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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

Page 1

Laura Fischer

Retired Annuitant/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$41,175

Base pay: $41,175
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,175
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,320
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012598909
Salary Total: $48
Total Pay: $41,175

At Supreme Court, Laura Fischer serves as a Retired Annuitant. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $41,175. They are represented by E88.

D Michael Bailey

Retired Annuitant/Supreme Court

2023 total comp

$38,930

Base pay: $38,930
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,930
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,994
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012598909
Salary Total: $87
Total Pay: $38,930

D Michael Bailey holds the role of Retired Annuitant at Supreme Court. Their status is intermittent. In 2023, their total compensation was $38,930. They are represented by E88.

My Pac Lo

Office Technician I/Supreme Court

2024 total comp

$38,606

Base pay: $34,751
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,855
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,606
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,930
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012349909
Salary Total: $3,930
Total Pay: $38,606

My Pac Lo works as a Office Technician I for Supreme Court. Their status is full-time. My earned $38,606 in 2024. Union affiliation: E88.

Jason Schaffer

Senior Supreme Court Attorney/Supreme Court

2024 total comp

$38,253

Base pay: $31,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,663
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,253
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,444
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012475021
Salary Total: $15,444
Total Pay: $38,253

Jason Schaffer holds the role of Senior Supreme Court Attorney at Supreme Court. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $38,253. Their bargaining unit is E88.

Zenate Ali

Assistant Deputy Clerk I/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$37,010

Base pay: $33,215
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,795
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,010
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,437
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012341016
Salary Total: $5,437
Total Pay: $37,010

Zenate Ali holds the role of Assistant Deputy Clerk I at Supreme Court. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,010. Union affiliation: E88.

Jonathan Lu

Supreme Court Chambers Law Clerk, C/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$35,202

Base pay: $34,162
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,040
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,202
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,889
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012574019
Salary Total: $10,562
Total Pay: $35,202

Jonathan Lu works as a Supreme Court Chambers Law Clerk, C for Supreme Court. Their status is full-time. Jonathan earned $35,202 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E88.

Jared Lucky

Supreme Court Chambers Law Clerk, C/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$35,202

Base pay: $34,162
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,040
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,202
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,889
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012574014
Salary Total: $10,562
Total Pay: $35,202

Jared Lucky holds the role of Supreme Court Chambers Law Clerk, C at Supreme Court. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,202. Union affiliation: E88.

Alison Luna

Supreme Court Chambers Law Clerk, C/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$35,202

Base pay: $34,162
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,040
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,202
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,889
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012574017
Salary Total: $10,562
Total Pay: $35,202

Alison Luna holds the role of Supreme Court Chambers Law Clerk, C at Supreme Court. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,202. Their bargaining unit is E88.