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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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Matthew Johnson

Gal Attorney III/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$139,123
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$87,298
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$51,826
Total compensation
$139,123

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Judicial Branch, Matthew Johnson serves as a Gal Attorney III within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. Their 2019 pay totaled $139,123.

Mary Toomey

Appellate Court Judge/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$139,068
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$87,300
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$51,769
Total compensation
$139,068

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Mary Toomey holds the role of Appellate Court Judge at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. In 2019, their total compensation was $139,068.

Meghann Mills

Gal Attorney III/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$138,875
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$87,298
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$51,577
Total compensation
$138,875

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Meghann Mills holds the role of Gal Attorney III at Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. In 2019, their total compensation was $138,875.

Dianna Gibson

District Court Judge/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$138,810
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$85,868
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$52,942
Total compensation
$138,810

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Pay Components
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Dianna Gibson is a District Court Judge at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $138,810.

Robert Harrow

Central Staff Attorney/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$138,432
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$94,827
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$43,605
Total compensation
$138,432

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Pay Components
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Robert Harrow holds the role of Central Staff Attorney at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. In 2019, their total compensation was $138,432.

Cassie White

Gal Attorney III/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$137,665
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$89,357
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$48,308
Total compensation
$137,665

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Judicial Branch, Cassie White serves as a Gal Attorney III within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. Their 2019 pay totaled $137,665.

Krista Airam

Trial Court Executive/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$135,147
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$84,219
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$50,927
Total compensation
$135,147

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Krista Airam holds the role of Trial Court Executive at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. In 2019, their total compensation was $135,147.

Cindy Barton

Gal Attorney III/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$134,715
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$92,331
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$14
Benefits
$42,370
Total compensation
$134,715

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Judicial Branch, Cindy Barton serves as a Gal Attorney III within Sjc Court Administrator. Their 2019 pay totaled $134,715.

Daniel Gubler

Gal Attorney II/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$134,647
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$83,741
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$50,906
Total compensation
$134,647

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Judicial Branch, Daniel Gubler serves as a Gal Attorney II within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. Their 2019 pay totaled $134,647.

Cristie Roach

Gal Attorney III/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$134,287
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$87,048
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$325
Benefits
$46,914
Total compensation
$134,287

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Pay Components
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Cristie Roach holds the role of Gal Attorney III at Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. In 2019, their total compensation was $134,287.

Fanghong Zhong

Application Developer III/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$134,182
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$85,779
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,456
Benefits
$46,947
Total compensation
$134,182

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Fanghong Zhong is a Application Developer III at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $134,182.

Selar Tyler

Application Developer III/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$133,111
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$81,679
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$972
Benefits
$50,461
Total compensation
$133,111

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Selar Tyler holds the role of Application Developer III at Judicial Branch within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $133,111.

Britani Thomas

Gal Attorney III/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$132,612
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$82,285
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$50,327
Total compensation
$132,612

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Britani Thomas is a Gal Attorney III at Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. 2019 total compensation came to $132,612.

Benjamin Carrell

Infrastructure Architect/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$132,322
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$78,156
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$15,436
Benefits
$38,730
Total compensation
$132,322

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Benjamin Carrell holds the role of Infrastructure Architect at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. In 2019, their total compensation was $132,322.

Diana Obray

Gal Attorney III/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$131,835
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$92,518
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$39,316
Total compensation
$131,835

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Diana Obray works as a Gal Attorney III for Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. Diana earned $131,835 in 2019.

Michael Drechsel

Associate General Counsel/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$131,651
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$79,560
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,914
Benefits
$49,177
Total compensation
$131,651

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Michael Drechsel is a Associate General Counsel at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $131,651.

Edward Rhodes Jr

Application Developer III/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$131,593
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$83,013
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,706
Benefits
$45,874
Total compensation
$131,593

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Judicial Branch, Edward Rhodes Jr serves as a Application Developer III within Sjc Court Administrator. Their 2019 pay totaled $131,593.

Whitney Kania

Gal Attorney II/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$131,298
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$81,349
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$49,949
Total compensation
$131,298

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Whitney Kania holds the role of Gal Attorney II at Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. In 2019, their total compensation was $131,298.

Mary Westby

Central Staff Attorney/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$131,200
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$90,085
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$41,115
Total compensation
$131,200

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Mary Westby works as a Central Staff Attorney for Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. Mary earned $131,200 in 2019.

Brett Folkman

Trial Court Executive/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$130,818
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$81,245
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$33
Benefits
$49,540
Total compensation
$130,818

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Brett Folkman is a Trial Court Executive at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $130,818.

James Edwards

Technology Solutions Architect/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$128,701
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$69,014
Overtime
$9,805
Other pay
$1,640
Benefits
$48,242
Total compensation
$128,701

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

James Edwards is a Technology Solutions Architect at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $128,701.

Elizabeth Ferrin

Gal Attorney II/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$128,665
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$85,296
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$43,369
Total compensation
$128,665

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Pay Components
[object Object]

Elizabeth Ferrin is a Gal Attorney II at Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. 2019 total compensation came to $128,665.