Data received August 2024

Full-time employees

10

Median pay

$53,282

Average pay

$66,170

Public Defender

Employees by pay range

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Employees

Click on one of the headers below to sort a column. Data shown reflects actual gross pay for 2023, except where noted otherwise.

 

Name

Position Gross pay Date hired
Boismenue, Charlotte D. Executive Secretary $48,788 June 3, 2002
Conroy, Patrick Assistant Public Defender $57,776 Dec. 5, 2022
Craig, Karen M. Assistant Public Defender $83,033 Aug. 7, 1989
De Mond, Joseph Assistant Public Defender $42,699 April 19, 2022
Kraft, Karl Investigator $39,885 March 6, 2023
Luetkemyer, Zachary Assistant Public Defender $46,321 March 6, 2023
Mac Elroy, Cathleen M. Public Defender $164,277 Feb. 10, 2015
Nester, Gregory Assistant Public Defender $66,049 July 13, 2014
Philo, Thomas Chief Assistant Public Defender $69,410 April 24, 1995
Teal, Sandra J. Executive Secretary $43,467 Feb. 1, 1987

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