Public Defense Law Clerk

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

139 employees hold this title in Public Defense Board. Median total compensation for the role is $5,655, below the department median of $99,952.

Employees: 139
Total payroll: $1M
Role median: $5,655
Agency median: $99,952
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$110$20,892+

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How total compensation varies among the 139 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Carrie Swiggum

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$10,450

Sub-department: Fourth District Management 4
Base pay: $10,450
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,450
Hire date: 2023-05-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 308
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Public Defense Board, Carrie Swiggum serves as a Public Defense Law Clerk within Fourth District Management 4. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $10,450. They are represented by Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Ambika Patpatia

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$10,440

Sub-department: Tenth Judicial District 5
Base pay: $10,440
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,440
Hire date: 2023-07-31
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.25
Work county: Anoka

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 308
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Ambika Patpatia is a Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within Tenth Judicial District 5. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service, working part-time, 0.25 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $10,440. Union affiliation: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Julia Gagnon

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$10,420

Sub-department: Appellate Office 4
Base pay: $10,420
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,420
Hire date: 2022-06-01
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.25
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 308
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Julia Gagnon holds the role of Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within Appellate Office 4. They have served since 2022 (about 2 years) as a part-time, 0.25 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $10,420. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Samuel Buisman

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$9,735

Sub-department: Appellate Office 4
Base pay: $9,735
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,735
Hire date: 2023-05-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 308
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Samuel Buisman works as a Public Defense Law Clerk for Public Defense Board within Appellate Office 4. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time, 0.5 FTE employee. Samuel earned $9,735 in 2025. Union affiliation: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.