California / Court of Appeal

Agency file

Court of Appeal

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The Court of Appeal operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2025, this agency had 779 employees with median total compensation of $108,983; the highest distinct record was $330,931.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $98.8M
Employees: 779
Median total: $108,983
Highest record: $330,931

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$1,520$230,297+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 779 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($108,983) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $122,063 (96%)
Overtime — $2 (0%)
Other — $4,815 (4%)
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

$54,417

$87,646

$108,983

$184,159

$193,213

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $193,213 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $54,417. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Senior Appellate Court Attorney

214 · $176,294

Lead Appellate Court Attorney

128 · $189,366

Judicial Assistant to an Appellate Court Justice

95 · $97,496

Deputy Clerk

42 · $85,955

Senior Deputy Clerk

28 · $97,048

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
2023	$94.2M —	799 —	$101,291 —
2024	$97.7M ▲ 3.7%	788 ▼ 1.4%	$106,018 ▲ 4.7%
2025	$98.8M ▲ 1.1%	779 ▼ 1.1%	$108,983 ▲ 2.8%

Record list

Employees

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Brian Reece

Senior Deputy Clerk/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$96,704

Sub-department: Third Appellate District
Base pay: $93,584
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,704
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,088
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1530012345003
Salary Total: $7,845
Total Pay: $96,704

Brian Reece holds the role of Senior Deputy Clerk at Court of Appeal within Third Appellate District. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $96,704. Union affiliation: E88.

Amanda Telles

Administrative Specialist I/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$96,350

Sub-department: Second Appellate District
Base pay: $81,906
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,444
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,350
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,133
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1520012215005
Salary Total: $6,919
Total Pay: $96,350

Amanda Telles is a Administrative Specialist I at Court of Appeal within Second Appellate District. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $96,350. Their bargaining unit is E88.

Eugenia Lc Salamon

Senior Appellate Court Attorney/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$95,859

Sub-department: Second Appellate District
Base pay: $92,739
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,859
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,925
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1520012470421
Salary Total: $7,724
Total Pay: $95,859

Eugenia Lc Salamon works as a Senior Appellate Court Attorney for Court of Appeal within Second Appellate District. Their status is part-time. Eugenia earned $95,859 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E88.

Antonio Rocha Jr

Court Systems Administrator/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$95,827

Sub-department: Fourth Appellate District
Base pay: $92,707
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,827
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Riverside

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,143
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1580022231006
Salary Total: $7,899
Total Pay: $95,827

At Court of Appeal, Antonio Rocha Jr serves as a Court Systems Administrator within Fourth Appellate District. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $95,827. Union affiliation: E88.

Michelle Castaneda

Senior Deputy Clerk/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$95,814

Sub-department: Fourth Appellate District
Base pay: $95,814
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,814
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Orange

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,284
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1580032345024
Salary Total: $8,035
Total Pay: $95,814

Michelle Castaneda works as a Senior Deputy Clerk for Court of Appeal within Fourth Appellate District. Their status is full-time. Michelle earned $95,814 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E88.

Charles Gratz Iii

Court Systems Administrator/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$95,627

Sub-department: Second Appellate District
Base pay: $84,788
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,839
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,627
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,815
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1520012231002
Salary Total: $8,551
Total Pay: $95,627

Charles Gratz Iii works as a Court Systems Administrator for Court of Appeal within Second Appellate District. Their status is full-time. Charles earned $95,627 in 2025. Union affiliation: E88.

Jennifer Toselli

Judicial Assistant to an Appellate Court Justice/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$95,271

Sub-department: Second Appellate District
Base pay: $92,151
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,271
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Ventura
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,118
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1520022362027
Salary Total: $7,874
Total Pay: $95,271

Jennifer Toselli holds the role of Judicial Assistant to an Appellate Court Justice at Court of Appeal within Second Appellate District. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $95,271. They are represented by E88.

Araceli Perez

Judicial Assistant/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$95,203

Sub-department: Second Appellate District
Base pay: $92,083
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,203
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,906
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1520012360032
Salary Total: $7,669
Total Pay: $95,203

Araceli Perez is a Judicial Assistant at Court of Appeal within Second Appellate District. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $95,203. Union affiliation: E88.

Angelica Arguello

Judicial Assistant/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$95,203

Sub-department: Fourth Appellate District
Base pay: $92,083
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,203
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Diego

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,906
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1580012360002
Salary Total: $7,669
Total Pay: $95,203

Angelica Arguello holds the role of Judicial Assistant at Court of Appeal within Fourth Appellate District. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $95,203. Union affiliation: E88.

Maria Teresa Bautista

Judicial Assistant/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$95,203

Sub-department: Fourth Appellate District
Base pay: $92,083
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,203
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,906
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1580012360001
Salary Total: $7,669
Total Pay: $95,203

Maria Teresa Bautista holds the role of Judicial Assistant at Court of Appeal within Fourth Appellate District. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $95,203. They are represented by E88.

Alexis Smith

Judicial Assistant to an Appellate Court Justice/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$95,197

Sub-department: First Appellate District
Base pay: $87,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,859
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,197
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,065
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1510012362002
Salary Total: $7,823
Total Pay: $95,197

Alexis Smith is a Judicial Assistant to an Appellate Court Justice at Court of Appeal within First Appellate District. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $95,197. Their bargaining unit is E88.

Renee Stein

Judicial Assistant to an Appellate Court Justice/Court of Appeal

2024 total comp

$95,099

Sub-department: Fourth Appellate District
Base pay: $95,099
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,099
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,062
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1580012362003
Salary Total: $8,062
Total Pay: $95,099

Renee Stein works as a Judicial Assistant to an Appellate Court Justice for Court of Appeal within Fourth Appellate District. Their status is full-time. Renee earned $95,099 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is E88.

Sandra Varela-Mendez

Senior Deputy Clerk/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$95,077

Sub-department: Fourth Appellate District
Base pay: $95,077
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,077
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Orange
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,284
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1580032345022
Salary Total: $8,035
Total Pay: $95,077

At Court of Appeal, Sandra Varela-Mendez serves as a Senior Deputy Clerk within Fourth Appellate District. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $95,077. Their bargaining unit is E88.