Circuit Courts [113]
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
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $113,971,455 $5,000 $113,976,455
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $117,019,675 $5,000 $117,024,675
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $114,248,355 $0 $114,248,355
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $112,174,403 $0 $112,174,403
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $114,175,390 $0 $114,175,390
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $114,999,326 $0 $114,999,326
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $131,392,451 $0 $131,392,451
2024-2026 2025 Base Budget $114,172,090 $0 $114,172,090
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments $6,870,271 $0 $6,870,271
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments $10,350,090 $0 $10,350,090
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $137,464,210 $0 $137,464,210
2024-2026 2026 Base Budget $114,172,090 $0 $114,172,090
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments $6,870,271 $0 $6,870,271
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments $16,421,849 $0 $16,421,849
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 165.00 0.00 165.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 165.00 0.00 165.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 165.00 0.00 165.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 154.00 0.00 154.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 154.00 0.00 154.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 154.00 0.00 154.00
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 158.00 0.00 158.00
2024-2026 2025 Base Budget 154.00 0.00 154.00
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments 4.00 0.00 4.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 158.00 0.00 158.00
2024-2026 2026 Base Budget 154.00 0.00 154.00
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments 4.00 0.00 4.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded five percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the five percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 483 S. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,514,375 $4,514,375
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to contribution rates for state employee retirement plans budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 483 H. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $256,120 $256,120
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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 484 F. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $179,070 $179,070
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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 483 G. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $105,076 $105,076
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 G. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $24,687 $24,687
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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 483 P. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($3,765) ($3,765)
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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 484 H. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($3,674) ($3,674)
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Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Provide funding for two percent salary increase Decision Package
  Adjusts appropriation for the two percent salary increase for state and state supported local employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Paragraphs S, T, U, and V of Item 483, Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $971,146 $971,146
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Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Increase retired recalled judge per diem Decision Package
  Provides for the ongoing impact of appropriation changes included in Chapter 1, 2023 Special Session I. Funds the ongoing impact of raising the per diem rate paid to retired recalled judges from $250 to $400, which was authorized in Chapter 328, 2023 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $827,236 $827,236
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Court-Appointed Attorney Payments General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $6.5 million the first year and $13.0 million the second year from the general fund for the provisions of House Bill 102 and Senate Bill 356, which increase the statutory caps for court-appointed attorney pay. The additional funds are appropriated to the Criminal Fund, from which court-appointed attorney costs are paid. A companion amendment to the Supreme Court provides funding in the first year to implement system changes to accommodate the increases.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $6,500,000 $13,000,000
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Child Dependency Cases- Court-Appointed Attorneys General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $3.2 million the first year and $3.1 million the second year from the general fund for deposit to the Criminal Fund to support the provisions of House Bill 893, which raises court-appointed attorney fees for child dependency cases. A companion amendment to the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court provides funding to enact the remaining provisions of the bill.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,173,460 $3,108,000
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Four Additional Judgeships: Circuit Courts General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.3 million each year from the general fund and four positions for additional circuit court judgeships in the First, Ninth, Fifteenth, and Twenty-fifth Judicial Circuits, pursuant to House Bill 310 and Senate Bill 710. These additional judgeships were recommended by the Judicial Council.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,318,888 $1,305,688
Positions 4.00 4.00
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Establish a Rockingham/Harrisonburg Public Defenders' Office - Criminal Fund Offset General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts the general fund appropriation each year to account for reduced payments made from the Criminal Fund pursuant to House Bill 1014, which authorizes the establishment of a public defenders office for Harrisonburg and Rockingham. A companion amendment under the Indigent Defense Commission provides funding and positions for the new office location. The reductions assumed herein account for a phased-in first year for the new office and a minimal continued need for court-appointed attorneys due to public defender workloads and conflicts of interest.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($642,258) ($1,091,839)
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Sealing Fee Fund General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $100,000 from the general fund the second year to support court-appointed attorneys handling criminal record sealing cases. This amount is intended to serve as start-up funding when the provisions of Chapter 524, 2021 Special Session I, take effect on July 1, 2025. After the initial deposit from the general fund, the intent is for the Sealing Fee Fund to be sustained through fee revenue.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $100,000


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