Minnesota / Supreme Court

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Supreme Court

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Supreme Court operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2025, this agency had 577 employees with median total compensation of $85,032; the highest distinct record was $236,430.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $48.9M
Employees: 577
Median total: $85,032
Highest record: $236,430

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$150$198,398+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 577 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,032) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $83,623 (99%)
Overtime — $54 (0%)
Other — $1,017 (1%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$2,800

$56,559

$85,032

$114,853

$146,321

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $146,321 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,800. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Bar Exam Monitor

56 · $357

Jud Court Oper Analyst II

41 · $95,076

Jud Inform Technician Specialist III

33 · $94,640

Jud Inform Technician Specialist II

33 · $82,515

Jud Inform Technician Specialist IV

32 · $120,273

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$44.4M —	559 —	$78,990 —
2025	$48.9M ▲ 10.0%	577 ▲ 3.2%	$85,032 ▲ 7.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Brittni Williams

Jud Office Assistant III/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$41,040

Sub-department: Court Services
Base pay: $41,040
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,040
Hire date: 2024-10-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 6
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J65
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Brittni Williams is a Jud Office Assistant III at Supreme Court within Court Services. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $41,040. They are represented by Agency Exclusion.

Carissa Jackson

Jud Communications Specialist/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$39,849

Sub-department: Court Information
Base pay: $39,849
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,849
Hire date: 2024-12-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 9
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J65
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Supreme Court, Carissa Jackson serves as a Jud Communications Specialist within Court Information. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $39,849. Their bargaining unit is Agency Exclusion.

Maria Pastoor

Jud Child Support Magistrate/Supreme Court

2024 total comp

$38,085

Sub-department: Child Support
Base pay: $33,850
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,235
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,085
Hire date: 2015-06-01
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 30
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: J65
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Maria Pastoor holds the role of Jud Child Support Magistrate at Supreme Court within Child Support. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 9 years as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $38,085. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.

Gabrielle Holzmer

Jud Librarian/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$35,133

Sub-department: Law Library-Public Services
Base pay: $35,133
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,133
Hire date: 2023-04-12
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 8
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J65
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Gabrielle Holzmer is a Jud Librarian at Supreme Court within Law Library-Public Services. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years, working part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $35,133. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.

Meridith Socha

Jud Senior Attorney/Supreme Court

2024 total comp

$34,560

Sub-department: State Court Administration
Base pay: $34,560
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,560
Hire date: 2009-09-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 3
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: J65
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Supreme Court, Meridith Socha serves as a Jud Senior Attorney within State Court Administration. Hired in 2009, they have about 15 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $34,560. They are represented by Agency Exclusion.

Sonja Peterson

Jud Paralegal/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$33,743

Sub-department: Lawyers Prof Resp Bd
Base pay: $33,743
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,743
Hire date: 2016-03-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J65
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Supreme Court, Sonja Peterson serves as a Jud Paralegal within Lawyers Professional Resp Bd. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $33,743. They are represented by Agency Exclusion.

Jennifer Holtgren

Jud Paralegal/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$33,743

Sub-department: Lawyers Prof Resp Bd
Base pay: $33,743
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,743
Hire date: 2025-01-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J65
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jennifer Holtgren is a Jud Paralegal at Supreme Court within Lawyers Professional Resp Bd. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $33,743. Their bargaining unit is Agency Exclusion.

Christina Gorecki

Jud Office Assistant II/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$33,467

Sub-department: SCA Internal Audit
Base pay: $33,467
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,467
Hire date: 2015-09-09
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 4
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J65
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Supreme Court, Christina Gorecki serves as a Jud Office Assistant II within Sca Internal Audit. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years, working part-time, 0.75 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $33,467. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.