Legislative, Judicial, and Executive
0250 Judicial Branch

Article VI of the Constitution creates the Supreme Court of California and the Courts of Appeal to exercise the judicial power of the state at the appellate level. Article VI also creates the Judicial Council of California to administer the state's judicial system. Chapter 869, Statutes of 1997, created the California Habeas Corpus Resource Center to represent any person financially unable to employ appellate counsel in capital cases.

Chapter 850, Statutes of 1997, enacted the Lockyer-Isenberg Trial Court Funding Act of 1997 to provide a stable and consistent funding source for the trial courts. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Courts Reductions-The Budget includes a $200 million General Fund unallocated reduction to the courts. The Administration will work with the stakeholders and the Legislature to explore ways to implement this reduction while attempting to minimize the impact to trial court operations.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year personnel years and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2011-12*
Personnel
Years
Dollars
10 Supreme Court
152.4
$46,507
20 Courts of Appeal
843.7
210,717
30 Judicial Council
804.8
142,048
35 Judicial Branch Facility Program
154.8
228,953
45 State Trial Court Funding
-
3,211,549
50 Habeas Corpus Resource Center
83.6
14,815
95 Reimbursement from Local Entities
-
-860,000
97 Unallocated
-
-200,000
Totals, Personnel Years and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
2,039.3
$2,794,589
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
686,099
Totals, Personnel Years and All Expenditures
2,039.3
$3,480,688

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Personnel Years for expenditures, personnel years, and funding detail.

Refer to the Infrastructure Overview for infrastructure expenditure detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Judicial Branch Budget (pdf * - 302K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 16K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 13K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.
Trial Court Appropriations (pdf * - 108K)
This document provides the allotment of funds to Trial Court related programs appropriated from either the Trial Court Trust Fund or the General Fund.

 Expenditures of Superior Courts (pdf * - 132K)
This document provides 2009-10 actual expenditures and 2010-11 estimated expenditures of the Superior Courts of California.