UNIFIED JUDICIAL SYSTEM
GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDED FY 2005 BUDGET
271 Unified Judicial System

MISSION:
To provide timely and equitable administration of justice.

  ACTUAL
FY 2002
ACTUAL
FY 2003
BUDGETED
FY 2004
REQUESTED
FY 2005
GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDED
FY 2005
RECOMMENDED INC/(DEC)
FY 2005
FUNDING SOURCE:
   General Funds $23,544,309 $25,241,571 $26,502,939 $26,675,652 $26,675,652 $172,713
   Federal Funds 584,689 354,772 483,571 483,571 483,571 0
   Other Funds 3,077,844 3,576,766 3,611,746 3,674,943 3,674,943 63,197
      Total $27,206,842 $29,173,110 $30,598,256 $30,834,166 $30,834,166 $235,910
 
EXPENDITURE DETAIL:
   Personal Services $20,874,991 $22,403,607 $23,874,872 $24,017,986 $24,017,986 $143,114
   Operating Expenses 6,331,851 6,769,502 6,723,384 6,816,180 6,816,180 92,796
      Total $27,206,842 $29,173,110 $30,598,256 $30,834,166 $30,834,166 $235,910
 
Staffing Level FTE: 449.8 462.6 472.8 475.8 475.8 3.0

  ACTUAL
FY 2002

ACTUAL
FY 2003

ESTIMATED
FY 2004

ESTIMATED
FY 2005

REVENUES:  
   Supreme Court Filing Fees $10,550 $9,750 $10,000 $10,500
   Attorney Admission Certificate Fees 760 700 800 850
   Copies of Opinions and Miscellaneous 3,700 4,624 4,500 4,600
   Court Automation Fee (CAF-829) 4,220 3,900 4,000 4,000
   Interest Earned (BBE-830) 1,895 1,781 1,800 1,800
   CLERKS OF COURT OPERATIONS: 0 0 0 0
   35% of Municipal Fines 459,944 434,688 440,000 445,000
   Passport Fees 10,920 19,230 15,000 15,000
   NSF Charges 11,425 11,843 11,000 11,000
   Victim Compensation Surcharge 353,922 338,114 340,000 345,000
   Liquidated Costs 3,609,915 3,436,731 3,500,000 3,550,000
   Marriage Fees 21,160 21,520 21,000 21,000
   Court Automation Surcharge 1,594,246 1,535,300 1,540,000 1,545,000
   Fax Fees 12,701 14,532 12,000 12,000
   Interest Earned 39,392 49,684 35,000 25,000
   Information Request 1,735 2,634 2,000 2,000
   Nonresident Attorney 6,550 6,000 6,000 6,000
   Drug Screening Fee 26,197 22,373 30,000 30,000
   Interest Earned 875 1,021 800 800
      
Total

$6,170,107

$5,914,425

$5,973,900

$6,029,550
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:  
   SUPREME COURT
   Filings:
   Civil Appeals 235 243 240 240
   Criminal Appeals 106 110 130 120
   Petitions for Intermediate Appeal 53 29 50 45
   Notices of Review 16 21 35 25
   Original Proceedings 35 22 35 30
   Appl. for Certificate of Probable Cause 21 20 25 25
   Oral Arguments (Actions/Submissions) 57/77 61/90 60/80 60/80
   Cases Submitted on Briefs 231/259 215/230 230/250 220/240
   (Actions/Submissions)
   Dispositions:
   Opinions Filed (Actions/Submissions) 162/190 160/177 165/190 160/180
   Orders of Dismissal (Actions/Submissions) 115/120 73/73 115/120 90/90
   Other Dispositions 73 56 70 70
   Summary Dispositions 112/128 83/83 90/90 90/90
   Administrative:
   Hearings on Rules and Related Matters 2 2 2 2
   Internal Procedure Rules Adopted or 0 2 4 4
   Amended
   Supreme Court Rules Adopted or Amended 7 12 15 15
   Administrative Conferences 26 26 28 26
   Judicial:
   Orders, Writs, and Judgements Entered 1,090 1,085 1,200 1,100
   Review of Bar Applicants 65 68 80 70
   Case Conference 28 24 28 26
   Legal Research:
   Appeals Screened 454 445 450 450
   Cases Briefs Were Received In 280 230 250 250
   Per Curiams Assigned 65 74 75 75
   Circuit Judge Opinions Issued 19 28 35 35
   Law Library:
   Volumes Updated 4,492 1,000 1,000 1,000
   Volumes Weeded 3,000 2,000 200 200
   Bar Admissions:
   Applications Processed 72 99 95 105
   Bar Inquiries Answered 800 800 800 800
   JUDICIAL QUALIFICATONS COMMISSION:
   Oral Complaints/Inquiries 36 40 40 0
   Formal Written Complaints Received 11 10 10 10
   Investigations of Complaints 11 10 10 10
   Hearings 0 1 1 1
   Applicant Hearings (Judges Vacancies) 4 5 3 3
   Applicants Interviewed 16 20 12 12
   Investigation of Applicants 3 5 3 3
   COURT ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE:
   Budget and Finance:
   Vouchers Processed 10,254 10,119 10,500 10,500
   Payrolls Processed 26 26 24 24
   Longevity Payrolls Processed 26 26 24 24
   Requisitions Processed 447 335 400 400
   Printing Requisitions Processed 145 132 140 140
   Cash Receipts Processed 75 68 80 80
   Journal Vouchers Processed 59 61 70 70
   Monthly Accounting Reports Received 768 1,236 1,236 1,236
   New Clerks Accounting Training Sessions 6 9 12 12
   Personnel and Training:
   Positions Terminated/Advertised/Filled 84/89/89 58/44/42 75/80/80 75/80/80
   Position Applications Processed 1,520 1,105 1,200 1,208
   Travel Requests Processed 114 128 141 145
   Planning and Systems Development:
   Administrative Functions 1,898 2,109 2,200 2,200
   Type Encoding 224 207 200 200
   Staff Support 713 811 1,200 1,500
   Mailings 56 56 60 60
   Adhoc Requests 134 552 650 700
   Systems Development 11,744 10,473 10,500 10,500
   Systems Maintenance 6,940 10,784 11,500 12,500
   Systems Documentation 486 776 600 600
   Training Others 971 796 900 900
   Staff Training 1,104 841 1,000 1,000
   User Assistance 2,600 2,831 3,000 4,000
   Evaluating User Needs 4 13 100 100
   Evaluating Hardware/Software 291 68 300 300
   Installing Hardware/Software 1,713 2,859 3,200 3,200
   LAN Support Maintenance 945 819 1,100 1,100
   Maintaining Computer Inventory 463 460 480 480
   Tape Backup 327 335 350 350
   Staff Meetings/Meetings 1,151 2,596 2,500 2,500
   Ordering/Budgeting Computer Equipment 107 143 150 150
   Troubleshooting Hardware/Software 422 482 600 600
   Microcomputer Support Group 48 94 48 48
   Writing/Maintaining User Manuals 403 174 300 300
   Travel 1,003 1,414 1,600 1,600
   Holiday Leave 1,024 1,076 1,100 1,100
   Leave 2,529 2,977 3,000 3,000
   Computer Support 2,312 2,769 3,600 3,600
   Web Maintenance 563 479 500 550
   Budget Preparation 80 38 80 80
   Other 712 874 700 700
   JUDICIAL TRAINING:
   UJS Training -- In-State:
   Judges/Non-Judges 58/653 54/701 112/697 112/728
   UJS Training -- Out-of-State:
   Judges/Non-Judges 37/77 18/110 41/84 42/74
   CIRCUIT COURTS OPERATION:
   Criminal Case Load - Felony Offenses:
   Jury Trials 130 137 138 140
   Guilty Pleas 1,983 2,261 2,284 2,306
   Dismissals 1,270 1,525 1,540 1,556
   Preliminary Hearings 736 745 752 760
   Class One Misdemeanor:
   Jury Trials 113 112 113 114
   Guilty Pleas 11,398 11,150 11,262 11,374
   Dismissals 3,305 4,184 4,226 4,268
   Preliminary Hearings 1,547 1,614 1,630 1,646
   Class Two Misdemeanor and Petty Offenses:
   Jury Trials 10 2 2 2
   Guilty Pleas 129,436 122,727 123,954 125,194
   Dismissals 14,773 20,549 20,754 20,962
   Preliminary Hearings 261 267 270 272
   Civil Case Load:
   Jury Trials 109 86 87 88
   Default Judgements 9,774 9,662 10,628 11,691
   Dismissals 7,429 8,176 8,258 8,340
   Other Terminations 11,985 16,252 16,415 16,579
   Small Claims Filings 34,161 33,749 35,436 37,208
   Default Small Claims 21,019 21,081 21,292 21,505
   Contested Small Claims 2,673 2,503 2,528 2,553
   Dismissed Small Claims 10,092 11,070 11,181 11,293
   CLERKS OF COURT OPERATIONS:
   Criminal Case Load - Felony Offenses:
   Filings/Pending 6,784/6,033 6,277/5,978 6,340/6,038 6,403/6,098
   Class One Misdemeanor:
   Filings/Pending 19,502/16,422 20,107/16,948 20,308/17,117 20,511/17,289
   Class Two Misdemeanor and Petty Offenses:
   Filings/Pending 148,326/39,853 141,508/39,580 142,923/39,976 144,352/40,376
   Civil Case Load:
   Domestic Relations Filings and Cases 11,870 13,137 13,268 13,401
   Reinstated
   Civil Case Filings and Cases Reinstated 12,620 13,268 14,595 16,054
   Administrative Appeals Filings 209 210 212 214
   Circuit Court Appeals to Supreme Court 310 330 333 337
   Probate Filings and Cases Reinstated 2,620 2,330 2,353 2,377
   Misc. Filings and Cases Reinstated * 3,923 3,854 3,893 3,931
   Juvenile Filings and Cases Reinstated 8,693 8,582 8,668 8,754
   Small Claims Filings 34,161 33,749 35,436 37,208
   Child Support Receipts 21,201 16,976 12,732 9,549
   Record Search Requests 67,759 79,055 79,846 80,644
   COURT SERVICES OPERATIONS:
   Juvenile Services:
   Prehearing Investigations 794 729 736 744
   90-Day Diversion Services 1,766 1,275 1,288 1,301
   Active Cases at End of FY 373 462 467 471
   Placed on Probation 3,166 2,602 2,628 2,654
   On Probation at End of FY 2,165 1,848 1,866 1,885
   Restitution Received $328,577 $289,241 $292,134 $295,055
   Case Services Monitoring:
   Placed in Program 337 533 538 544
   Active Cases at End of FY 159 275 278 281
   Interstate Compact Cases - In 16 15 15 15
   Interstate Compact Cases - Out 21 23 23 23
   Intensive Probation:
   Active Cases During Fiscal Year N/A 337 325 325
   Successful Completed Program N/A 153 117 117
   Failed Program and Sent to DOC N/A 91 96 96
   Active Cases at End of Fiscal Year N/A 93 112 112
   Adult Service, Misdemeanor:
   PSI Reports 469 282 285 288
   Placed on Probation 366 305 308 311
   On Probation at End of FY 411 307 310 313
   Restitution Received $1,189,604 $973,016 $982,747 $992,574
   Adult Service, Felony:
   PSI Reports 2,193 2,395 2,419 2,443
   Placed on Probation 1,387 1,761 1,779 1,796
   On Probation at End of FY 2,630 2,889 2,918 2,947
   Restitution Received $1,526,434 $1,659,007 $1,675,597 $1,692,353
   Case Services Monitoring Program:
   Placed in Program 1,322 1,295 1,308 1,321
   Active Cases at End of FY 826 932 941 951
   Adult Interstate Compact Case Load:
   Placed on Probation - Out 117 430 434 439
   Placed on Probation - In 127 371 375 378
   On Probation at End of FY 753 801 809 817
   COMMUNITY-BASED JUVENILE SERVICES:
   Clients/Average Cost/Client 263/$1,349 241/$1,341 282/$1,688 311/$1,637
   Total Cost $354,794 $323,300 $475,960 $509,036

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