Tennessee / Public Defenders Conference / Assistant Public Defender

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Assistant Public Defender

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

288 employees hold this title in Public Defenders Conference. Median total compensation for the role is $133,236, above the department median of $106,596.

Employees: 288
Role median: $133,236
Agency median: $106,596
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$34,320$185,724+

How total compensation varies among the 288 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

Highest-paid first / page 8

Courtney Hambrecht

Assistant Public Defender/Public Defenders Conference

2026 total comp

$70,872

Sub-department: JD-15-Dist Pub Defender
Base pay: $70,872
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,872
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $5,906
Employee ID: 713628

At Public Defenders Conference, Courtney Hambrecht serves as a Assistant Public Defender within Jd-15-Dist Pub Defender. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $70,872.

Rachel Lester

Assistant Public Defender/Public Defenders Conference

2026 total comp

$70,872

Sub-department: JD-17-Dist Pub Defender
Base pay: $70,872
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,872
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Helen

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $5,906
Employee ID: 706374

Rachel Lester works as a Assistant Public Defender for Public Defenders Conference within Jd-17-Dist Pub Defender. Their status is full-time. Rachel earned $70,872 in 2026.

Tessa Nugent

Assistant Public Defender/Public Defenders Conference

2026 total comp

$70,872

Sub-department: JD-13-Dist Pub Defender
Base pay: $70,872
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,872
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Marie

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $5,906
Employee ID: 710180

Tessa Nugent works as a Assistant Public Defender for Public Defenders Conference within Jd-13-Dist Pub Defender. Their status is full-time. Tessa earned $70,872 in 2026.

Grant Peterson

Assistant Public Defender/Public Defenders Conference

2026 total comp

$70,872

Sub-department: JD-10-Dist Pub Defender
Base pay: $70,872
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,872
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $5,906
Employee ID: 682729

Grant Peterson is a Assistant Public Defender at Public Defenders Conference within Jd-10-Dist Pub Defender. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $70,872.

Joel Wetta

Assistant Public Defender/Public Defenders Conference

2026 total comp

$70,872

Sub-department: JD-03-Dist Pub Defender
Base pay: $70,872
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,872
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Thomas

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $5,906
Employee ID: 710160

Joel Wetta works as a Assistant Public Defender for Public Defenders Conference within Jd-03-Dist Pub Defender. Their status is full-time. Joel earned $70,872 in 2026.

Christi Dalton

Assistant Public Defender/Public Defenders Conference

2026 total comp

$68,692

Sub-department: JD-15-Dist Pub Defender
Base pay: $68,692
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,692
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $5,724
Employee ID: 503578

Christi Dalton is a Assistant Public Defender at Public Defenders Conference within Jd-15-Dist Pub Defender. They work part-time. 2026 total compensation came to $68,692.

Lacee Hudspeth

Assistant Public Defender/Public Defenders Conference

2026 total comp

$59,165

Sub-department: JD-29-Dist Pub Defender
Base pay: $59,165
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,165
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $4,930
Employee ID: 528641

Lacee Hudspeth is a Assistant Public Defender at Public Defenders Conference within Jd-29-Dist Pub Defender. They work part-time. 2026 total compensation came to $59,165.

Bruce Conley

Assistant Public Defender/Public Defenders Conference

2026 total comp

$34,320

Sub-department: JD-27-Dist Pub Defender
Base pay: $34,320
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,320
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $2,860
Employee ID: 139862

Bruce Conley works as a Assistant Public Defender for Public Defenders Conference within Jd-27-Dist Pub Defender. Their status is part-time. Bruce earned $34,320 in 2026.