Minnesota / Trial Courts

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Trial Courts

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

The Trial Courts operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2025, this agency had 3,104 employees with median total compensation of $61,906; the highest distinct record was $211,699.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $222M
Employees: 3,104
Median total: $61,906
Highest record: $211,699

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$250$190,118+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 3,104 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($61,906) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $70,796 (99%)
Overtime — $75 (0%)
Other — $660 (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

$17,238

$46,127

$61,906

$82,862

$158,775

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $158,775 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $17,238. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Jud Court Operations Associate

1,005 · $47,550

Jud District Court Law Clerk

427 · $61,903

Jud District Court Judge

282 · $190,117

Jud Court Reporter Steno

152 · $84,682

Jud Court Operation Supervisor

149 · $82,000

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	$210.8M —	3,118 —	$58,520 —
2025	$222M ▲ 5.3%	3,104 ▼ 0.4%	$61,906 ▲ 5.8%

Record list

Employees

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Taylor Voss

Jud Treatment Courts Coordinator/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$46,240

Sub-department: 2nd District Criminal
Base pay: $46,240
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,240
Hire date: 2024-10-23
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: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Taylor Voss holds the role of Jud Treatment Courts Coordinator at Trial Courts within 2Nd District Criminal. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $46,240. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.

Salvador Reynolds

Jud Court Operations Clerk/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$46,220

Sub-department: 1st Carver
Base pay: $46,220
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,220
Hire date: 2024-01-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 4
Union / bargaining unit: Courts:Teamsters Adm/Clr/Tech
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Carver

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 331
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Trial Courts, Salvador Reynolds serves as a Jud Court Operations Clerk within 1St Carver. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $46,220. They are represented by Courts:Teamsters Adm/Clr/Tech.

Brady Nelson

Jud Court Operations Associate/Trial Courts

2024 total comp

$46,199

Sub-department: 4th District Probate MntlHlth
Base pay: $46,032
Overtime: $167
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,199
Hire date: 2022-09-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 6
Union / bargaining unit: Courts: AFSCME MN Council 5
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 334
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Brady Nelson holds the role of Jud Court Operations Associate at Trial Courts within 4Th District Probate Mntlhlth. Hired in 2022, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $46,199. Their bargaining unit is Courts: AFSCME MN Council 5.

Maddie Weinzierl

Jud Court Operations Associate/Trial Courts

2024 total comp

$46,180

Sub-department: 1st Scott
Base pay: $45,680
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,180
Hire date: 2021-09-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 6
Union / bargaining unit: Courts:Teamsters Adm/Clr/Tech
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Scott

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 331
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Maddie Weinzierl is a Jud Court Operations Associate at Trial Courts within 1St Scott. They have served since 2021 (about 3 years), working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $46,180. They are represented by Courts:Teamsters Adm/Clr/Tech.

David Tran

Jud Court Operations Associate/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$46,165

Sub-department: 4th District Housing Court
Base pay: $46,049
Overtime: $116
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,165
Hire date: 2023-07-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 6
Union / bargaining unit: Courts: AFSCME MN Council 5
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: 334
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

David Tran works as a Jud Court Operations Associate for Trial Courts within 4Th District Housing Court. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. David earned $46,165 in 2025. They are represented by Courts: AFSCME MN Council 5.

Madeline Tabatt

Jud Court Operations Associate/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$46,145

Sub-department: 7th District Clay
Base pay: $46,145
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,145
Hire date: 2021-12-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 6
Union / bargaining unit: Courts:Teamsters Adm/Clr/Tech
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Clay

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 331
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Madeline Tabatt holds the role of Jud Court Operations Associate at Trial Courts within 7Th District Clay. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $46,145. Their bargaining unit is Courts:Teamsters Adm/Clr/Tech.

Irma Castillo

Jud Court Operations Specialist/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$46,136

Sub-department: 4th District Criminal
Base pay: $44,606
Overtime: $145
Other pay: $1,384
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,136
Hire date: 2013-05-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: Courts: AFSCME MN Council 5
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: 334
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Trial Courts, Irma Castillo serves as a Jud Court Operations Specialist within 4Th District Criminal. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 12 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $46,136. Union affiliation: Courts: AFSCME MN Council 5.

Elizabeth Girling

Jud Court Operations Associate/Trial Courts

2025 total comp

$46,127

Sub-department: 2nd District Civil Intake-Proc
Base pay: $45,877
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,127
Hire date: 2023-08-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 6
Union / bargaining unit: Courts: AFSCME MN Council 5
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J33
Bargaining Unit Number: 334
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Elizabeth Girling works as a Jud Court Operations Associate for Trial Courts within 2Nd District Civil Intake-Proc. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. Elizabeth earned $46,127 in 2025. Union affiliation: Courts: AFSCME MN Council 5.