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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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Mark Decaria

District Court Judge/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$205,446
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$125,365
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$80,081
Total compensation
$205,446

Source-specific fields

Pay Components
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Mark Decaria is a District Court Judge at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $205,446.

Michelle Tack

Court Commissioner/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$204,101
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$140,670
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$63,431
Total compensation
$204,101

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Michelle Tack is a Court Commissioner at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $204,101.

Catherine Conklin

Court Commissioner/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$204,063
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$140,670
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$63,393
Total compensation
$204,063

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Pay Components
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Catherine Conklin works as a Court Commissioner for Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. Catherine earned $204,063 in 2019.

Michelle Blomquist

Court Commissioner/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$199,343
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$140,670
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$58,673
Total compensation
$199,343

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Michelle Blomquist is a Court Commissioner at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $199,343.

Sean Petersen

Court Commissioner/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$199,050
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$140,670
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$58,380
Total compensation
$199,050

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Pay Components
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Sean Petersen works as a Court Commissioner for Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. Sean earned $199,050 in 2019.

Joanna Sagers

Court Commissioner/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$198,957
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$140,670
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$58,287
Total compensation
$198,957

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Pay Components
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Joanna Sagers holds the role of Court Commissioner at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. In 2019, their total compensation was $198,957.

Christina Wilson

Court Commissioner/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$198,803
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$140,670
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$58,133
Total compensation
$198,803

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Pay Components
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Christina Wilson is a Court Commissioner at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. 2019 total compensation came to $198,803.

Thomas Patton

Court Commissioner/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$198,623
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$140,129
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$58,493
Total compensation
$198,623

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Thomas Patton holds the role of Court Commissioner at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. In 2019, their total compensation was $198,623.

Thomas Morgan

Court Commissioner/Judicial Branch

2019 total comp
$198,391
Sub-department
SJC Court Administrator
Base pay
$140,670
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$57,721
Total compensation
$198,391

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Thomas Morgan holds the role of Court Commissioner at Judicial Branch within Sjc Court Administrator. In 2019, their total compensation was $198,391.