Public Defender
Data received May 2025
Full-time employees
18
Median pay
$77,766
Average pay
$79,224
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 2024, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baird, Mitchell E. | Secretary | $43,406 | Jan. 6, 2016 |
| Barton, William L. | Assistant Public Defender | $91,838 | Jan. 15, 2021 |
| Burns, Tracey L. | Officer Manager | $73,127 | Dec. 1, 2008 |
| Cameron, Trent R. | Assistant Public Defender | $84,337 | Dec. 16, 2015 |
| Caulk, Jennifer L. | Paralegal | $60,127 | April 13, 2018 |
| Clutter, Keagan S. | Investigator | $70,756 | Sept. 15, 2014 |
| Copeland, Mary N. | Public Defender | $181,547 | May 15, 2002 |
| Daugherty, John Ross | Assistant Public Defender | $99,633 | Jan. 18, 2022 |
| Hemmer, Delani E. | Assistant Public Defender | $99,633 | Jan. 30, 2017 |
| Hermanson, Morgan J. | Assistant Public Defender | $31,092 | Dec. 1, 2016 |
| Hernandez, Allison M. | Client Advocate | $75,353 | May 20, 1996 |
| Linck, Natalie Loless | Assistant Public Defender | $80,178 | Sept. 1, 2021 |
| McClellan, Kane Ryan | Assistant Public Defender | $62,621 | June 30, 2023 |
| Pearson, Allison F. | Assistant Public Defender | $97,533 | April 23, 2018 |
| Schuman, Fred P. | Assistant Public Defender | $92,314 | Aug. 11, 2003 |
| Scroggins, Morgan E. | Assistant Public Defender | $39,813 | Oct. 19, 1992 |
| Sheikh, Dawn C. | Assistant Public Defender | $43,083 | Jan. 2, 2018 |
| Smith, Ginny L. | Assistant Public Defender | $99,633 | March 9, 2015 |
Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or median pay, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.