California / Court of Appeal

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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

Page 1

Kelly Conn

Supervising Deputy Clerk/Court of Appeal

2024 total comp

$36,783

Sub-department: Fourth Appellate District
Base pay: $33,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,193
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,783
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,297
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1580022346909
Salary Total: $9,297
Total Pay: $36,783

Kelly Conn works as a Supervising Deputy Clerk for Court of Appeal within Fourth Appellate District. Their status is full-time. Kelly earned $36,783 in 2024. Union affiliation: E88.

Julie Bisceglia

Senior Appellate Court Attorney/Court of Appeal

2024 total comp

$36,447

Sub-department: Fourth Appellate District
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $36,447
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,447
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Orange
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,011
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1580032470136
Salary Total: $15,011
Total Pay: $36,447

Julie Bisceglia is a Senior Appellate Court Attorney at Court of Appeal within Fourth Appellate District. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $36,447. Their bargaining unit is E88.

Brian Garrett

Custodian/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$36,120

Sub-department: Second Appellate District
Base pay: $21,769
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,352
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,120
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,198
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1520012364010
Salary Total: $4,276
Total Pay: $36,120

Brian Garrett is a Custodian at Court of Appeal within Second Appellate District. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $36,120. They are represented by E88.

Darlene Warnock

Retired Annuitant/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$36,072

Sub-department: Third Appellate District
Base pay: $36,072
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,072
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,351
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1530012598909
Salary Total: $42
Total Pay: $36,072

Darlene Warnock works as a Retired Annuitant for Court of Appeal within Third Appellate District. Their status is intermittent. Darlene earned $36,072 in 2025. Union affiliation: E88.

Malinda Moore

Retired Annuitant/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$36,068

Sub-department: Third Appellate District
Base pay: $36,068
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,068
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,908
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1530012598909
Salary Total: $46
Total Pay: $36,068

Malinda Moore holds the role of Retired Annuitant at Court of Appeal within Third Appellate District. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $36,068. Union affiliation: E88.

Elizabeth Mckenna

Senior Appellate Court Attorney/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$35,157

Sub-department: Sixth Appellate District
Base pay: $24,621
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,536
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,157
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Santa Clara
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,476
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1600012470029
Salary Total: $15,476
Total Pay: $35,157

Elizabeth Mckenna works as a Senior Appellate Court Attorney for Court of Appeal within Sixth Appellate District. Their status is full-time. Elizabeth earned $35,157 in 2025. Union affiliation: E88.

Matthew Shields

Senior Appellate Court Attorney/Court of Appeal

2023 total comp

$34,740

Sub-department: Fourth Appellate District
Base pay: $28,598
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,142
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,740
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,011
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1580012470217
Salary Total: $12,011
Total Pay: $34,740

Matthew Shields works as a Senior Appellate Court Attorney for Court of Appeal within Fourth Appellate District. Their status is full-time. Matthew earned $34,740 in 2023. They are represented by E88.

Ashley Mahmoudian

Appellate Court Attorney-Range D/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$34,082

Sub-department: Second Appellate District
Base pay: $33,562
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $520
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,082
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,595
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1520012485224
Salary Total: $11,247
Total Pay: $34,082

Ashley Mahmoudian works as a Appellate Court Attorney-Range D for Court of Appeal within Second Appellate District. Their status is full-time. Ashley earned $34,082 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E88.

Darren Schweitzer

Appellate Court Attorney, Range C/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$33,437

Sub-department: Second Appellate District
Base pay: $33,437
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,437
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,074
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1520012484034
Salary Total: $9,772
Total Pay: $33,437

Darren Schweitzer is a Appellate Court Attorney, Range C at Court of Appeal within Second Appellate District. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $33,437. Union affiliation: E88.

Esther Martin

Judicial Assistant/Court of Appeal

2023 total comp

$32,206

Sub-department: Fourth Appellate District
Base pay: $32,206
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,206
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Orange

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,748
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1580032360019
Salary Total: $6,748
Total Pay: $32,206

Esther Martin holds the role of Judicial Assistant at Court of Appeal within Fourth Appellate District. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $32,206. Their bargaining unit is E88.

Catherine Asuncion

Lead Appellate Court Attorney/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$31,874

Sub-department: Fourth Appellate District
Base pay: $30,920
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $953
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,874
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,566
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1580042486280
Salary Total: $14,566
Total Pay: $31,874

Catherine Asuncion works as a Lead Appellate Court Attorney for Court of Appeal within Fourth Appellate District. Their status is full-time. Catherine earned $31,874 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E88.

Jasjit Mundh

Appelate Court Attorney, Range B/Court of Appeal

2024 total comp

$31,535

Sub-department: Sixth Appellate District
Base pay: $30,755
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $780
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,535
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Santa Clara
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,572
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1600012483003
Salary Total: $10,572
Total Pay: $31,535

At Court of Appeal, Jasjit Mundh serves as a Appelate Court Attorney, Range B within Sixth Appellate District. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $31,535. They are represented by E88.

Sharon Perlmutter

Senior Appellate Court Attorney/Court of Appeal

2024 total comp

$31,068

Sub-department: Second Appellate District
Base pay: $31,068
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,068
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,011
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1520012470909
Salary Total: $87
Total Pay: $31,068

Sharon Perlmutter holds the role of Senior Appellate Court Attorney at Court of Appeal within Second Appellate District. Their status is intermittent. In 2024, their total compensation was $31,068. Union affiliation: E88.

Emmy Williams

Appellate Court Attorney, Range C/Court of Appeal

2023 total comp

$30,215

Sub-department: Second Appellate District
Base pay: $30,215
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,215
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,496
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1520012484033
Salary Total: $9,496
Total Pay: $30,215

Emmy Williams holds the role of Appellate Court Attorney, Range C at Court of Appeal within Second Appellate District. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $30,215. Their bargaining unit is E88.

Cecilia Dev

Lead Appellate Court Attorney/Court of Appeal

2023 total comp

$29,428

Sub-department: Sixth Appellate District
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29,428
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,428
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Santa Clara
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,369
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1600012486016
Salary Total: $15,369
Total Pay: $29,428

At Court of Appeal, Cecilia Dev serves as a Lead Appellate Court Attorney within Sixth Appellate District. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $29,428. They are represented by E88.

Elizabeth Chapman

Appellate Court Attorney-Range D/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$28,819

Sub-department: Second Appellate District
Base pay: $28,819
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,819
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,595
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1520012485225
Salary Total: $11,247
Total Pay: $28,819

Elizabeth Chapman holds the role of Appellate Court Attorney-Range D at Court of Appeal within Second Appellate District. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $28,819. Union affiliation: E88.

Hannah Rabkin

Retired Annuitant/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$28,474

Sub-department: First Appellate District
Base pay: $28,474
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,474
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,384
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1510012598909
Salary Total: $95
Total Pay: $28,474

Hannah Rabkin is a Retired Annuitant at Court of Appeal within First Appellate District. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $28,474. They are represented by E88.

Denise Jackson

Assistant Deputy Clerk III/Court of Appeal

2025 total comp

$27,821

Sub-department: Fourth Appellate District
Base pay: $27,821
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,821
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: Orange
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,632
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1580032343909
Salary Total: $32
Total Pay: $27,821

At Court of Appeal, Denise Jackson serves as a Assistant Deputy Clerk III within Fourth Appellate District. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $27,821. Their bargaining unit is E88.