Lead Appellate Court Attorney

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

160 employees hold this title in Court of Appeal. Median total compensation for the role is $188,680, above the department median of $108,983.

Employees: 160
Total payroll: $27.8M
Role median: $188,680
Agency median: $108,983
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$260$227,890+

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How total compensation varies among the 160 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Alisha Ansari

Lead Appellate Court Attorney/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$155,015

Sub-department: Second Appellate District
Base pay: $151,895
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,015
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,811
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1520012486300
Salary Total: $13,397
Total Pay: $155,015

At Court of Appeal, Alisha Ansari serves as a Lead Appellate Court Attorney within Second Appellate District. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $155,015. Their bargaining unit is E88.

Sharon Perlmutter

Lead Appellate Court Attorney/Court of Appeal

2023 total comp

$154,711

Sub-department: Second Appellate District
Base pay: $106,650
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $48,062
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $154,711
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,384
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1520012486909
Salary Total: $15,384
Total Pay: $154,711

Sharon Perlmutter works as a Lead Appellate Court Attorney for Court of Appeal within Second Appellate District. Their status is full-time. Sharon earned $154,711 in 2023. Union affiliation: E88.