Hampton serves as a Administrative Assistant II. They have served since 2015 (about a year). Their 2016 pay totaled $7,909.

Steven Lupa

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2016 total comp

$7,715

Base pay: $7,715
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,715
Hire date: 2014-01-27
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: df69dc23-1358-4b32-af80-54c1942d0993
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9813791

Steven Lupa is a Law Clerk II Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2014, they have about 2 years of service. 2016 total compensation came to $7,715.

Deborah Moldover

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$7,583

Base pay: $7,583
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,583
Hire date: 2016-04-18
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 57d926b3-993b-4b89-9fc1-4baa00564a7d
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9913792

Deborah Moldover is a Law Clerk II Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2016 (about a year). 2017 total compensation came to $7,583.

Catherine Ryan

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$7,583

Base pay: $7,583
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,583
Hire date: 2014-10-06
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: abba5cee-43fc-47c2-9108-c740fca5e129
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513891

Catherine Ryan is a Law Clerk II Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2014 (about 3 years). 2017 total compensation came to $7,583.

Isabella Janusz

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$7,583

Base pay: $7,583
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,583
Hire date: 2015-01-26

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2d9d3e24-fc25-4380-9c41-f177084aa826
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 400083

At Office of the Chief Judge, Isabella Janusz serves as a Law Clerk II Attorney. Hired in 2015, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $7,583.

Eric Castaneda

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$7,583

Base pay: $7,583
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,583
Hire date: 2015-12-14
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9e626c73-3820-4ff7-81f3-61e166112d2a
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 903435

Eric Castaneda is a Law Clerk II Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 2 years. 2017 total compensation came to $7,583.

Pari Karim

Stenographer III/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$7,553

Base pay: $7,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,553
Hire date: 2012-08-27
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f2f2e7f3-e3a2-4b8b-b931-7d02144f40db
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 934
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514036

Pari Karim works as a Stenographer III for Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 6 years. Pari earned $7,553 in 2018.

Michael Powell

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$7,546

Base pay: $7,546
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,546
Hire date: 2015-08-24
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: eca6de55-5744-41e0-a463-2ca78511fbee
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513644

Michael Powell holds the role of Law Clerk II Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 2 years. In 2017, their total compensation was $7,546.

Raul Castillo

Court Coodinator III/Office of the Chief Judge

2016 total comp

$7,500

Base pay: $7,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,500
Hire date: 1986-05-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 97fbe614-164a-4f30-9f41-6e0359ddd798
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 510
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514059

Raul Castillo holds the role of Court Coodinator III at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 1986, about 30 years. In 2016, their total compensation was $7,500.

Benjamin Ruffcorn

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$7,488

Base pay: $7,488
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,488
Hire date: 2015-01-12
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 60669f32-4a2a-4bad-90a8-9c6d2afae306
Fiscal Period: 2017Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513924

Benjamin Ruffcorn works as a Law Clerk II Attorney for Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2015, they have about 2 years of service. Benjamin earned $7,488 in 2017.

Adrienne Kitchen

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$7,433

Base pay: $7,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,433
Hire date: 2015-08-17
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cee402cf-aaa7-4892-9983-3751bfbd14e5
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513821

Adrienne Kitchen is a Law Clerk II Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 2 years. 2017 total compensation came to $7,433.

Terra Gross

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$7,433

Base pay: $7,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,433
Hire date: 2017-09-18
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 59564186-17c4-4ab3-a23c-9711cc3f9a43
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513646

Terra Gross holds the role of Law Clerk II Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2017 (under a year). In 2017, their total compensation was $7,433.

Kejai Mcneal

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$7,433

Base pay: $7,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,433
Hire date: 2017-09-18
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ebf0f42c-09d3-4373-ab9a-a4218bca337d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513832

Kejai Mcneal works as a Law Clerk II Attorney for Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2017, they have under a year of service. Kejai earned $7,433 in 2017.

William Brown

Clerk V/Office of the Chief Judge

2016 total comp

$7,403

Base pay: $7,403
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,403
Hire date: 2003-04-07
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 29c2d1ec-9375-4141-9847-63520148231e
Fiscal Period: 2016Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9931654

At Office of the Chief Judge, William Brown serves as a Clerk V. They have served since 2003 (about 13 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $7,403.

Richard Hansen

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$7,388

Base pay: $7,388
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,388
Hire date: 2006-11-27
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3c32fcfb-7d96-43a9-acc3-102dac65dfaf
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9813790

Richard Hansen works as a Law Clerk II Attorney for Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 12 years. Richard earned $7,388 in 2018.

Malgorzata Mills

Certified Interpreter/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$7,370

Base pay: $7,370
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,370
Hire date: 1999-01-03
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 56190d1c-c6bc-43c6-b8a6-26a1eb2b5bd4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6669
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9930951

Malgorzata Mills works as a Certified Interpreter for Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1999, they have about 19 years of service. Malgorzata earned $7,370 in 2018.

Keith Sevcik

Legal Systems Analyst/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$7,339

Base pay: $7,339
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,339
Hire date: 1995-04-03
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ccdf7c76-1e70-4cab-a140-9fbae72d4946
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 618
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513653

Keith Sevcik 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 $7,339.

Linnea Kelly

Court Coordinator IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2016 total comp

$7,293

Base pay: $7,293
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,293
Hire date: 2003-05-27
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5c6f03b4-7be8-42df-a992-3bacf91c01ac
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 511
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514026

Linnea Kelly holds the role of Court Coordinator IV at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2003, they have about 13 years of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $7,293.

Dennis Martinez

Interpreter/Pdm/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$7,284

Base pay: $7,284
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,284
Hire date: 2011-10-03
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a767a590-f8b4-4923-8cad-f583d9f5b80a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 853
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9930968

At Office of the Chief Judge, Dennis Martinez serves as a Interpreter/Pdm. They have served since 2011 (about 7 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $7,284.

Jakub Piechnik

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2016 total comp

$7,240

Base pay: $7,240
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,240
Hire date: 2013-03-11
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: eba06560-0ad2-4e27-8cb0-b87a8dc0c143
Fiscal Period: 2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513757

Jakub Piechnik holds the role of Law Clerk II Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 3 years. In 2016, their total compensation was $7,240.

Adam Fahey

Administrative Assistant II/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$7,196

Base pay: $7,196
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,196
Hire date: 2003-05-19

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0134337f-ac4c-4a0f-b5cc-38d40d347db8
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 47
Office: 1310
Position Id: 13728

Adam Fahey works as a Administrative Assistant II for Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2003 (about 14 years). Adam earned $7,196 in 2017.

Veronica Rivas

Interpreter/Pdm/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$7,181

Base pay: $7,181
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,181
Hire date: 2014-11-24

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 67909620-0224-437f-9ba0-8d8d4b5423c1
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 853
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9934190

Veronica Rivas holds the role of Interpreter/Pdm at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $7,181.

Ashley Jasinowski

Court Coodinator III/Office of the Chief Judge

2016 total comp

$7,151

Base pay: $7,151
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,151
Hire date: 2014-01-02
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b7adc982-f530-4356-8223-c83e74866926
Fiscal Period: 2016Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 510
Office: 1310
Position Id: 1300400

At Office of the Chief Judge, Ashley Jasinowski serves as a Court Coodinator III. They have served since 2014 (about 2 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $7,151.

Veronica Becerril

Interpreter/Pdm/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$7,079

Base pay: $7,079
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,079
Hire date: 2013-07-15

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: bfbfa618-d124-4775-9ab1-9a785eb82871
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 853
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9934189

At Office of the Chief Judge, Veronica Becerril serves as a Interpreter/Pdm. They have served since 2013 (about 5 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $7,079.

Stacy Taylor

Court Coordinator V/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$7,037

Base pay: $7,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,037
Hire date: 1991-06-17
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 58777dbe-000b-44b8-8772-384d43df8f56
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 513
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513580

Stacy Taylor holds the role of Court Coordinator V at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1991, they have about 27 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $7,037.

Evelyn Kosik

Stenographer V/Office of the Chief Judge

2016 total comp

$6,878

Base pay: $6,878
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,878
Hire date: 1983-07-01
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 19e9bb43-7aa8-4427-a1d1-36df2d43b0c6
Fiscal Period: 2016Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 936
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513953

Evelyn Kosik works as a Stenographer V for Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1983, they have about 33 years of service. Evelyn earned $6,878 in 2016.

Ann Roche

Court Secretary/Office of the Chief Judge

2016 total comp

$6,856

Base pay: $6,856
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,856
Hire date: 1989-07-03
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 75c7bff2-2d1e-4607-abe9-9c7dd5919a73
Fiscal Period: 2016Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 512
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513597

Ann Roche holds the role of Court Secretary at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1989, they have about 27 years of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $6,856.

Carmen Kennedy

Interpreter/Pdm/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$6,847

Base pay: $6,847
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,847
Hire date: 2014-07-21
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6c6ad57e-6ba4-4d05-beef-50210475a178
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 853
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9931003

Carmen Kennedy is a Interpreter/Pdm at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). 2018 total compensation came to $6,847.

Mirna Rivera

Interpreter/Pdm/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$6,744

Base pay: $6,744
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,744
Hire date: 2006-06-19

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7a4eb0eb-dfcf-4f66-b566-26b4566f0a88
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 853
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9930999

Mirna Rivera holds the role of Interpreter/Pdm at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 12 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $6,744.

Marzena Wartalska

Interpreter/Pdm/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$6,744

Base pay: $6,744
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,744
Hire date: 1999-01-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4cabad0d-86f7-460e-97ec-6adafe8baadc
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 853
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9930950

Marzena Wartalska holds the role of Interpreter/Pdm at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1999 (about 19 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $6,744.

Sarah Balas

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$6,727

Base pay: $6,727
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,727
Hire date: 2017-09-18
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 83030e87-466a-4856-aacf-2c7c220a0685
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 131003

Sarah Balas holds the role of Law Clerk II Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2017, they have under a year of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $6,727.

Cindy Medina-Cervantes

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$6,727

Base pay: $6,727
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,727
Hire date: 2017-09-18
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a3a702dd-55f2-4ea1-afe1-eb44bbb10863
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513651

At Office of the Chief Judge, Cindy Medina-Cervantes serves as a Law Clerk II Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2017, under a year. Their 2017 pay totaled $6,727.