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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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Faith Goede

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$13,320

Sub-department: Tenth Judicial District 5
Base pay: $13,320
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,320
Hire date: 2023-05-22
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, 2025: 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, Faith Goede serves as a Public Defense Law Clerk within Tenth Judicial District 5. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service, working part-time, 0.25 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $13,320. Union affiliation: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Mikaela Silk

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$13,000

Sub-department: Ninth District - Crookston
Base pay: $13,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,000
Hire date: 2023-05-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Beltrami

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

Mikaela Silk works as a Public Defense Law Clerk for Public Defense Board within Ninth District - Crookston. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. Mikaela earned $13,000 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

August Filbert

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$12,940

Sub-department: Tenth Judicial District 1
Base pay: $12,940
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,940
Hire date: 2024-05-22
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, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 308
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

August Filbert is a Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within Tenth Judicial District 1. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $12,940. Union affiliation: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Eve Turner

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$12,920

Sub-department: Sixth Judicial District
Base pay: $12,920
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,920
Hire date: 2024-10-23
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: St Louis

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

Eve Turner holds the role of Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within Sixth Judicial District. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $12,920. They are represented by Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Dayton Denning

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$12,870

Sub-department: Ninth District-ThiefRiverFalls
Base pay: $12,870
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,870
Hire date: 2024-01-03
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Beltrami

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

Dayton Denning works as a Public Defense Law Clerk for Public Defense Board within Ninth District-Thiefriverfalls. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a part-time employee. Dayton earned $12,870 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Colin Chapman

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$12,815

Sub-department: J52D410 - Prob Solv
Base pay: $12,815
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,815
Hire date: 2024-05-22
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, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 308
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Colin Chapman holds the role of Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within J52D410 - Prob Solv. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $12,815. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.