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.

The Lockyer-Isenberg Trial Court Funding Act of 1997 (Chapter 850, Statutes of 1997) provided a stable and consistent funding source for the trial courts. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Support for Trial Court Operations-The Budget proposes an increase of $90.1 million General Fund to support trial court operations and an increase of $42.7 million General Fund for trial court employee benefit cost changes.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2015-16*
Positions
Dollars
0130 Supreme Court
167.1
$46,095
0135 Courts of Appeal
867.0
216,626
0140 Judicial Council
676.2
134,678
0145 Judicial Branch Facility Program
161.0
360,704
0150 State Trial Court Funding
-
2,701,598
0155 Habeas Corpus Resource Center
91.0
14,242
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
1,962.3
$3,473,943
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
174,675
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
1,962.3
$3,648,618

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

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, 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 * - 174K) 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 * - 15K)
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 Funding, Expenditures, and Positions - 2013-14 and 2014-15 (pdf * - 115K)
This document provides the allotment of funds to Trial Courts