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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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Maria Landfried

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$17,580

Sub-department: J52D410 - Prob Solv
Base pay: $17,580
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,580
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: No
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 308
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Maria Landfried holds the role of Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within J52D410 - Prob Solv. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $17,580. They are represented by Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Mikaela Latka

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$17,370

Sub-department: Ninth District - Crookston
Base pay: $17,370
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,370
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, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 308
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Mikaela Latka holds the role of Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within Ninth District - Crookston. They have served since 2023 (about a year) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $17,370. Union affiliation: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Peyton Soethout

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$17,085

Sub-department: Tenth Judicial District 5
Base pay: $17,085
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,085
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): 0.25
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

Peyton Soethout holds the role of Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within Tenth Judicial District 5. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a part-time, 0.25 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $17,085. They are represented by Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Hannah Hendrickson

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$17,080

Sub-department: J52D410 - Prob Solv
Base pay: $17,080
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,080
Hire date: 2024-01-18
Employment type: Part-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: 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, Hannah Hendrickson serves as a Public Defense Law Clerk within J52D410 - Prob Solv. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $17,080. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Lucas Ruland

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$17,055

Sub-department: Second District-Carter
Base pay: $17,055
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,055
Hire date: 2023-05-24
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

Lucas Ruland is a Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within Second District-Carter. They have served since 2023 (about a year), working part-time, 0.25 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $17,055. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Olivia Digiorno

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$16,880

Sub-department: J52D410 - Prob Solv
Base pay: $16,880
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,880
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): 1
Work county: Hennepin

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

Olivia Digiorno works as a Public Defense Law Clerk for Public Defense Board within J52D410 - Prob Solv. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a part-time employee. Olivia earned $16,880 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.