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Jud District Court Law Clerk

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

576 employees hold this title in Trial Courts. Median total compensation for the role is $55,781, below the department median of $61,906.

Employees: 576
Total payroll: $28M
Role median: $55,781
Agency median: $61,906
Comparison: Below

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Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$250$80,931+

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How total compensation varies among the 576 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.

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This role across Minnesota

Jud District Court Law Clerk is held in 2 Minnesota departments. In Trial Courts, the median of $55,781 ranks #1 of 2.

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Supreme Court

$29,990 · 1

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Record list

Employees with this title

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Travis Visser-Armbrust

Jud District Court Law Clerk/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$40,552

Sub-department: 7th Morrison Judge
Base pay: $40,552
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,552
Hire date: 2024-12-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 25
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Morrison

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Trial Courts, Travis Visser-Armbrust serves as a Jud District Court Law Clerk within 7Th Morrison Judge. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $40,552. Their bargaining unit is Agency Exclusion.

Kari Peterson

Jud District Court Law Clerk/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$40,384

Sub-department: 6th St Louis - Duluth Judge
Base pay: $40,203
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $181
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,384
Hire date: 2018-11-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 25
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: St Louis

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kari Peterson holds the role of Jud District Court Law Clerk at Trial Courts within 6Th St Louis - Duluth Judge. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time, 0.75 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $40,384. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.

Casey Meinhardt

Jud District Court Law Clerk/Trial Courts

2024 total comp

$40,192

Sub-department: 4th Hennepin Referee
Base pay: $38,004
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,188
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,192
Hire date: 2022-01-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Trial Courts, Casey Meinhardt serves as a Jud District Court Law Clerk within 4Th Hennepin Referee. Hired in 2022, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $40,192. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.

Justin Holm

Jud District Court Law Clerk/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$39,644

Sub-department: 3rd Steele Judge
Base pay: $39,237
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $406
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,644
Hire date: 2024-08-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 25
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.4
Work county: Steele

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Justin Holm holds the role of Jud District Court Law Clerk at Trial Courts within 3Rd Steele Judge. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time, 0.4 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $39,644. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.

Alexis Bernhardt

Jud District Court Law Clerk/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$39,641

Sub-department: 4th Hennepin Referee
Base pay: $37,154
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,487
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,641
Hire date: 2024-01-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 25
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Alexis Bernhardt holds the role of Jud District Court Law Clerk at Trial Courts within 4Th Hennepin Referee. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $39,641. They are represented by Agency Exclusion.

Adam Maloney

Jud District Court Law Clerk/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$39,295

Sub-department: 8th Chippewa Judge
Base pay: $31,058
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,237
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,295
Hire date: 2017-04-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 25
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.25
Work county: Chippewa

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Trial Courts, Adam Maloney serves as a Jud District Court Law Clerk within 8Th Chippewa Judge. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years), working full-time, 0.25 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $39,295. They are represented by Agency Exclusion.

Kaylah O'Dea

Jud District Court Law Clerk/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$38,988

Sub-department: 10th Anoka Judge
Base pay: $38,988
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,988
Hire date: 2022-08-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 25
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Anoka

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kaylah O'Dea holds the role of Jud District Court Law Clerk at Trial Courts within 10Th Anoka Judge. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $38,988. Their bargaining unit is Agency Exclusion.

Deanna Reder

Jud District Court Law Clerk/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$38,596

Sub-department: 6th St Louis - Duluth Judge
Base pay: $37,931
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $665
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,596
Hire date: 2023-06-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 25
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: St Louis

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Deanna Reder works as a Jud District Court Law Clerk for Trial Courts within 6Th St Louis - Duluth Judge. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. Deanna earned $38,596 in 2025. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.

R Andersen

Jud District Court Law Clerk/Trial Courts

2024 total comp

$38,395

Sub-department: 7th Morrison Judge
Base pay: $35,724
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,670
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,395
Hire date: 2019-11-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Morrison

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

R Andersen works as a Jud District Court Law Clerk for Trial Courts within 7Th Morrison Judge. They have served since 2019 (about 5 years) as a full-time employee. R earned $38,395 in 2024. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.

Anna Mitchell

Jud District Court Law Clerk/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$38,127

Sub-department: 4th Hennepin Judge
Base pay: $37,829
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $298
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,127
Hire date: 2024-01-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 25
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Anna Mitchell holds the role of Jud District Court Law Clerk at Trial Courts within 4Th Hennepin Judge. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $38,127. They are represented by Agency Exclusion.

Katherine Popp-Gritsenko

Jud District Court Law Clerk/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$37,988

Sub-department: 3rd Waseca Judge
Base pay: $37,988
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,988
Hire date: 2024-11-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 25
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Waseca

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Trial Courts, Katherine Popp-Gritsenko serves as a Jud District Court Law Clerk within 3Rd Waseca Judge. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,988. They are represented by Agency Exclusion.

John Hopkins Iii

Jud District Court Law Clerk/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$37,988

Sub-department: 4th Hennepin Referee
Base pay: $37,988
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,988
Hire date: 2024-11-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 25
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

John Hopkins Iii is a Jud District Court Law Clerk at Trial Courts within 4Th Hennepin Referee. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $37,988. They are represented by Agency Exclusion.

Caroline Headrick

Jud District Court Law Clerk/Trial Courts

2024 total comp

$37,961

Sub-department: 4th Hennepin Judge
Base pay: $35,508
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,452
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,961
Hire date: 2022-08-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Caroline Headrick works as a Jud District Court Law Clerk for Trial Courts within 4Th Hennepin Judge. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years as a full-time employee. Caroline earned $37,961 in 2024. They are represented by Agency Exclusion.

Samantha Tako

Jud District Court Law Clerk/Trial Courts

2024 total comp

$37,633

Sub-department: 10th Anoka Judge
Base pay: $30,872
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,761
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,633
Hire date: 2019-10-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Anoka

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Samantha Tako is a Jud District Court Law Clerk at Trial Courts within 10Th Anoka Judge. Hired in 2019, they have about 5 years of service, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $37,633. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.

James Adams

Jud District Court Law Clerk/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$37,174

Sub-department: 2nd Ramsey Judge
Base pay: $34,910
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,264
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,174
Hire date: 2024-02-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 25
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

James Adams holds the role of Jud District Court Law Clerk at Trial Courts within 2Nd Ramsey Judge. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,174. They are represented by Agency Exclusion.

Michael Bruner

Jud District Court Law Clerk/Trial Courts

2024 total comp

$36,980

Sub-department: 9th District Staff
Base pay: $35,762
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,218
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,980
Hire date: 2021-10-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Beltrami

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Michael Bruner is a Jud District Court Law Clerk at Trial Courts within 9Th District Staff. They have served since 2021 (about 3 years), working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $36,980. They are represented by Agency Exclusion.

Jonathan Nelson

Jud District Court Law Clerk/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$36,738

Sub-department: 1st Dakota Judge
Base pay: $36,738
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,738
Hire date: 2024-11-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 25
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jonathan Nelson works as a Jud District Court Law Clerk for Trial Courts within 1St Dakota Judge. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. Jonathan earned $36,738 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Agency Exclusion.

Alex Barkley

Jud District Court Law Clerk/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$36,645

Sub-department: 1st Dakota Judge
Base pay: $36,645
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,645
Hire date: 2022-06-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 25
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Alex Barkley holds the role of Jud District Court Law Clerk at Trial Courts within 1St Dakota Judge. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $36,645. Their bargaining unit is Agency Exclusion.