California / Statutory Officers

Agency file

Statutory Officers

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

The Statutory Officers is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 1,308 employees with median total compensation of $235,227; the highest distinct record was $350,638.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $298.1M
Employees: 1,308
Median total: $235,227
Highest record: $350,638

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$63$280,052+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,308 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($235,227) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $227,436 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $459 (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

$193,835

$235,227

$244,727

$249,622

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $249,622 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $193,835. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Judge, Superior Court

1,169 · $235,227

Justice, Court of Appeal

108 · $280,052

Associate Justice

6 · $305,188

Board Member/State Personnel Board

5 · $58,128

Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission

4 · $212,039

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	$273.4M —	1,302 —	$222,184 —
2024	$291M ▲ 6.4%	1,324 ▲ 1.7%	$234,116 ▲ 5.4%
2025	$298.1M ▲ 2.4%	1,308 ▼ 1.2%	$235,227 ▲ 0.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Judith Ashmann

Justice, Court of Appeal/Statutory Officers

2025 total comp

$233,377

Sub-department: Judge's Retire System Member
Base pay: $233,377
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $233,377
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E91
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $23,338
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0031105991901
Salary Total: $23,338
Total Pay: $233,377

Judith Ashmann works as a Justice, Court of Appeal for Statutory Officers within Judge's Retire System Member. Their status is full-time. Judith earned $233,377 in 2025. They are represented by E91.

Roy Lai

Judge, Superior Court/Statutory Officers

2025 total comp

$232,676

Sub-department: Judge's Retire System Member
Base pay: $232,676
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $232,676
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E91
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,394
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0032379999902
Salary Total: $20,394
Total Pay: $232,676

Roy Lai holds the role of Judge, Superior Court at Statutory Officers within Judge's Retire System Member. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $232,676. Their bargaining unit is E91.

Amber Poston

Judge, Superior Court/Statutory Officers

2025 total comp

$231,749

Sub-department: Judge's Retire System Member
Base pay: $231,749
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $231,749
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E91
Work county: Orange
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,394
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0032309999902
Salary Total: $20,394
Total Pay: $231,749

Amber Poston is a Judge, Superior Court at Statutory Officers within Judge's Retire System Member. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $231,749. They are represented by E91.

Melissa D'Morias

Judge, Superior Court/Statutory Officers

2023 total comp

$231,684

Sub-department: Judge's Retire System Member
Base pay: $231,684
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $231,684
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E91
Work county: Kings
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19,367
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0032169999902
Salary Total: $19,367
Total Pay: $231,684

Melissa D'Morias is a Judge, Superior Court at Statutory Officers within Judge's Retire System Member. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $231,684. Union affiliation: E91.

Robert Leach

Judge, Superior Court/Statutory Officers

2025 total comp

$230,772

Sub-department: Judge's Retire System Member
Base pay: $230,772
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,772
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E91
Work county: Contra Costa
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19,602
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0032079999902
Salary Total: $19,602
Total Pay: $230,772

Robert Leach is a Judge, Superior Court at Statutory Officers within Judge's Retire System Member. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $230,772. Union affiliation: E91.

Lauren Thomasson

Judge, Superior Court/Statutory Officers

2025 total comp

$228,041

Sub-department: Judge's Retire System Member
Base pay: $228,041
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $228,041
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E91
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,394
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0032399999902
Salary Total: $20,394
Total Pay: $228,041

Lauren Thomasson works as a Judge, Superior Court for Statutory Officers within Judge's Retire System Member. Their status is full-time. Lauren earned $228,041 in 2025. They are represented by E91.

Clayton Brennan

Judge, Superior Court/Statutory Officers

2025 total comp

$225,260

Sub-department: Judge's Retire System Member
Base pay: $225,260
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $225,260
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E91
Work county: Mendocino
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,394
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0032239999902
Salary Total: $20,394
Total Pay: $225,260

Clayton Brennan holds the role of Judge, Superior Court at Statutory Officers within Judge's Retire System Member. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $225,260. Union affiliation: E91.

Barbara Kronlund

Judge, Superior Court/Statutory Officers

2025 total comp

$225,260

Sub-department: Judge's Retire System Member
Base pay: $225,260
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $225,260
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E91
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,394
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0032399999902
Salary Total: $20,394
Total Pay: $225,260

Barbara Kronlund is a Judge, Superior Court at Statutory Officers within Judge's Retire System Member. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $225,260. Their bargaining unit is E91.

Monique Langhorne Wilson

Judge, Superior Court/Statutory Officers

2023 total comp

$224,184

Sub-department: Judge's Retire System Member
Base pay: $224,184
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $224,184
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E91
Work county: Napa
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,742
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0032289999902
Salary Total: $18,742
Total Pay: $224,184

At Statutory Officers, Monique Langhorne Wilson serves as a Judge, Superior Court within Judge's Retire System Member. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $224,184. Union affiliation: E91.

Jamilah Jefferson

Judge, Superior Court/Statutory Officers

2025 total comp

$223,644

Sub-department: Judge's Retire System Member
Base pay: $223,644
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $223,644
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E91
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19,602
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0032019999902
Salary Total: $19,602
Total Pay: $223,644

Jamilah Jefferson works as a Judge, Superior Court for Statutory Officers within Judge's Retire System Member. Their status is full-time. Jamilah earned $223,644 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E91.

Robert Bowers

Judge, Superior Court/Statutory Officers

2024 total comp

$222,533

Sub-department: Judge's Retire System Member
Base pay: $222,533
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $222,533
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E91
Work county: Solano
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19,602
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0032489999902
Salary Total: $19,602
Total Pay: $222,533

Robert Bowers holds the role of Judge, Superior Court at Statutory Officers within Judge's Retire System Member. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $222,533. Union affiliation: E91.

Tara Desautels

Judge, Superior Court/Statutory Officers

2023 total comp

$222,184

Sub-department: Judge's Retire System Member
Base pay: $222,184
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $222,184
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E91
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,575
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0032019999902
Salary Total: $18,575
Total Pay: $222,184

At Statutory Officers, Tara Desautels serves as a Judge, Superior Court within Judge's Retire System Member. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $222,184. They are represented by E91.

Johnene Stebbins

Judge, Superior Court/Statutory Officers

2025 total comp

$221,862

Sub-department: Judge's Retire System Member
Base pay: $221,862
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $221,862
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E91
Work county: Santa Clara
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19,602
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0032439999902
Salary Total: $19,602
Total Pay: $221,862

At Statutory Officers, Johnene Stebbins serves as a Judge, Superior Court within Judge's Retire System Member. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $221,862. Their bargaining unit is E91.