First Court of Appeals District

Source file: Texas — State Employee Salaries (Texas Tribune) / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The First Court of Appeals District operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2026, this agency had 41 employees with median total compensation of $140,980; the highest distinct record was $231,000.

Year: 2026
Employees: 41
Median total: $140,980
Highest record: $231,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$70,490$211,750+

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 41 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($140,980) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $146,722 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (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

$85,000

$140,980

$192,500

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $192,500 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $85,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Attorney IV

25 · $140,980

Justice

8 · $192,500

Staff Services Officer V

4 · $85,000

Chief Justice

1 · $205,975

Attorney V

1 · $152,734

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

Highest-paid first / page 2

Janet Williams

Attorney IV/First Court of Appeals District

2026 total comp

$70,490

Base pay: $70,490
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,490
Employment type: CRP - CLASSIFIED REGULAR PART-TIME
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3505
Hire Date: Mar 7, 2025
Monthly Pay: $5,874
State Employee Number: 16156

Janet Williams works as a Attorney IV for First Court of Appeals District. Their status is crp - classified regular part-time, 0.5 FTE. Janet earned $70,490 in 2026.

Tatyana Cobbin

Court Law Clerk II/First Court of Appeals District

2025 total comp

$70,000

Base pay: $70,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,000
Employment type: CRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3611
Hire Date: Sep 3, 2024
Monthly Pay: $5,833
State Employee Number: 1732945

Tatyana Cobbin holds the role of Court Law Clerk II at First Court of Appeals District. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $70,000.