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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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Emily Hegna

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$6,340

Sub-department: First Judicial District
Base pay: $6,340
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,340
Hire date: 2025-02-26
Employment type: Part-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, Emily Hegna serves as a Public Defense Law Clerk within First Judicial District. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $6,340. They are represented by Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Nathaniel Glass

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$6,180

Sub-department: 9th District Asst Public Def
Base pay: $6,180
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,180
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: No
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 308
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Nathaniel Glass is a Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within 9Th District Assistant Public Def. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $6,180. Union affiliation: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Louica Alexandre

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$5,920

Sub-department: Fourth District-Isaacman
Base pay: $5,920
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,920
Hire date: 2022-09-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: 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

Louica Alexandre is a Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within Fourth District-Isaacman. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $5,920. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Ryan Youngstrom

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$5,880

Sub-department: Third Judicial District
Base pay: $5,880
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,880
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): 0.75
Work county: Olmsted

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

Ryan Youngstrom works as a Public Defense Law Clerk for Public Defense Board within Third Judicial District. They have served since 2023 (about a year) as a full-time, 0.75 FTE employee. Ryan earned $5,880 in 2024. They are represented by Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

William Holt

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$5,850

Sub-department: 9th District Asst Public Def
Base pay: $5,850
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,850
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: 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

William Holt is a Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within 9Th District Assistant Public Def. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $5,850. They are represented by Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Garrett Speak

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$5,705

Sub-department: First Judicial District
Base pay: $5,705
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,705
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): 0.5
Work county: Dakota

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

Garrett Speak is a Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within First Judicial District. They have served since 2023 (about a year), working part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $5,705. They are represented by Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Sadie Roesch

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$5,655

Sub-department: Fifth Judicial District 1
Base pay: $5,655
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,655
Hire date: 2017-10-11
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, 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, Sadie Roesch serves as a Public Defense Law Clerk within Fifth Judicial District 1. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $5,655. They are represented by Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Jack Hurbanis

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$5,460

Sub-department: Seventh District FT
Base pay: $5,460
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,460
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: Stearns

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

Jack Hurbanis works as a Public Defense Law Clerk for Public Defense Board within Seventh District Ft. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Jack earned $5,460 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Elisabeth Cavanaugh

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$5,420

Sub-department: First Judicial District
Base pay: $5,420
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,420
Hire date: 2023-12-20
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

Elisabeth Cavanaugh holds the role of Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within First Judicial District. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $5,420. They are represented by Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Sigrid Jewett

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$5,400

Sub-department: Ninth Dist - Grand Rpd FT 2
Base pay: $5,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,400
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: 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

Sigrid Jewett works as a Public Defense Law Clerk for Public Defense Board within Ninth District - Grand Rpd Ft 2. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Sigrid earned $5,400 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Andres Gonzalez

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$5,380

Sub-department: Third Judicial District
Base pay: $5,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,380
Hire date: 2022-02-07
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: Olmsted

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

Andres Gonzalez works as a Public Defense Law Clerk for Public Defense Board within Third Judicial District. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a part-time, 0.75 FTE employee. Andres earned $5,380 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.