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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

Kyle Graham

Chief Supervising Attorney, CA Supreme Court/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$285,544

Base pay: $282,424
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $285,544
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E89
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $25,168
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012469001
Salary Total: $24,413
Total Pay: $285,544

Kyle Graham holds the role of Chief Supervising Attorney, CA Supreme Court at Supreme Court. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $285,544. They are represented by E89.

Jorge Navarrete

Clerk/Executive Officer Supreme Court/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$278,671

Base pay: $275,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,171
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $278,671
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E89
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $24,217
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012204001
Salary Total: $23,490
Total Pay: $278,671

Jorge Navarrete holds the role of Clerk/Executive Officer Supreme Court at Supreme Court. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $278,671. Union affiliation: E89.

Sunil Gupta

Principal Attorney for the Chief Justice/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$267,591

Base pay: $264,471
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $267,591
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E89
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $23,502
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012468001
Salary Total: $22,797
Total Pay: $267,591

At Supreme Court, Sunil Gupta serves as a Principal Attorney for the Chief Justice. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $267,591. They are represented by E89.

Matthew Scarola

Supervising Supreme Court Attorney/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$252,332

Base pay: $252,332
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $252,332
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $21,665
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012477017
Salary Total: $21,015
Total Pay: $252,332

Matthew Scarola works as a Supervising Supreme Court Attorney for Supreme Court. Their status is full-time. Matthew earned $252,332 in 2025. They are represented by E88.

Jonathan Lange

Assistant Chief Supervising Attorney, CA Supreme Court/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$251,218

Base pay: $248,068
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $251,218
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E89
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $22,107
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012234002
Salary Total: $21,444
Total Pay: $251,218

Jonathan Lange holds the role of Assistant Chief Supervising Attorney, CA Supreme Court at Supreme Court. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $251,218. They are represented by E89.

Melinda Pilling

Supervising Supreme Court Attorney/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$249,920

Base pay: $246,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $249,920
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $21,665
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012477016
Salary Total: $21,015
Total Pay: $249,920

Melinda Pilling is a Supervising Supreme Court Attorney at Supreme Court. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $249,920. They are represented by E88.

Richard Rochman

Supervising Supreme Court Attorney/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$249,222

Base pay: $246,102
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $249,222
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $21,250
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012477004
Salary Total: $20,613
Total Pay: $249,222

At Supreme Court, Richard Rochman serves as a Supervising Supreme Court Attorney. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $249,222. They are represented by E88.

James Leibson

Supervising Supreme Court Attorney/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$246,800

Base pay: $246,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $246,800
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $21,665
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012477012
Salary Total: $21,015
Total Pay: $246,800

James Leibson works as a Supervising Supreme Court Attorney for Supreme Court. Their status is full-time. James earned $246,800 in 2025. Union affiliation: E88.

Jennifer O'Connor

Supervising Supreme Court Attorney/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$246,430

Base pay: $243,310
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $246,430
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $21,250
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012477014
Salary Total: $20,613
Total Pay: $246,430

Jennifer O'Connor holds the role of Supervising Supreme Court Attorney at Supreme Court. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $246,430. They are represented by E88.

Kimberly Cm Taylor

Supervising Supreme Court Attorney/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$243,405

Base pay: $240,285
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $243,405
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $21,046
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012477015
Salary Total: $20,415
Total Pay: $243,405

Kimberly Cm Taylor holds the role of Supervising Supreme Court Attorney at Supreme Court. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $243,405. Their bargaining unit is E88.