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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Benjamin Ames

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$18,280

Sub-department: Second Judicial District FT
Base pay: $18,280
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,280
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, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 308
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Benjamin Ames holds the role of Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within Second Judicial District Ft. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a part-time, 0.25 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $18,280. Union affiliation: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Sophie Herrmann

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$17,820

Sub-department: J52D410 - Prob Solv
Base pay: $17,820
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,820
Hire date: 2023-05-31
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, Sophie Herrmann serves as a Public Defense Law Clerk within J52D410 - Prob Solv. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $17,820. Union affiliation: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.