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

Daisy De La Rosa

Interpreter/Pdm/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$9,369

Base pay: $9,369
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,369
Hire date: 2013-07-15

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 98695fbf-d490-46a6-bfb4-b5968397229e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 853
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9931000

Daisy De La Rosa holds the role of Interpreter/Pdm at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 5 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $9,369.

Rhonda Ealey

Court Secretary/Office of the Chief Judge

2016 total comp

$9,326

Base pay: $9,326
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,326
Hire date: 1988-12-01
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 300ec0cd-9db0-4606-af51-59b4e073e6b4
Fiscal Period: 2016Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 512
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513817

Rhonda Ealey holds the role of Court Secretary at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1988, they have about 28 years of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $9,326.

Joel O'Connell

Court Coordinator I/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$9,291

Base pay: $9,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,291
Hire date: 2017-08-21
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 5c678bf9-3f67-4ed1-9343-558d9896aa4b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513745

Joel O'Connell is a Court Coordinator I at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2017, under a year. 2017 total compensation came to $9,291.

Claudia Perez

Interpreter/Pdm/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$9,241

Base pay: $9,241
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,241
Hire date: 2006-06-19

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 21209539-3b6b-44b4-95d1-5cb0a01a74d6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 853
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9930985

Claudia Perez is a Interpreter/Pdm at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 12 years. 2018 total compensation came to $9,241.

Marques Berrington

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2016 total comp

$9,118

Base pay: $9,118
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,118
Hire date: 2015-09-21
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 47e1f2fd-4121-47c1-9ab0-920601259a63
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513890

Marques Berrington holds the role of Law Clerk II Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2015 (about a year). In 2016, their total compensation was $9,118.

Kathryn Robinson

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$9,105

Base pay: $9,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,105
Hire date: 2017-09-05
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3f473457-1b02-4801-9b59-6210bbc631ff
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 231001

At Office of the Chief Judge, Kathryn Robinson serves as a Law Clerk II Attorney. Their tenure dates to 2017, under a year. Their 2017 pay totaled $9,105.

Mghnon Martin

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$9,105

Base pay: $9,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,105
Hire date: 2017-09-05
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0d28ec36-1c16-4bd5-aa52-180e69a4567a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 300109

At Office of the Chief Judge, Mghnon Martin serves as a Law Clerk II Attorney. They have served since 2017 (under a year). Their 2017 pay totaled $9,105.

John Crabbs

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$9,032

Base pay: $9,032
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,032
Hire date: 2016-08-29
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d631ea0c-e4c6-4deb-aaa7-f43f9cf58d4e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 500322

John Crabbs is a Law Clerk II Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2016, they have about 2 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $9,032.

Veronica Villanueva

Interpreter/Pdm/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$8,932

Base pay: $8,932
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,932
Hire date: 2013-07-15
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 957b64a5-9958-4e6a-ba34-a0a2c446e738
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 853
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9931004

Veronica Villanueva holds the role of Interpreter/Pdm at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 5 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $8,932.

Milissa Pacelli

Legal Systems Analyst/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$8,832

Base pay: $8,832
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,832
Hire date: 1987-04-09
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d170c74d-906a-42eb-ae11-eff7994f316e
Fiscal Period: 2017Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 618
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513694

At Office of the Chief Judge, Milissa Pacelli serves as a Legal Systems Analyst. Their tenure dates to 1987, about 30 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $8,832.

Margaret Jones

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$8,721

Base pay: $8,721
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,721
Hire date: 2014-09-08
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6c050a95-85ee-4a98-81da-1d50217f05d4
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513916

Margaret Jones holds the role of Law Clerk II Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2014, they have about 3 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $8,721.

Phyllis Cramer

Administrative Assistant IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$8,699

Base pay: $8,699
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,699
Hire date: 1995-11-27
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2d17d0c6-6b22-4bf6-9ee5-8a405b40d9b5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 50
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514147

Phyllis Cramer is a Administrative Assistant IV at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1995, they have about 23 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $8,699.

Joann Ponzio

Stenographer IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$8,633

Base pay: $8,633
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,633
Hire date: 1989-08-01
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d0c0cb51-9cad-4c69-96bb-ffdc1bcdb9eb
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 935
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513621

Joann Ponzio is a Stenographer IV at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1989 (about 28 years). 2017 total compensation came to $8,633.

Rebekah Cawley

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$8,621

Base pay: $8,621
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,621
Hire date: 2015-05-04
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b6a1a65c-6590-4ba1-9bac-13f56b9b6a63
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513888

Rebekah Cawley is a Law Clerk II Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 3 years. 2018 total compensation came to $8,621.

Cassandra Lively

Telephone Operator II/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$8,556

Base pay: $8,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,556
Hire date: 2009-03-30
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ae17a0a4-2f29-4389-8cfe-89401da9a2ca
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1002
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513854

At Office of the Chief Judge, Cassandra Lively serves as a Telephone Operator II. They have served since 2009 (about 9 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $8,556.

Steven Ford

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$8,531

Base pay: $8,531
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,531
Hire date: 2015-04-06
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ac61a3a4-8331-4bf2-9ad4-cf0c3962eb1f
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 903434

Steven Ford works as a Law Clerk II Attorney for Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 2 years. Steven earned $8,531 in 2017.

Nathan Wollman

Law Clerk III Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$8,441

Base pay: $8,441
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,441
Hire date: 2007-10-29

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9bd2e949-dcae-47ee-8f60-35d9b88c10e4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 558
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513767

Nathan Wollman holds the role of Law Clerk III Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 11 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $8,441.

Patricia Houlihan

Administrative Assistant III/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$8,439

Base pay: $8,439
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,439
Hire date: 1997-01-06
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 34db02cb-00e3-4e69-8c7a-0837e84b6192
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 48
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514095

At Office of the Chief Judge, Patricia Houlihan serves as a Administrative Assistant III. Hired in 1997, they have about 21 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $8,439.

Kyle Dickinson

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2016 total comp

$8,405

Base pay: $8,405
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,405
Hire date: 2014-02-10
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: aa143ca4-8980-4c4c-898f-877ed8d7ce71
Fiscal Period: 2016Q4
Fiscal Quarter: 4
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 500307

Kyle Dickinson holds the role of Law Clerk II Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2014, they have about 2 years of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $8,405.

Lisa Panek

Administrative Assistant I/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$8,378

Base pay: $8,378
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,378
Hire date: 2000-08-28
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1d77d3d1-2350-4893-91d2-260610d2da31
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 46
Office: 1310
Position Id: 1400190

At Office of the Chief Judge, Lisa Panek serves as a Administrative Assistant I. Hired in 2000, they have about 17 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $8,378.

Jason Cooper

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2016 total comp

$8,368

Base pay: $8,368
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,368
Hire date: 2014-10-20
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9fa71bd7-10bc-4778-b607-5fcdf6255a5a
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 500322

Jason Cooper 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 $8,368.

Caitlyn Culberstson

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$8,362

Base pay: $8,362
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,362
Hire date: 2015-06-29

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 55ab5144-9fe3-440e-847a-ffd77e39215d
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513646

Caitlyn Culberstson works as a Law Clerk II Attorney for Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2015 (about 2 years). Caitlyn earned $8,362 in 2017.

Sara Janes

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$8,362

Base pay: $8,362
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,362
Hire date: 2015-04-20
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b8cc7800-e5ac-4af9-b578-bb53e810f6e3
Fiscal Period: 2017Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513645

Sara Janes holds the role of Law Clerk II Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2015 (about 2 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $8,362.

Denise Lane

Stenographer V/Office of the Chief Judge

2016 total comp

$8,295

Base pay: $8,295
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,295
Hire date: 1997-01-27
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d2e90ac8-0de2-4138-8635-6fab4cc9a48a
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 936
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513712

Denise Lane is a Stenographer V at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1997, they have about 19 years of service. 2016 total compensation came to $8,295.

Dale Bledsoe

Clerk IV/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$8,277

Base pay: $8,277
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,277
Hire date: 2014-08-11
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9cfa7eae-1938-4693-8351-36f783104df2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 906
Office: 1310
Position Id: 1400328

Dale Bledsoe works as a Clerk IV for Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. Dale earned $8,277 in 2018.

Laura Lefkow

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$8,263

Base pay: $8,263
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,263
Hire date: 2015-12-14

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 1452d237-7f06-4206-a5e4-06b1326eff75
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513945

Laura Lefkow works as a Law Clerk II Attorney for Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). Laura earned $8,263 in 2018.

Eva Naser

Interpreter/Pdm/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$8,250

Base pay: $8,250
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,250
Hire date: 2009-02-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7b350e2f-1c37-45cc-b639-b3fe59ac5f77
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 853
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9930955

At Office of the Chief Judge, Eva Naser serves as a Interpreter/Pdm. They have served since 2009 (about 9 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $8,250.

Maria Mendez

Interpreter/Pdm/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$8,211

Base pay: $8,211
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,211
Hire date: 2016-05-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8aac76c4-4a78-42da-b145-c893c4a70df4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 853
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9930962

Maria Mendez holds the role of Interpreter/Pdm at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2016 (about 2 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $8,211.

Lauren Schroeder

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2016 total comp

$8,202

Base pay: $8,202
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,202
Hire date: 2015-08-10

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 94e6c45e-48e0-4b0d-bf76-0989672f097d
Fiscal Period: 2016Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513648

Lauren Schroeder holds the role of Law Clerk II Attorney at Office of the Chief Judge. Their tenure dates to 2015, about a year. In 2016, their total compensation was $8,202.

Thomas Laser

Law Clerk II Attorney/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$8,167

Base pay: $8,167
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,167
Hire date: 2016-09-19
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 505c4c6d-37dd-4158-837b-9a3e202b6a4c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 557
Office: 1310
Position Id: 13656

At Office of the Chief Judge, Thomas Laser serves as a Law Clerk II Attorney. Hired in 2016, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $8,167.