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Supreme Court

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 156 employees with median total compensation of $128,257; the highest distinct record was $285,544.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $20.9M
Employees: 156
Median total: $128,257
Highest record: $285,544

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$260$252,332+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 156 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($128,257) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $129,100 (96%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $4,900 (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

$35,202

$85,917

$128,257

$193,946

$226,325

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $226,325 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $35,202. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Senior Supreme Court Attorney

26 · $180,279

Supreme Court Chambers Attorney, Range F

14 · $198,721

Supreme Court Attorney, Range D

8 · $159,024

Senior Deputy Clerk

8 · $102,437

Judicial Assistant to a Supreme Court Justice

7 · $107,406

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	$20M —	163 —	$109,656 —
2024	$21.4M ▲ 7.1%	167 ▲ 2.5%	$121,825 ▲ 11.1%
2025	$20.9M ▼ 2.2%	156 ▼ 6.6%	$128,257 ▲ 5.3%

Record list

Employees

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Kathleen Radez

Supervising Supreme Court Attorney/Supreme Court

2024 total comp

$186,890

Base pay: $104,030
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $82,860
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,890
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,607
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012477015
Salary Total: $18,607
Total Pay: $186,890

Kathleen Radez works as a Supervising Supreme Court Attorney for Supreme Court. Their status is full-time. Kathleen earned $186,890 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is E88.

Karen Turk

Senior Supreme Court Attorney/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$186,568

Base pay: $183,448
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,568
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,068
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012475064
Salary Total: $15,586
Total Pay: $186,568

Karen Turk holds the role of Senior Supreme Court Attorney at Supreme Court. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $186,568. Their bargaining unit is E88.

Jody Vakili

Senior Legal Advisor (Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions)/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$186,127

Base pay: $183,007
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,127
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,314
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500042563001
Salary Total: $15,825
Total Pay: $186,127

Jody Vakili works as a Senior Legal Advisor (Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions) for Supreme Court. Their status is full-time. Jody earned $186,127 in 2025. Union affiliation: E88.

Kevin Voth

Senior Supreme Court Attorney/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$181,133

Base pay: $181,133
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,133
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,729
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012475067
Salary Total: $15,257
Total Pay: $181,133

Kevin Voth is a Senior Supreme Court Attorney at Supreme Court. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $181,133. They are represented by E88.

Katherine Brosamle

Senior Supreme Court Attorney/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$179,425

Base pay: $176,305
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $179,425
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,730
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012475909
Salary Total: $15,258
Total Pay: $179,425

Katherine Brosamle works as a Senior Supreme Court Attorney for Supreme Court. Their status is full-time. Katherine earned $179,425 in 2025. They are represented by E88.

Blair Greenberg

Senior Supreme Court Attorney/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$178,869

Base pay: $175,749
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,869
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,618
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012475057
Salary Total: $15,149
Total Pay: $178,869

Blair Greenberg is a Senior Supreme Court Attorney at Supreme Court. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $178,869. Union affiliation: E88.