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Supreme Court

Source file: Georgia — State Employee Salaries (Open Georgia / TIGA) / ingested Jun 18, 2026

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

In 2025, this agency had 111 employees with median total compensation of $85,271; the highest distinct record was $223,689.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$10.4M
Employees
111
Median total
$85,271
Highest record
$223,689

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 111 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,271) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$93,384 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (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
$21,981
$61,119
$85,271
$130,483
$153,107

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $153,107 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $21,981. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Law Assistant
51 · $85,271
Justice
9 · $189,112
Deputy Clerk (Jud)
5 · $65,177

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.

Record list

Employees

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John Ellington

Justice/Supreme Court

2025 total comp
$223,689
Base pay
$223,689
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$223,689

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$5,288

At Supreme Court, John Ellington serves as a Justice. Their 2025 pay totaled $223,689.

Verda Colvin

Justice/Supreme Court

2025 total comp
$219,288
Base pay
$219,288
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$219,288

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,563

At Supreme Court, Verda Colvin serves as a Justice. Their 2025 pay totaled $219,288.

Charles Bethel

Justice/Supreme Court

2025 total comp
$216,082
Base pay
$216,082
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$216,082

Charles Bethel works as a Justice for Supreme Court. Charles earned $216,082 in 2025.