Supreme Court [111]
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 $30,946,211 $10,720,606 $41,666,817
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $30,946,211 $10,720,606 $41,666,817
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $31,943,773 $10,728,518 $42,672,291
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $31,743,438 $10,728,518 $42,471,956
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $33,695,980 $10,729,579 $44,425,559
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $33,705,792 $10,734,058 $44,439,850
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act $37,242,706 $9,310,389 $46,553,095
2016-2018 2017 Base Budget $33,705,792 $10,734,058 $44,439,850
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments $1,897,339 ($1,423,669) $473,670
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments $1,639,575 $0 $1,639,575
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act $37,478,498 $9,310,958 $46,789,456
2016-2018 2018 Base Budget $33,705,792 $10,734,058 $44,439,850
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments $1,899,081 ($1,423,100) $475,981
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments $1,873,625 $0 $1,873,625
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 138.63 6.00 144.63
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 138.63 6.00 144.63
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 148.63 6.00 154.63
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 148.63 6.00 154.63
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 150.63 6.00 156.63
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 150.63 6.00 156.63
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act 150.63 6.00 156.63
2016-2018 2017 Base Budget 150.63 6.00 156.63
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 780, 2016 Appropriation Act 150.63 6.00 156.63
2016-2018 2018 Base Budget 150.63 6.00 156.63
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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Align nongeneral fund appropriation with expected revenues Base Budget Adjustment
  Reduce nongeneral appropriation for court technology fund
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($1,500,000) ($1,500,000)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes in state employee retirement rates to 80 percent of the Virginia Retirement System Board certified rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.H. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly. A companion adjustment provides funding to increase state employee retirement rates to 90 percent of the Virginia Retirement System Board certified rate.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $496,685 $496,685
Nongeneral Fund $15,381 $15,381
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded two percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the two percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.P. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $341,149 $341,149
Nongeneral Fund $17,333 $17,333
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Adjust appropriation to accelerate the employer retirement contribution phase in schedule Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes in employee retirement rates to 90 percent of the Virginia Retirement System Board certified rate budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.U. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $239,519 $239,519
Nongeneral Fund $12,588 $12,588
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded compression pay adjustment for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the compression pay adjustment for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.Q. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $205,536 $205,536
Nongeneral Fund $12,132 $12,132
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded health insurance costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.G. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $208,786 $208,786
Nongeneral Fund $5,102 $5,102
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded increase in internal service fund costs due to salary adjustments Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation to agencies to offset increases in internal service fund costs due to the salary and benefit adjustments in Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $33,977 $33,977
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state employee other post employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes in state employee other post employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.K.3. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $17,735 $17,335
Nongeneral Fund $611 $611
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Increase Criminal Fund for mediator payments Decision Package
  Provides general fund appropriation to cover the cost of proposed changes in the way mediators are paid in cases that involve both juvenile and adult matters.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $310,300 $310,300
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Adjust appropriation for the costs of the new Cardinal financial system Decision Package
  Reflects the agency's share of the costs of the new Cardinal accounting system. The Department of Accounts allocates the yearly cost of the system to agencies based upon the number of transactions the agency completed in the previous fiscal year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $39,656 $41,359
Nongeneral Fund $12,370 $12,912
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Adjust appropriation to support workers' compensation premiums Decision Package
  Supports the agency's workers' compensation premiums based on the allocation of program costs provided by the Department of Human Resource Management. The allocation is based on the historical experience of the agency and reflects the current policy of providing agencies with 50 percent of any increased costs and allowing agencies to retain 50 percent of any reduced costs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,996 $4,435
Nongeneral Fund $814 $841
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Drug Courts Funding General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $300,000 the first year and $960,000 the second year from the general fund for drug courts in jurisdictions with high drug caseloads, to be allocated by the State Drug Treatment Court Advisory Committee to existing drug courts which have been approved by the Supreme Court of Virginia but have not previously received state funding.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $300,000 $960,000
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Waivers for court-appointed counsel General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $450,000 each year from the general fund to meet the projected cost of funding the waivers approved by the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia for higher fees for court-appointed counsel in criminal cases.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $450,000 $450,000
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Fee for Court-Appointed Mediators General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $303,000 each year from the general fund to increase the rate of reimbursement for court-appointed mediators from $100 to $120 per appointment mediated.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $303,000 $303,000
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Correct fiscal year funding for weighted caseload evaluation study General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides funding to update the judicial weighted caseload study in the first year of the biennium instead of the second year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $250,000 ($250,000)
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Update Judicial Caseload and Staffing Study General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $250,000 the second year from the general fund for the Supreme Court to contract with the National Center for State Courts to update the 2013 judicial caseload and staffing study.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $250,000
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Norfolk & Henrico Drug Court Vivitrol Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $100,000 each year from the general fund for two pilot drug court programs, one each in Norfolk and Henrico County, using non-narcotic, non-addictive prescription drug treatment regimens.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $100,000 $100,000
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Fund electronic case file submission system General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $175,950 in general fund appropriation to cover the cost of an electronic case file submission system between general district and circuit court.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $175,950 $0
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Court-Appointed Attorneys for Commitment Hearings General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $60,625 from the general fund each year for the estimated costs of increasing the fee for court-appointed attorneys in commitment proceedings from $25 to $150 per case, consistent with the provisions of House Bill 364 of the 2016 General Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $60,625 $60,625
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Planning for Space Needs at Capitol Square General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court to develop a plan for future space needs at Capitol Square for the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals.
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Review of Drug Court Pilot Sites - Vivitrol General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court to identify drug court sites for participation in a pilot program providing substance abuse treatment using non-narcotic, non-addictive drug treatment regimens, and report his findings and recommendations by October 1, 2016.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 06-04-2025 00:23:03