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

Melanie Lomax

Director of Administrative Support/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$36,259

Base pay: $36,259
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,259
Hire date: 1991-10-07
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 79422c09-307b-44a2-91c0-034ed8d6015e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 752
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513603

Melanie Lomax is a Director of Administrative Support at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1991 (about 27 years). 2018 total compensation came to $36,259.

Jesus Reyes

Executive Officer Judiciary/Office of the Chief Judge

2017 total comp

$35,781

Base pay: $35,781
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,781
Hire date: 1998-10-19
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: f188c583-b710-46b0-b37c-7e3f23e4d675
Fiscal Period: 2017Q3
Fiscal Quarter: 3
Job Code: 730
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513573

At Office of the Chief Judge, Jesus Reyes serves as a Executive Officer Judiciary. They have served since 1998 (about 19 years). Their 2017 pay totaled $35,781.

James Anderson

Executive Off, Labor/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$35,111

Base pay: $35,111
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,111
Hire date: 1995-04-05
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6561a02f-24d7-4a98-99d2-8346fcf36cad
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 728
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513572

James Anderson holds the role of Executive Off, Labor at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1995 (about 23 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $35,111.

Michael Carroll

Legal Services Administrator/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$35,093

Base pay: $35,093
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,093
Hire date: 1995-01-11
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7faf9546-a327-4439-8d88-5564cfd96ae0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 503
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514214

Michael Carroll is a Legal Services Administrator at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1995 (about 23 years). 2018 total compensation came to $35,093.

Eileen Heisler

Court Services Project Administrative/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$34,721

Base pay: $34,721
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,721
Hire date: 1987-09-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7468fba0-1589-4445-9c14-e8188f97f14e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 538
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513979

At Office of the Chief Judge, Eileen Heisler serves as a Court Services Project Administrative. Hired in 1987, they have about 31 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $34,721.

Leslie Landis

Court Services Project Administrative/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$34,225

Base pay: $34,225
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,225
Hire date: 2010-06-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 98e18158-b379-4a9f-9692-d2d928512eb5
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 538
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514002

Leslie Landis is a Court Services Project Administrative at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 2010 (about 8 years). 2018 total compensation came to $34,225.

Denise Mustari

Court Systems Manager/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$34,156

Base pay: $34,156
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,156
Hire date: 1995-08-21

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2a1efebb-ff61-4feb-a7d9-8be27a1b4e31
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 514
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513864

At Office of the Chief Judge, Denise Mustari serves as a Court Systems Manager. They have served since 1995 (about 23 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $34,156.

Diane Walsh

Court Systems Manager/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$34,156

Base pay: $34,156
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,156
Hire date: 1982-01-04
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3483baad-04af-4164-9428-ed1fbdbbdb7e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 514
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514115

Diane Walsh works as a Court Systems Manager for Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 1982, they have about 36 years of service. Diane earned $34,156 in 2018.

Byrd Miller Iii

Court Systems Manager/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$32,910

Base pay: $32,910
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,910
Hire date: 1998-12-06
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3a7a4d89-7714-4d93-8729-67732d36d5ef
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 514
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513863

At Office of the Chief Judge, Byrd Miller Iii serves as a Court Systems Manager. They have served since 1998 (about 20 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $32,910.

Helen Barker

Legal Systems Analyst/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$32,701

Base pay: $32,701
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,701
Hire date: 1983-06-01
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 010b06cf-8797-46ca-af7e-95e08b5e1cd0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 618
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513707

Helen Barker holds the role of Legal Systems Analyst at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1983 (about 35 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $32,701.

Patrick Milhizer

Director of Communications/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$32,493

Base pay: $32,493
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,493
Hire date: 2015-08-31
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 46b01c66-24f1-4264-bb99-44537382d5b9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 57
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513574

Patrick Milhizer is a Director of Communications at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $32,493.

Catherine Evans

Court Systems Manager/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$32,260

Base pay: $32,260
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,260
Hire date: 1993-06-15
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e2683f35-2071-4c1b-9ecf-5c2f8562bb98
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 514
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513754

Catherine Evans holds the role of Court Systems Manager at Office of the Chief Judge. They have served since 1993 (about 25 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $32,260.

James Coolsen

Court Systems Manager/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$32,260

Base pay: $32,260
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,260
Hire date: 2003-06-30
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c59070f2-56aa-464a-82b1-38008beecc47
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 514
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9913837

James Coolsen is a Court Systems Manager at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2003, they have about 15 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $32,260.

Joanne Guillemette

Court Services Manager/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$31,956

Base pay: $31,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,956
Hire date: 2001-12-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6f8e4d7a-4be5-4c0f-9a80-3c6063bd5a32
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 504
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9514532

At Office of the Chief Judge, Joanne Guillemette serves as a Court Services Manager. They have served since 2001 (about 17 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $31,956.

David Smid

Court Services Project Administrative/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$31,324

Base pay: $31,324
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,324
Hire date: 2001-03-19
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 19c41d61-0657-4e71-9d11-a67d1aad8c12
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 538
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513950

David Smid holds the role of Court Services Project Administrative at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2001, they have about 17 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $31,324.

D O'Connell

Legal Systems Analyst/Office of the Chief Judge

2018 total comp

$31,309

Base pay: $31,309
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,309
Hire date: 2003-01-17
Middle name: Patrick

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b9eabf49-0202-43ff-8d8c-91fda7a9e956
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 618
Office: 1310
Position Id: 9513849

D O'Connell is a Legal Systems Analyst at Office of the Chief Judge. Hired in 2003, they have about 15 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $31,309.