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Judicial Branch

Source file: Transparent Utah — State Government Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Judicial Branch operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2019, this agency had 1,400 employees with median total compensation of $65,874; the highest distinct record was $307,821.

Year
2019
Total payroll
$109.9M
Employees
1,400
Median total
$65,874
Highest record
$307,821

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 1,400 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($65,874) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$47,382 (60%)
  • Overtime$21 (0%)
  • Other$307 (0%)
  • Benefits$30,793 (39%)

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
$10,730
$35,884
$65,874
$89,426
$151,267

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $151,267 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $10,730. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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 3 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2017
$102M
1,447
$59,577
2018
$104.9M
2.8%
1,420
1.9%
$63,326
6.3%
2019
$109.9M
4.8%
1,400
1.4%
$65,874
4.0%

Record list

Employees

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Heather Marshall

Information Analyst III/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$116,178
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$70,366
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$495
Benefits
$45,317
Total compensation
$116,178

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Pay Components
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Heather Marshall is a Information Analyst III at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $116,178.

Kyle Memmott

Chief Probation Officer/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$116,106
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$69,742
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$650
Benefits
$45,714
Total compensation
$116,106

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Pay Components
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Kyle Memmott is a Chief Probation Officer at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $116,106.

Robert Adkins

District Court Judge/Judicial Branch

2018 total comp
$115,672
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$78,005
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$231
Benefits
$37,437
Total compensation
$115,672

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Robert Adkins is a District Court Judge at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2018 total compensation came to $115,672.

Amanda Torgerson

Gal Attorney II/Judicial Branch

2018 total comp
$115,353
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$70,208
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$45,145
Total compensation
$115,353

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Pay Components
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At Judicial Branch, Amanda Torgerson serves as a Gal Attorney II within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. Their 2018 pay totaled $115,353.

Christopher Morgan

Chief Probation Officer/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$115,299
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$69,742
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$211
Benefits
$45,345
Total compensation
$115,299

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Christopher Morgan is a Chief Probation Officer at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $115,299.

Gerald Oler

Chief Probation Officer/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$115,272
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$69,742
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$45,530
Total compensation
$115,272

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Pay Components
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Gerald Oler works as a Chief Probation Officer for Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. Gerald earned $115,272 in 2019.

Donald Bahr

Infrastructure Architect/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$114,877
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$72,406
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,242
Benefits
$41,229
Total compensation
$114,877

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Pay Components
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Donald Bahr works as a Infrastructure Architect for Judicial Branch within Comp & Excess Pool. Donald earned $114,877 in 2019.

Martin Nish

Chief Probation Officer/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$114,804
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$69,742
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$130
Benefits
$44,932
Total compensation
$114,804

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Pay Components
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Martin Nish is a Chief Probation Officer at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $114,804.

Nancy Sylvester

Associate General Counsel/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$114,523
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$71,389
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$43,133
Total compensation
$114,523

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Pay Components
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Nancy Sylvester is a Associate General Counsel at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $114,523.

Michael Balser

Gal Attorney I/Judicial Branch

2018 total comp
$113,978
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$71,115
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$42,863
Total compensation
$113,978

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Pay Components
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Michael Balser holds the role of Gal Attorney I at Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. In 2018, their total compensation was $113,978.

Michelle Sullivan

Gal Attorney I/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$113,933
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$71,279
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$42,654
Total compensation
$113,933

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Pay Components
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Michelle Sullivan is a Gal Attorney I at Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. 2019 total compensation came to $113,933.

Danielle Goucher

Gal Attorney II/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$113,874
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$71,117
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$42,757
Total compensation
$113,874

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Pay Components
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Danielle Goucher holds the role of Gal Attorney II at Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. In 2019, their total compensation was $113,874.

Natalia Peterson

Gal Attorney II/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$113,316
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$76,898
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$36,418
Total compensation
$113,316

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Pay Components
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At Judicial Branch, Natalia Peterson serves as a Gal Attorney II within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. Their 2019 pay totaled $113,316.

Brittany Bricker

Gal Attorney I/Judicial Branch

2018 total comp
$111,041
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$71,085
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$39,956
Total compensation
$111,041

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Pay Components
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Brittany Bricker is a Gal Attorney I at Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. 2018 total compensation came to $111,041.

Camille Wight

Gal Attorney II/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$110,716
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$76,898
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$33,818
Total compensation
$110,716

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Judicial Branch, Camille Wight serves as a Gal Attorney II within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. Their 2019 pay totaled $110,716.

Mary Ciccarello

Staff Attorney/Judicial Branch

2017 total comp
$110,007
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$69,948
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$400
Benefits
$39,659
Total compensation
$110,007

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Pay Components
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Mary Ciccarello holds the role of Staff Attorney at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. In 2017, their total compensation was $110,007.

Dannon Branigan

Gal Attorney I/Judicial Branch

2018 total comp
$109,631
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$68,927
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$40,704
Total compensation
$109,631

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Pay Components
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Dannon Branigan works as a Gal Attorney I for Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. Dannon earned $109,631 in 2018.

Alisha Johnson

Finance Officer III/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$108,802
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$64,147
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$975
Benefits
$43,680
Total compensation
$108,802

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Pay Components
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Alisha Johnson works as a Finance Officer III for Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. Alisha earned $108,802 in 2019.

Julie Sagers

Gal Attorney I/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$108,666
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$70,262
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$38,404
Total compensation
$108,666

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Pay Components
[object Object]

Julie Sagers is a Gal Attorney I at Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. 2019 total compensation came to $108,666.

Jesse Long

Infrastructure Architect/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$108,317
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$63,482
Overtime
$2,210
Other pay
$1,222
Benefits
$41,402
Total compensation
$108,317

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Jesse Long is a Infrastructure Architect at Judicial Branch within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $108,317.

Stacy Parsons

Gal Attorney I/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$107,221
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$69,181
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$38,040
Total compensation
$107,221

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Pay Components
[object Object]

Stacy Parsons holds the role of Gal Attorney I at Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. In 2019, their total compensation was $107,221.

James Edwards

Lan Administrative Specialist II/Judicial Branch

2017 total comp
$106,702
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$61,195
Overtime
$4,428
Other pay
$875
Benefits
$40,204
Total compensation
$106,702

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Pay Components
[object Object]

James Edwards is a Lan Administrative Specialist II at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2017 total compensation came to $106,702.

Kevin Klingler

Application Developer II/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$105,792
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$61,901
Overtime
$1,049
Other pay
$344
Benefits
$42,498
Total compensation
$105,792

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Pay Components
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Kevin Klingler is a Application Developer II at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $105,792.

Melanie Haney

Capital Litigation Research Attorney/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$105,576
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$68,129
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$37,447
Total compensation
$105,576

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Judicial Branch, Melanie Haney serves as a Capital Litigation Research Attorney within Sjc Court Administrator. Their 2019 pay totaled $105,576.

Ronald Shepherd

Chief Probation Officer/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$105,563
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$62,343
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$650
Benefits
$42,570
Total compensation
$105,563

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Pay Components
[object Object]

At Judicial Branch, Ronald Shepherd serves as a Chief Probation Officer within Sjc Court Administrator. Their 2019 pay totaled $105,563.

Lisa Collins

Appellate Clerk of Court/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$105,519
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$64,230
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,300
Benefits
$39,988
Total compensation
$105,519

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Judicial Branch, Lisa Collins serves as a Appellate Clerk of Court within Sjc Court Administrator. Their 2019 pay totaled $105,519.

Brad Cottrell

Probation Officer III/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$105,496
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$62,691
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$42,805
Total compensation
$105,496

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Pay Components
[object Object]

Brad Cottrell holds the role of Probation Officer III at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. In 2019, their total compensation was $105,496.

Natalia Peterson

Gal Attorney I/Judicial Branch

2018 total comp
$104,954
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$71,115
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$33,839
Total compensation
$104,954

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Natalia Peterson works as a Gal Attorney I for Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. Natalia earned $104,954 in 2018.

Melanie Speechly

Court Program Coordinator II/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$104,875
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$65,439
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$403
Benefits
$39,033
Total compensation
$104,875

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Judicial Branch, Melanie Speechly serves as a Court Program Coordinator II within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. Their 2019 pay totaled $104,875.

Amy Muti

Juvenile Court Program Coordinator III/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$104,848
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$61,755
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$975
Benefits
$42,118
Total compensation
$104,848

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[object Object]

Amy Muti holds the role of Juvenile Court Program Coordinator III at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. In 2019, their total compensation was $104,848.