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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Sarah Etheridge

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$8,310

Sub-department: Second Judicial District FT
Base pay: $8,310
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,310
Hire date: 2024-12-04
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

Sarah Etheridge holds the role of Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within Second Judicial District Ft. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a part-time, 0.25 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $8,310. They are represented by Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Buchanan Waller

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$8,000

Sub-department: Tenth Judicial District 1
Base pay: $8,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,000
Hire date: 2022-05-11
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

At Public Defense Board, Buchanan Waller serves as a Public Defense Law Clerk within Tenth Judicial District 1. Hired in 2022, they have about 2 years of service, working part-time, 0.5 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $8,000. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Saide Gomez

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$7,806

Sub-department: First Judicial District
Base pay: $7,806
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,806
Hire date: 2021-05-10
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

Saide Gomez is a Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within First Judicial District. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $7,806. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Justin Olson

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$7,680

Sub-department: Sixth Judicial District
Base pay: $7,680
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,680
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: St Louis

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

Justin Olson works as a Public Defense Law Clerk for 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. Justin earned $7,680 in 2025. They are represented by Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Sydney Bagley

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$7,544

Sub-department: Second District-Carter
Base pay: $7,544
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,544
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): 0.25
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

Sydney Bagley holds the role of Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within Second District-Carter. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year as a part-time, 0.25 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $7,544. They are represented by Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.