Tennessee / Court System

Agency file

Court System

Source file: Tennessee — State Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

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

In 2026, this agency had 694 employees with median total compensation of $93,642; the highest distinct record was $239,760.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $85.8M
Employees: 694
Median total: $93,642
Highest record: $239,760

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$11,820$226,944+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 694 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($93,642) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $123,633 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $5 (0%)
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

$53,304

$67,584

$93,642

$219,120

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $219,120 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $53,304. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

155 · $67,584

93 · $219,120

35 · $219,120

32 · $219,120

27 · $20,712

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.

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Samantha Fisher

SC Public Information Officer/Court System

2026 total comp

$181,488

Sub-department: Adm Off of the Courts Exec Adm
Base pay: $181,488
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,488
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $15,124
Employee ID: 521340

Samantha Fisher works as a SC Public Information Officer for Court System within Administrative Off of the Courts Executive Administrative. Their status is full-time. Samantha earned $181,488 in 2026.

Michele Wojciechowski

Cle Executive Director/Court System

2026 total comp

$180,000

Sub-department: TNCommContinuingLegalEdu&Spec
Base pay: $180,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $15,000
Employee ID: 404864

Michele Wojciechowski holds the role of Cle Executive Director at Court System within Tncommcontinuinglegaledu&Spec. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $180,000.

Misty Buck

SC Deputy Division Counsel-Eastern/Court System

2026 total comp

$178,800

Sub-department: Indigent Defendants' Counsel
Base pay: $178,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,800
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Nichole

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $14,900
Employee ID: 403673

At Court System, Misty Buck serves as a SC Deputy Division Counsel-Eastern within Indigent Defendants' Counsel. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $178,800.

Brandi Murrell

SC Deputy Division Counsel-Middle/Court System

2026 total comp

$178,800

Sub-department: Indigent Defendants' Counsel
Base pay: $178,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,800
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $14,900
Employee ID: 711666

Brandi Murrell works as a SC Deputy Division Counsel-Middle for Court System within Indigent Defendants' Counsel. Their status is full-time. Brandi earned $178,800 in 2026.

Garry Roberts

SC Deputy Division Counsel-Eastern/Court System

2026 total comp

$178,800

Sub-department: Indigent Defendants' Counsel
Base pay: $178,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,800
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Matthew

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $14,900
Employee ID: 526762

At Court System, Garry Roberts serves as a SC Deputy Division Counsel-Eastern within Indigent Defendants' Counsel. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $178,800.

Joseph Stiles

SC Deputy Division Counsel-Eastern/Court System

2026 total comp

$178,800

Sub-department: Indigent Defendants' Counsel
Base pay: $178,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,800
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $14,900
Employee ID: 711665

Joseph Stiles is a SC Deputy Division Counsel-Eastern at Court System within Indigent Defendants' Counsel. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $178,800.

Alfred Willis

SC Bpr Deputy Chief Disp Counsel/Court System

2026 total comp

$177,096

Sub-department: BrdProfessionalResponsibility
Base pay: $177,096
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $177,096
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Russell

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $14,758
Employee ID: 393053

At Court System, Alfred Willis serves as a SC Bpr Deputy Chief Disp Counsel within Brdprofessionalresponsibility. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $177,096.

Laura Chastain

SC Bpr Disciplinary Counsel/Court System

2026 total comp

$175,584

Sub-department: BrdProfessionalResponsibility
Base pay: $175,584
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $175,584
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $14,632
Employee ID: 105843

Laura Chastain is a SC Bpr Disciplinary Counsel at Court System within Brdprofessionalresponsibility. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $175,584.

Steven Christopher

SC Bpr Disciplinary Counsel/Court System

2026 total comp

$173,916

Sub-department: BrdProfessionalResponsibility
Base pay: $173,916
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,916
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $14,493
Employee ID: 469138

Steven Christopher is a SC Bpr Disciplinary Counsel at Court System within Brdprofessionalresponsibility. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $173,916.