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.....


EXPENDITURES Back to Top
The following table presents proposed and revised budget year expenditures for this Department.
Expenditures January '14
Proposed*
May '14
Revised*
Change* % Change
Totals Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
$3,273,846
$3,302,225
$28,379
0.87%
    Infrastructure
210,379
301,823
91,444
43.47%
Totals, All Expenditures
$3,484,225
$3,604,048
$119,823
3.44%

POSITIONS Back to Top
The following table presents proposed and revised budget year positions for this Department.
Positions January '14
Proposed
May '14
Revised
Change % Change
Totals, Positions 1,964.0 1,964.0 - 0.00%

DETAILED EXPENDITURES BY STATE FUNDS Back to Top
The following table presents proposed and revised state fund expenditure amounts for the budget year by General Fund, special funds, and selected bond funds.
Expenditures January '14
Proposed*
May '14
Revised*
Change* % Change
General Fund
$1,325,043
$1,387,131
$62,088
4.69%
Special Funds
1,965,463
2,025,178
59,715
3.04%
Selected Bond Funds
-
-
-
-
Totals, State Funds
$3,290,506
$3,412,309
$121,803
3.70%

Refer to the Infrastructure Overview for infrastructure expenditure detail.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Proposed Budget Detail - Judicial Branch (January 2014)
Displays Proposed Budget Detail information for Judicial Branch.