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Judicial Department

Source file: Maine — State Employee Wages & Benefits / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Judicial Department operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2024, this agency had 734 employees with median total compensation of $73,764; the highest distinct record was $218,261.

Year
2024
Total payroll
$56.9M
Employees
734
Median total
$73,764
Highest record
$218,261

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 734 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($73,764) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$60,828 (78%)
  • Overtime$1,270 (2%)
  • Other$87 (0%)
  • Benefits$15,378 (20%)

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
$18,070
$46,668
$73,764
$96,076
$147,987

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $147,987 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $18,070. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Assistant Clerk
197 · $57,890
Deputy Marshal
92 · $75,666
Associate Clerk
53 · $78,411
Law Clerk
47 · $28,971
District Court Judge
43 · $179,172

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2022
$45.9M
740
$57,405
2023
$11M
76.1%
750
1.4%
$14,849
74.1%
2024
$56.9M
418.9%
734
2.1%
$73,764
396.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jessica Phillips

Division Supervisor II/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$119,027
Base pay
$72,744
Overtime
$16,856
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$29,428
Total compensation
$119,027
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000217

Jessica Phillips holds the role of Division Supervisor II at Judicial Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $119,027.

Diane Cavanaugh

Division Supervisor II/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$118,939
Base pay
$82,025
Overtime
$10,388
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$26,527
Total compensation
$118,939
Middle name
C

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000224

At Judicial Department, Diane Cavanaugh serves as a Division Supervisor II. Their 2024 pay totaled $118,939.

Mark Tibbetts

Deputy Chief Marshal/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$118,862
Base pay
$93,302
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$25,560
Total compensation
$118,862
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000402

Mark Tibbetts is a Deputy Chief Marshal at Judicial Department. 2024 total compensation came to $118,862.

James Paul-Turcotte

Field Operations Specialist/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$118,284
Base pay
$86,422
Overtime
$6,021
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$25,841
Total compensation
$118,284
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000722

James Paul-Turcotte holds the role of Field Operations Specialist at Judicial Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $118,284.

Linda Cyr

Clerk II/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$116,963
Base pay
$85,493
Overtime
$10,254
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$21,217
Total compensation
$116,963
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000240

Linda Cyr holds the role of Clerk II at Judicial Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $116,963.

Connor Smith

Procurement Manager/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$116,471
Base pay
$94,488
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$21,983
Total compensation
$116,471

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000735

Connor Smith holds the role of Procurement Manager at Judicial Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $116,471.

Lisa Richardson

Clerk II/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$115,585
Base pay
$90,858
Overtime
$1,589
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,138
Total compensation
$115,585
Middle name
C

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000261

Lisa Richardson works as a Clerk II for Judicial Department. Lisa earned $115,585 in 2024.

Daniel Sorrells

Process Auditor/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$114,963
Base pay
$96,403
Overtime
$1,337
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$17,223
Total compensation
$114,963
Middle name
N

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000260

Daniel Sorrells is a Process Auditor at Judicial Department. 2024 total compensation came to $114,963.

Janette Cook

Official Court Reporter/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$114,848
Base pay
$93,850
Overtime
$2,738
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$18,260
Total compensation
$114,848
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000293

Janette Cook is a Official Court Reporter at Judicial Department. 2024 total compensation came to $114,848.

Karen Knyff-Crockett

Manager of Finance & Accounting/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$114,117
Base pay
$91,746
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,371
Total compensation
$114,117
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000412

Karen Knyff-Crockett is a Manager of Finance & Accounting at Judicial Department. 2024 total compensation came to $114,117.

Christen Haskell

Court Operations Specialist/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$114,082
Base pay
$88,965
Overtime
$6,882
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$18,236
Total compensation
$114,082
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000663

Christen Haskell holds the role of Court Operations Specialist at Judicial Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $114,082.

Katherine Ward

Clerk II/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$113,929
Base pay
$90,490
Overtime
$5,907
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$17,532
Total compensation
$113,929
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000242

Katherine Ward works as a Clerk II for Judicial Department. Katherine earned $113,929 in 2024.

Penny Philbrick-Carver

Official Court Reporter/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$113,753
Base pay
$94,083
Overtime
$1,751
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$17,919
Total compensation
$113,753
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000294

At Judicial Department, Penny Philbrick-Carver serves as a Official Court Reporter. Their 2024 pay totaled $113,753.

Cathy Willard

Division Supervisor I/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$113,094
Base pay
$77,207
Overtime
$9,470
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$26,416
Total compensation
$113,094
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000058

Cathy Willard holds the role of Division Supervisor I at Judicial Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $113,094.

Laurie Gould

Official Court Reporter/Judicial Department

2022 total comp
$112,864
Base pay
$99,407
Overtime
$1,204
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$12,253
Total compensation
$112,864

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000295

Laurie Gould holds the role of Official Court Reporter at Judicial Department. In 2022, their total compensation was $112,864.

Kevin Fogg

Facility Engineer/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$112,576
Base pay
$95,118
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$17,458
Total compensation
$112,576
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000585

At Judicial Department, Kevin Fogg serves as a Facility Engineer. Their 2024 pay totaled $112,576.

Peter Ouellette

IT Field Technician/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$112,522
Base pay
$86,750
Overtime
$3,259
Other pay
$4,674
Benefits
$17,839
Total compensation
$112,522

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000670

Peter Ouellette holds the role of IT Field Technician at Judicial Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $112,522.

Christie Alley

Division Supervisor II/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$112,172
Base pay
$72,943
Overtime
$16,345
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,884
Total compensation
$112,172
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000089

Christie Alley is a Division Supervisor II at Judicial Department. 2024 total compensation came to $112,172.

Travis Oakes

Sergeant/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$112,017
Base pay
$74,252
Overtime
$14,811
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,953
Total compensation
$112,017
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000607

At Judicial Department, Travis Oakes serves as a Sergeant. Their 2024 pay totaled $112,017.

Jeffrey Wilson

District Court Judge/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$111,988
Base pay
$106,482
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$5,506
Total compensation
$111,988
Middle name
B

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000748

Jeffrey Wilson holds the role of District Court Judge at Judicial Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $111,988.

Maureen Whitehouse

Official Court Reporter/Judicial Department

2022 total comp
$111,939
Base pay
$94,902
Overtime
$931
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$16,106
Total compensation
$111,939
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000286

Maureen Whitehouse is a Official Court Reporter at Judicial Department. 2022 total compensation came to $111,939.

Daniel Driscoll

District Court Judge/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$111,670
Base pay
$98,698
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$12,972
Total compensation
$111,670
Middle name
F

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000048

Daniel Driscoll works as a District Court Judge for Judicial Department. Daniel earned $111,670 in 2024.

Karen Moraisey

Clerk I/Judicial Department

2024 total comp
$111,478
Base pay
$83,983
Overtime
$1,314
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$26,181
Total compensation
$111,478
Middle name
K

Source-specific fields

HR Company Number
04000
Pay Position Number
123000249

Karen Moraisey works as a Clerk I for Judicial Department. Karen earned $111,478 in 2024.