General District Courts [114]
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
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $102,790,634 $0 $102,790,634
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $104,644,473 $0 $104,644,473
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $111,292,744 $0 $111,292,744
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $111,305,772 $0 $111,305,772
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $117,958,469 $0 $117,958,469
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $122,587,475 $0 $122,587,475
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly $129,538,848 $0 $129,538,848
2020-2022 2021 Base Budget $120,337,475 $0 $120,337,475
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments $5,792,647 $0 $5,792,647
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments $3,408,726 $0 $3,408,726
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly $130,943,333 $0 $130,943,333
2020-2022 2022 Base Budget $120,337,475 $0 $120,337,475
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments $7,656,667 $0 $7,656,667
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments $2,949,191 $0 $2,949,191
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 1,056.10 0.00 1,056.10
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 1,056.10 0.00 1,056.10
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 1,056.10 0.00 1,056.10
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 1,056.10 0.00 1,056.10
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 1,056.10 0.00 1,056.10
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 1,056.10 0.00 1,056.10
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly 1,146.10 0.00 1,146.10
2020-2022 2021 Base Budget 1,056.10 0.00 1,056.10
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments 30.00 0.00 30.00
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments 60.00 0.00 60.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly 1,176.10 0.00 1,176.10
2020-2022 2022 Base Budget 1,056.10 0.00 1,056.10
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments 60.00 0.00 60.00
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments 60.00 0.00 60.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded 2.75 percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the 2.75 percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 T. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,723,931 $1,723,931
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 G. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,200,415) ($1,200,415)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded 2.25 percent merit-based salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the 2.25 percent merit-based salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 V. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $774,512 $774,512
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to state health insurance premiums Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 G. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $671,688 $671,688
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Financials System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Financials System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 L. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $405,665 $405,665
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Transfers PERK program appropriation to WCC Base Budget Adjustment
  This adjustment transfers appropriation, as set out in Appropriation Act language, from general district court to the Worker's Compensation Commission in support of the physical evidence recovery kit (PERK) program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($40,000) ($40,000)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state employee other post-employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to state employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 K. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($11,167) ($11,167)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded workers’ compensation premium changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 R. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $8,148 $8,148
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Performance Budgeting System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Performance Budgeting System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 M. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $328 $328
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Adjust Criminal Fund appropriation between courts Decision Package
  Realigns existing general fund appropriation to reflect the Courts expenditures.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($3,000,000) ($3,000,000)
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Fund additional district court clerk positions Decision Package
  Provides funding for 60 additional district court clerk positions to assist with workload demands in district courts across the Commonwealth.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,864,020 $3,728,040
Positions 30.00 60.00
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Increase funding for Criminal Fund Decision Package
  Increases funding to cover the cost associated with providing constitutionally mandated legal defense for indigent persons accused of crimes.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,272,500 $2,272,500
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Adjust Criminal Fund appropriation between courts Decision Package
  Net zero transfer of existing Criminal Fund appropriation between Circuit Courts and District Courts.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,000,000 $2,000,000
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Fund additional judgeship for 19th Judicial District Decision Package
  Provides funding to support one new general district court judgeship and one clerk support staff for the 19th Judicial District (Fairfax County).
 
  FY FY
General Fund $323,437 $323,437
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Address deputy district court clerk workload demands General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $3,868,260 general fund the first year and $3,868,260 general fund the second year for either additional clerk positions, salary increases for general district court clerks, or a combination of both. The funding for this appropriation is derived from a companion amendment in Part 4-14.00 that adjusts general district court civil filing fees.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,868,260 $3,868,260
Positions 60.00 60.00
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Adjust Criminal Fund appropriation to account for the opening of new Prince William public defender office General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reduces $459,534 from the general fund the first year and $919,069 from the general fund the second year in the Criminal Fund appropriation for court appointed attorney fees to reflect the opening of a new public defender office in Prince William County.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($459,534) ($919,069)
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Unallot spending increases in response to potential revenue shortfall (Reconvened Amendment) General Assembly Adjustment
  Creates a language item to require the unallotment of new discretionary spending amounts ($6,055,717 in FY2021 and $7,919,737 in FY2022).


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 08-26-2025 18:24:55