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.....

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
2016-17*
Positions
Dollars
0130 Supreme Court
156.2
$46,438
0135 Courts of Appeal
795.0
224,784
0140 Judicial Council
553.5
133,173
0145 Judicial Branch Facility Program
131.2
409,904
0150 State Trial Court Funding
-
2,804,693
0155 Habeas Corpus Resource Center
81.1
15,015
0170 Offset from Local Property Tax Revenue
-
-30,000
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
1,717.0
$3,604,007
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
364,297
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
1,717.0
$3,968,304

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 * - 514K) 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 * - 15K)
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 - 2014-15 and 2015-16 (pdf * - 188K)
This table provides the allotment of funds to Trial Courts

 State Trial Court Funding Not Distributed to the Trial Courts - 2014-15 and 2015-16 (pdf * - 189K)
This table provides a description of funds either disbursed on behalf of trial courts, for statewide programs, for judges compensation, or to non-court entities, that are not included in the superior courts? state funding.

Judicial Council of California (pdf * - 70K)
This table provides the allotment of funds to the Judicial Council of California