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Judicial Branch Budget | Fiscal Year 2027-28 Budget Change Proposals for Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, Superior Courts, Habeas Corpus Resource Center, Judicial Branch Facilities Program, and Judicial Council
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Summary
Summary
To promote responsible and sustainable investment in the judicial branch's core programs and services--in anticipation of the new administration taking office in January 2027 and in recognition of the state's projected multiyear deficit--the Judicial Branch Budget Committee recommends submitting 24 budget change proposals, including one proposal deferred for submission in the spring, to the Department of Finance for consideration in the fiscal year 2027-28 Governor's Budget.
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Recommendation
The Judicial Branch Budget Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective July 17, 2026, approve the following fiscal year 2027-28 budget change proposals (not in priority order) for submission to the Department of Finance. Proposals 1 through 23 will be submitted in September 2026 to the Department of Finance. Proposal 24 may be submitted in spring 2027
after further assessment of financial need due to an additional $20 million for court interpreters included in the fiscal year 2026-27 May Revision.
1. Inflationary Adjustment for Trial Courts (Consumer Price Index)--$82.3 million General Fund;
2. Trial Courts Technology Ongoing Support--$42.5 million General Fund;
3. Improving Branchwide Cybersecurity--$19.1 million General Fund;
4. Appellate Court Technology Modernization and Ongoing Cost Adjustment--$4.5 million General Fund;
5. Addressing the Impact of the Disproportionate Increase in Competency Evaluations--$10.4 million General Fund;
6. Judicial Branch Data Analytics Modernization--$9.8 million General Fund;
7. Habeas Corpus Resource Center Case Team Staffing--$7.3 million General Fund;
8. Appellate Court Unarmed Security Guard - Expanded Coverage--$707,000 General Fund...
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