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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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Michael Edwards

District Court Judge/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$196,230
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$116,570
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$14
Benefits
$79,646
Total compensation
$196,230

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Michael Edwards holds the role of District Court Judge at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. In 2019, their total compensation was $196,230.

Catherine Dupont

Appellate Court Administrator/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$195,288
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$128,721
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$19
Benefits
$66,549
Total compensation
$195,288

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Pay Components
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Catherine Dupont is a Appellate Court Administrator at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $195,288.

Kim Luhn

Court Commissioner/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$192,447
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$140,670
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$51,776
Total compensation
$192,447

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Kim Luhn holds the role of Court Commissioner at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. In 2019, their total compensation was $192,447.

Heidi Anderson

Director, Information Technology/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$191,141
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$131,706
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$59,435
Total compensation
$191,141

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Heidi Anderson holds the role of Director, Information Technology at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. In 2019, their total compensation was $191,141.