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JUSTICE

Texas state employees in the role of JUSTICE. We have 50 employee records on file, spread across 6+ state agencies.

50Employees
$227,060Average pay
$210,000Lowest pay
$252,000Highest pay
Found at: SUPREME COURT FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT SECOND COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT FIRST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT

About this role

The JUSTICE classification is used across multiple Texas state agencies. In the OpenPayrolls dataset, 50 employees hold this title, with annualized pay ranging from $210,000 to $252,000 and an average of $227,060. The spread between the highest and lowest paid in this role is $42,000.

Pay variation within a single Texas state classification is normal and expected. The State of Texas operates a position classification plan in which most titles correspond to a salary group with a defined minimum, midpoint, and maximum. Agencies are free to set individual pay anywhere within that band based on the employee's experience, prior agency service, market conditions for the specialty, and any agency-specific salary supplements. Universities, certain regulatory boards, and elected officials' offices are not bound by the standard classification plan at all and set pay independently — which is why the same job title can show very different numbers depending on the employer.

This role appears most often at SUPREME COURT, FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, SECOND COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, FIRST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT. Click any agency to see its full payroll, or scroll down for the complete list of employees who hold this title in our dataset.

Geographically, the JUSTICE role concentrates in Austin, Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Waco. Cost-of-living, agency funding source, and tenure all contribute to the city-by-city variation in posted pay. For full context, read our methodology and browse comparable Texas roles in the job titles index.

JUSTICE by city

City-specific salary breakdowns for the JUSTICE role. Each page includes local averages, top earners, and the agencies hiring locally.

Employees holding this title

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NameAgencyAnnual payHire date
Debra Lehrmann SUPREME COURT $252,000 June 21, 2010
Jane Bland SUPREME COURT $252,000 September 11, 2019
Rebeca Huddle SUPREME COURT $252,000 October 30, 2020
John Devine SUPREME COURT $252,000 January 1, 2013
Justin Busby SUPREME COURT $252,000 March 20, 2019
Scott Field FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS $246,000 September 1, 2024
Steven Smith TENTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 September 1, 2021
Maricela Breedlove FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 January 1, 2023
James Birdwell SECOND COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 November 16, 2017
Kevin Jewell FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 January 1, 2017
Bonnie Goldstein FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 January 1, 2021
Evan Young SUPREME COURT $231,000 November 10, 2021
W Trotter ELEVENTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 December 3, 2020
Charles Davis TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 November 1, 2025
Karin Samman THIRD COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 January 1, 2025
Nancy Broden FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 January 1, 2023
David Wallach SECOND COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 September 7, 2019
Emily Miskel FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 December 26, 2022
Georgena Roberts EIGHTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 January 1, 2017
Lori Valenzuela FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 January 22, 2021
Brian Hoyle TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 August 28, 2006
Kathleen Garcia FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 January 1, 2021
Leanne Johnson NINTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 November 20, 2013
Kenneth Wise FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 October 11, 2013
Dana Womack SECOND COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 January 7, 2019
Artie Harris TENTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 January 7, 2025
Tina Clinton FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 January 1, 2025
Stephen Smith FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 January 1, 2021
Gisela Triana THIRD COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 January 1, 2019
Elizabeth Kerr SECOND COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 January 1, 2017
Randall Wilson FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 January 11, 2021
Irene Rios FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 January 1, 2017
Kristin Guiney Mcclees FIRST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $231,000 January 1, 2025
April Farris FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS $225,500 September 1, 2024
Clarissa Silva THIRTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $211,750 January 1, 2021
Lawrence Doss SEVENTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $211,750 December 12, 2019
Claudia Rivas FIRST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $211,750 January 1, 2021
Dabney Bassel SECOND COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $211,750 November 19, 2018
Alex Yarbrough SEVENTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $211,750 September 6, 2022
Bradley Hart FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $211,750 January 1, 2025
Lori Brissette FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $211,750 July 8, 2024
Amparo Guerra FIRST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $211,750 January 1, 2021
Bruce Williams ELEVENTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $211,750 January 1, 2021
Velia Meza-canizalez FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $211,750 January 1, 2025
Chad Bridges FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $211,750 January 1, 2025
Chari Kelly THIRD COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $211,750 January 1, 2019
Brian Walker SECOND COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $211,750 January 1, 2021
Ysmael Fonseca THIRTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT $211,750 January 1, 2025
Kyle Hawkins SUPREME COURT $210,000 October 27, 2025
James Sullivan SUPREME COURT $210,000 January 7, 2025