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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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Anthony Ferdon

Court Commissioner/Judicial Branch

2018 total comp
$160,791
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$110,846
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$49,945
Total compensation
$160,791

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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At Judicial Branch, Anthony Ferdon serves as a Court Commissioner within Sjc Court Administrator. Their 2018 pay totaled $160,791.

Tracy Mills

Gal Attorney V/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$160,531
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$102,461
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$58,070
Total compensation
$160,531

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Tracy Mills holds the role of Gal Attorney V at Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. In 2019, their total compensation was $160,531.

John Bell

Director of Finance/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$157,543
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$99,819
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,067
Benefits
$56,657
Total compensation
$157,543

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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John Bell is a Director of Finance at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $157,543.

Martha Pierce

Gal Attorney V/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$156,399
Sub-department
SJC Guardian Ad Litem
Base pay
$108,285
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$48,114
Total compensation
$156,399

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Martha Pierce works as a Gal Attorney V for Judicial Branch within Sjc Guardian Ad Litem. Martha earned $156,399 in 2019.

Brody Arishita

Application Services Manager/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$156,398
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$99,507
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$195
Benefits
$56,696
Total compensation
$156,398

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Brody Arishita is a Application Services Manager at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $156,398.

Thomas Langhorne

Director, Utah Judicial Institute/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$154,321
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$104,595
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$49,727
Total compensation
$154,321

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Thomas Langhorne is a Director, Utah Judicial Institute at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $154,321.

Lawrence Webster

Trial Court Executive/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$153,489
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$100,922
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$52,567
Total compensation
$153,489

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

At Judicial Branch, Lawrence Webster serves as a Trial Court Executive within Sjc Court Administrator. Their 2019 pay totaled $153,489.

Karen Thompson

Central Staff Attorney/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$152,571
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$100,110
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$52,460
Total compensation
$152,571

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Karen Thompson works as a Central Staff Attorney for Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. Karen earned $152,571 in 2019.

Paul Barron

Application Services Manager/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$152,263
Sub-department
Comp & Excess Pool
Base pay
$99,940
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$65
Benefits
$52,258
Total compensation
$152,263

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
[object Object]

Paul Barron holds the role of Application Services Manager at Judicial Branch within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $152,263.