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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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William Eaton

Infrastructure Services Manager/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$151,267
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$95,576
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$130
Benefits
$55,561
Total compensation
$151,267

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Judicial Branch, William Eaton serves as a Infrastructure Services Manager within Sjc Court Administrator. Their 2019 pay totaled $151,267.

Christopher Marchant

Gal Attorney IV/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$150,213
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$97,282
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$325
Benefits
$52,606
Total compensation
$150,213

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Pay Components
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Christopher Marchant is a Gal Attorney IV at Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. 2019 total compensation came to $150,213.

John Larsen

Senior Technical Project/Program Manager/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$150,130
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$95,514
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$65
Benefits
$54,551
Total compensation
$150,130

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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John Larsen works as a Senior Technical Project/Program Manager for Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. John earned $150,130 in 2019.

Christon Talbot

Court Facilities Manager/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$148,625
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$94,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,000
Benefits
$49,625
Total compensation
$148,625

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Christon Talbot is a Court Facilities Manager at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $148,625.

W. Stephenson

Infrastructure Architect/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$148,255
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$87,693
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$9,901
Benefits
$50,661
Total compensation
$148,255

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Judicial Branch, W. Stephenson serves as a Infrastructure Architect within Sjc Court Administrator. Their 2019 pay totaled $148,255.

Mark Urry

Trial Court Executive/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$148,138
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$96,491
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$51,646
Total compensation
$148,138

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Mark Urry holds the role of Trial Court Executive at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. In 2019, their total compensation was $148,138.

Charles Smith

Trial Court Executive/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$148,134
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$96,949
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$51,185
Total compensation
$148,134

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Charles Smith works as a Trial Court Executive for Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. Charles earned $148,134 in 2019.

Patricia Fenimore

Gal Attorney IV/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$147,985
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$92,206
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,300
Benefits
$54,479
Total compensation
$147,985

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Patricia Fenimore holds the role of Gal Attorney IV at Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. In 2019, their total compensation was $147,985.

Clark Sabey

Central Staff Attorney/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$146,939
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$92,622
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$54,317
Total compensation
$146,939

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Judicial Branch, Clark Sabey serves as a Central Staff Attorney within Sjc Court Administrator. Their 2019 pay totaled $146,939.

Christopher Derbidge

Enterprise Application & Security Architect/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$146,846
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$95,514
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$130
Benefits
$51,202
Total compensation
$146,846

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Christopher Derbidge works as a Enterprise Application & Security Architect for Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. Christopher earned $146,846 in 2019.

David Hayward

Application Developer III/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$145,916
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$85,864
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$6,934
Benefits
$53,118
Total compensation
$145,916

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

David Hayward is a Application Developer III at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $145,916.

David Williams

District Court Judge/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$145,281
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$86,508
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$58,774
Total compensation
$145,281

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Judicial Branch, David Williams serves as a District Court Judge within Sjc Court Administrator. Their 2019 pay totaled $145,281.

James Bauer

Trial Court Executive/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$144,743
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$93,725
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$51,019
Total compensation
$144,743

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

James Bauer works as a Trial Court Executive for Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. James earned $144,743 in 2019.

Russell Pearson

Trial Court Executive/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$144,721
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$90,730
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$403
Benefits
$53,589
Total compensation
$144,721

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Russell Pearson is a Trial Court Executive at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $144,721.

Russell Minas

Court Commissioner/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$144,629
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$102,257
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$42,373
Total compensation
$144,629

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Russell Minas works as a Court Commissioner for Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. Russell earned $144,629 in 2019.

Wendell Roberts

Trial Court Executive/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$144,443
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$90,730
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$131
Benefits
$53,582
Total compensation
$144,443

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Wendell Roberts works as a Trial Court Executive for Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. Wendell earned $144,443 in 2019.

Travis Erickson

Trial Court Executive/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$144,312
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$90,730
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$53,583
Total compensation
$144,312

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Travis Erickson works as a Trial Court Executive for Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. Travis earned $144,312 in 2019.

Michael Mathie

Gal Attorney III/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$144,044
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$92,997
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$51,048
Total compensation
$144,044

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Judicial Branch, Michael Mathie serves as a Gal Attorney III within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. Their 2019 pay totaled $144,044.

Kim Allard

Director, Court Services/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$143,485
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$93,554
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$49,931
Total compensation
$143,485

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Kim Allard works as a Director, Court Services for Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. Kim earned $143,485 in 2019.

Cheri Stringham

Gal Attorney IV/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$142,938
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$89,814
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$325
Benefits
$52,799
Total compensation
$142,938

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Cheri Stringham works as a Gal Attorney IV for Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. Cheri earned $142,938 in 2019.

Dixie Jackson

Gal Attorney III/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$141,923
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$89,003
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$52,920
Total compensation
$141,923

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Dixie Jackson is a Gal Attorney III at Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. 2019 total compensation came to $141,923.

Mary Appleby

Appellate Court Judge/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$141,703
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$87,467
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$19
Benefits
$54,216
Total compensation
$141,703

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Judicial Branch, Mary Appleby serves as a Appellate Court Judge within Sjc Court Administrator. Their 2019 pay totaled $141,703.

Jennifer Spangenberg

Gal Attorney IV/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$140,760
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$96,790
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$43,969
Total compensation
$140,760

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Judicial Branch, Jennifer Spangenberg serves as a Gal Attorney IV within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. Their 2019 pay totaled $140,760.

Bret Hayman

Central Staff Attorney/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$140,116
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$87,693
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$52,423
Total compensation
$140,116

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Judicial Branch, Bret Hayman serves as a Central Staff Attorney within Sjc Court Administrator. Their 2019 pay totaled $140,116.

Rachelle Palmer

Gal Attorney III/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$139,899
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$89,939
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$49,960
Total compensation
$139,899

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Rachelle Palmer holds the role of Gal Attorney III at Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. In 2019, their total compensation was $139,899.