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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Akpokiniovo Eyafe

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$9,308

Sub-department: Fourth District Management 4
Base pay: $8,777
Overtime: $8
Other pay: $523
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,308
Hire date: 2021-09-08
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: 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

Akpokiniovo Eyafe holds the role of Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within Fourth District Management 4. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $9,308. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Amy Cohen

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$9,260

Sub-department: Fourth District Management 4
Base pay: $9,260
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,260
Hire date: 2022-05-25
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

Amy Cohen is a Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within Fourth District Management 4. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $9,260. Union affiliation: Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Aashay Desai

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$8,960

Sub-department: Fourth District Management 4
Base pay: $8,960
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,960
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

Aashay Desai holds the role of Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within Fourth District Management 4. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $8,960. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Grace Popp

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$8,930

Sub-department: First Judicial District
Base pay: $8,930
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,930
Hire date: 2023-06-07
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

Grace Popp works as a Public Defense Law Clerk for Public Defense Board within First Judicial District. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. Grace earned $8,930 in 2024. They are represented by Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.

Jospeh Doda

Public Defense Law Clerk/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$8,670

Sub-department: Seventh District Detroit Lakes
Base pay: $8,670
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,670
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: Yes
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 308
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jospeh Doda is a Public Defense Law Clerk at Public Defense Board within Seventh District Detroit Lakes. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $8,670. They are represented by Public Defense-Unrep Personnel.