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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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Hanna Day

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$985

Sub-department: Tenth Judicial District 2
Base pay: $985
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $985
Hire date: 2023-06-01
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
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

Hanna Day works as a Public Defense Law Clerk for Public Defense Board within Tenth Judicial District 2. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. Hanna earned $985 in 2024. Union affiliation: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Taylor Sullivan

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$710

Sub-department: Second District
Base pay: $710
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $710
Hire date: 2025-06-04
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, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 308
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Taylor Sullivan holds the role of Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within Second District. They have served since 2025 (under a year) as a part-time, 0.25 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $710. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Lily Fredericks

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$670

Sub-department: First Judicial District
Base pay: $670
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $670
Hire date: 2025-05-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
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, Lily Fredericks serves as a Public Defense Law Clerk within First Judicial District. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $670. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Sonia Sukumar

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$580

Sub-department: First Judicial District
Base pay: $580
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $580
Hire date: 2025-05-21
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Dakota

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

Sonia Sukumar holds the role of Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within First Judicial District. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $580. They are represented by Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Zachary Brown

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$580

Sub-department: First Judicial District
Base pay: $580
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $580
Hire date: 2025-05-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 308
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Zachary Brown holds the role of Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within First Judicial District. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $580. They are represented by Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Sophia Holtz

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$390

Sub-department: Fifth Judicial District 1
Base pay: $390
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $390
Hire date: 2024-05-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Blue Earth

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 308
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Sophia Holtz holds the role of Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within Fifth Judicial District 1. They have served since 2024 (under a year) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $390. Union affiliation: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Gabe Zempel

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$380

Sub-department: Fifth Judicial District 1
Base pay: $380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $380
Hire date: 2024-06-05
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Blue Earth

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 308
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Gabe Zempel holds the role of Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within Fifth Judicial District 1. Their tenure dates to 2024, under a year as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $380. They are represented by Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Leah Ward

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$360

Sub-department: Tenth Judicial District 2
Base pay: $360
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $360
Hire date: 2024-02-14
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
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

Leah Ward holds the role of Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within Tenth Judicial District 2. Hired in 2024, they have under a year of service as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $360. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Kyle Devich

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$110

Sub-department: First Judicial District
Base pay: $110
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110
Hire date: 2025-05-21
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 308
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kyle Devich is a Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within First Judicial District. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $110. They are represented by Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.