Judicial Department Reversion Clearing Account [104]
Secretarial Area: Judicial
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly ($3,022,600) $0 ($3,022,600)
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly ($3,022,600) $0 ($3,022,600)
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $0 $0 $0
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $855,795 $0 $855,795
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly $877,395 $0 $877,395
2016-2018 2017 Previous Legislative Appropriation $2,470,743 $0 $2,470,743
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments ($1,593,348) $0 ($1,593,348)
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly $3,502,395 $0 $3,502,395
2016-2018 2018 Previous Legislative Appropriation $3,377,395 $0 $3,377,395
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments $0 $0 $0
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments $125,000 $0 $125,000
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2017 Previous Legislative Appropriation 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 Previous Legislative Appropriation 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Remove funding for district clerk salary compensation initiative Decision Package
  Remove funding for salary increases that were contingent upon revenue forecast.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,593,348) ($2,500,000)
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Fund compensation initiative for district court clerks and deputy clerks Decision Package
  Provides funding in the second year from the general fund for compensation initiative for district court clerks and deputy clerks.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $2,500,000
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Adjust Funding for District Court Clerks Salary Increase General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts funding and language included in the introduced budget for a compensation initiative for district court and deputy district court clerks. The revised language provides $2.6 million for compensation adjustments effective September 10, 2017. The language states the annualized cost of the compensation action cannot exceed $3.5 million and the compensation plan is subject to the approval of the Committee on District Courts.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $125,000
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Criminal Fund Balance General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment authorizes the reversion of $1.5 million in Criminal Fund balances to the general fund.
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Judicial Vacancies General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides authority and sufficient funding to fill nine vacant judgeships as of July 1, 2017, as specified, which translates into a total of 407 funded circuit and district judgeships in the second year. In addition, this amendment provides for the reversion to the general fund of a net amount of $198,822 from anticipated balances, which reflects (i) certain expected vacancies in the 20th and 31st Circuit Courts and the 2nd Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court not being filled at this time, based on review of workload data; and (ii) an adjustment of $90,000 for substitute judges in certain courts in which the judges will be serving on active duty with the United States Armed Forces during the second year. The amendment also specifies that when the next judicial vacancy occurs in the 19th judicial circuit, the number of authorized judgeships in the 19th judicial circuit will be reduced from 15 to 14.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 06-08-2025 00:40:27