UNIFIED JUDICIAL SYSTEM
GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDED FY 2008 BUDGET
271 Unified Judicial System

MISSION:
To provide timely and equitable administration of justice.

  ACTUAL
FY 2005
ACTUAL
FY 2006
BUDGETED
FY 2007
REQUESTED
FY 2008
GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDED
FY 2008
RECOMMENDED INC/(DEC)
FY 2008
FUNDING SOURCE:
   General Funds $27,150,092 $28,297,200 $30,224,004 $31,439,715 $32,580,959 $2,356,955
   Federal Funds 448,328 353,963 492,633 287,430 290,670 (201,963)
   Other Funds 4,161,972 4,905,191 4,872,188 5,667,834 5,717,330 845,142
      Total $31,760,391 $33,556,354 $35,588,825 $37,394,979 $38,588,959 $3,000,134
 
EXPENDITURE DETAIL:
   Personal Services $24,722,174 $25,912,793 $27,675,857 $28,447,368 $29,609,897 $1,934,040
   Operating Expenses 7,038,218 7,643,561 7,912,968 8,947,611 8,979,062 1,066,094
      Total $31,760,391 $33,556,354 $35,588,825 $37,394,979 $38,588,959 $3,000,134
 
Staffing Level FTE: 476.3 486.2 495.8 511.6 511.6 15.8

  ACTUAL
FY 2005

ACTUAL
FY 2006

ESTIMATED
FY 2007

ESTIMATED
FY 2008

REVENUES:  
   Supreme Court Filing Fees $8,000 $11,550 $10,000 $10,000
   Attorney Admission Certificate Fees 990 1,110 1,000 1,000
   Marriage Fees 19,760 19,600 19,600 19,600
   Passport Fees 26,310 36,740 30,000 30,000
   NSF Charges 11,490 11,910 11,000 11,000
   35% of Municipal Fines 504,744 475,084 480,000 480,000
   Copies of Opinions and Miscellaneous 2,236 2,354 2,300 2,300
   Court Automation Surcharge 2,011,228 2,135,694 2,150,000 2,150,000
   Fax Fees 25,511 26,271 25,000 25,000
   Interest Earned (3012) 13,158 13,864 14,000 14,000
   Information Request 455 576 500 500
   Nonresident Attorney 16,750 14,350 10,000 10,000
   Judgment Searches 0 104,852 100,000 100,000
   Supreme Court Automation Fee 3,915 5,775 4,000 4,000
   CD - Transcripts 40 135 50 50
   CASA Revenue 265,100 269,995 275,000 297,000
   Interest Earned - CASA 4,374 3,344 3,000 3,000
   Board of Bar Examiners/Application Fees 50,400 36,000 40,000 40,000
   Interest Earned (BBE-830) 1,285 1,167 1,100 1,100
   Drug Screening/Electronic Monitoring Fees 29,482 31,997 44,500 44,500
   Interest Earned - Drug Screening 556 522 500 500
   Victim Compensation Surcharge 331,446 331,582 330,000 330,000
   Liquidated Costs 3,978,879 4,045,500 4,050,000 4,050,000
      
Total

$7,306,109

$7,579,972

$7,601,550

$7,623,550
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:  
   SUPREME COURT:
   Filings:
   Civil Appeals 173 183 200 200
   Criminal Appeals 104 110 110 110
   Petitions for Intermediate Appeal 39 62 40 40
   Notices of Review 14 23 30 30
   Original Proceedings 21 29 30 30
   Appl. for Certificate of Probable Cause 18 15 20 20
   Oral Arguments (Actions/Submissions) 46/57 52/55 60/80 60/80
   Cases Submitted on Briefs 163/180 166/195 175/190 175/190
   (Actions/Submissions)
   Dispositions:
   Opinions Filed (Actions/Submissions) 159/180 101/112 120/140 120/140
   Orders of Dismissal (Actions/Submissions) 67/67 86/86 85/85 85/85
   Other Dispositions 63 84 70 70
   Summary Dispositions 126/126 117/117 125/125 125/125
   Administrative:
   Hearings on Rules and Related Matters 1 3 2 2
   Internal Procedure Rules Adopted or 3 1 4 4
   Amended
   Supreme Court Rules Adopted or Amended 10 71 20 30
   Administrative Conferences 24 24 26 26
   Judicial:
   Orders, Writs, and Judgements Entered 1,085 1,090 1,100 1,100
   Review of Bar Applicants 100 108 100 100
   Case Conference 23 23 25 25
   Legal Research:
   Appeals Screened 369 478 500 500
   Cases Briefs Were Received In 210 218 225 225
   Per Curiams Assigned 53 65 65 65
   Circuit Judge Opinions Issued 25 22 25 25
   Law Library:
   Volumes Updated 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
   Volumes Weeded 175 200 200 200
   Bar Admissions:
   Applications Processed 150 138 150 150
   Bar Inquiries Answered 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,300
   JUDICIAL QUALIFICATONS COMMISSION:
   Oral Complaints/Inquiries 33 15 25 25
   Formal Written Complaints Received 10 7 13 13
   Investigations of Complaints 10 7 13 13
   Hearings 0 0 13 13
   Telephone Conferences 5 4 4 4
   Applicant Hearings (Judges Vacancies) 0 3 1 1
   Applicants Interviewed 0 3 1 1
   Investigation of Applicants 0 3 1 1
   COURT ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE:
   Budget and Finance:
   Direct and Noncash Vouchers Processed 8,705 8,125 8,000 8,000
   Payrolls Processed 24 24 24 24
   Longevity Payrolls Processed 24 24 24 24
   Requisitions Processed 333 409 375 375
   Printing Requisitions Processed 216 150 185 185
   Cash Receipts Processed 70 77 75 75
   Journal Vouchers Processed 46 67 65 65
   Monthly Accounting Reports Received 1,236 1,356 1,356 1,356
   New Clerks Accounting Training Sessions 12 12 12 12
   Personnel and Training:
   Positions Terminated/Advertised/Filled 67/57/73 72/49/72 80/60/70 80/60/70
   Position Applications Processed 1,487 1,658 1,700 1,700
   Travel Requests Processed 118 120 120 120
   JUDICIAL TRAINING:
   UJS Training -- In-State:
   Judges/Non-Judges 36/609 99/453 100/500 100/500
   UJS Training -- Out-of-State:
   Judges/Non-Judges 17/85 26/67 30/75 30/75
   CIRCUIT COURTS OPERATION:
   Criminal Case Load - Felony Offenses:
   Jury Trials 151 121 122 123
   Guilty Pleas 2,314 2,530 2,555 2,581
   Dismissals 1,160 1,104 1,115 1,126
   Preliminary Hearings 664 569 575 580
   Class One Misdemeanor:
   Jury Trials 77 91 92 93
   Guilty Pleas 11,926 13,008 13,138 13,269
   Dismissals 3,075 3,377 3,411 3,445
   Preliminary Hearings 1,415 1,430 1,444 1,459
   Class Two Misdemeanor and Petty Offenses:
   Jury Trials 5 1 1 1
   Guilty Pleas 122,609 121,408 122,622 123,848
   Dismissals 14,461 15,439 15,593 15,749
   Preliminary Hearings 194 193 195 197
   Civil Case Load:
   Civil Jury Trials 70 90 91 92
   Civil Dismissals 5,374 7,185 7,257 7,329
   Civil Other Terminations 27,088 24,544 24,789 25,037
   Small Claims Filings 32,088 32,238 33,850 35,542
   Small Claims Judgments 22,499 19,404 19,598 19,794
   Small Claims Dismissals 10,960 8,699 8,786 8,874
   CLERKS OF COURT OPERATIONS:
   Criminal Case Load - Felony Offenses:
   Filings 7,032 6,970 7,040 7,110
   Pending 7,970 7,462 7,537 7,612
   Class One Misdemeanor:
   Filings 22,094 24,064 24,305 24,548
   Pending 20,330 22,570 22,796 23,024
   Class Two Misdemeanor and Petty Offenses:
   Filings 142,605 141,405 142,819 144,247
   Pending 40,449 43,614 44,050 44,491
   Civil Case Load:
   Domestic Relations Filings and Cases 12,977 14,230 14,372 14,516
   Reinstated
   Civil Case Filings and Cases Reinstated 12,408 12,830 14,113 15,524
   Administrative Appeals Filings 261 318 321 324
   Circuit Court Appeals to Supreme Court 349 360 364 367
   Probate Filings and Cases Reinstated 2,387 2,390 2,414 2,438
   Misc. Filings and Cases Reinstated * 5,091 5,674 5,731 5,788
   Juvenile Filings and Cases Reinstated 9,757 10,368 10,472 10,576
   Small Claims Filings 32,273 32,320 33,936 35,633
   Child Support Receipts 11,103 8,841 6,631 4,973
   Record Search Requests 97,619 113,588 114,724 115,871
   COURT SERVICES OPERATIONS:
   Juvenile Services:
   Prehearing Investigations 726 593 599 605
   90-Day Diversion Services 1,152 970 980 989
   Active Cases at Beginning of FY 1,851 1,674 1,691 1,708
   Placed on Probation 2,895 2,723 2,750 2,778
   Active Cases at End of FY 1,839 1,878 1,897 1,916
   Restitution Received $315,278 $265,321 $267,974 $270,653
   Case Services Monitoring:
   Placed in Program 461 468 473 477
   Active Cases at End of FY 225 262 265 267
   Interstate Compact Cases - In 16 28 28 29
   Interstate Compact Cases - Out 25 16 16 16
   Intensive Probation:
   Active Cases During Fiscal Year 291 300 303 306
   Successful Completed Program 114 101 102 103
   Failed Program and Sent to DOC 79 88 89 90
   Active Cases at End of Fiscal Year 98 111 112 113
   Adult Service, Misdemeanor:
   PSI Reports 279 182 184 186
   Placed on Probation 90 290 293 296
   On Probation at End of FY 225 410 414 418
   Restitution Received $1,011,140 $1,018,918 $1,029,108 $1,039,399
   Adult Service, Felony:
   PSI Reports 2,504 2,870 2,899 2,928
   Placed on Probation 1,527 1,709 1,726 1,743
   On Probation at End of FY 3,195 3,446 3,480 3,515
   Restitution Received $1,890,395 $2,265,241 $2,287,893 $2,310,772
   Case Services Monitoring Program:
   Placed in Program 1,327 1,305 1,318 1,331
   Active Cases at End of FY 1,150 1,190 1,202 1,214
   Adult Interstate Compact Case Load:
   Placed on Probation - Out 473 504 509 519
   Placed on Probation - In 346 368 372 375
   On Probation at End of FY 819 872 881 890
   COMMUNITY-BASED JUVENILE SERVICES:
   Clients/Average Cost/Client 365/$1,549 325/$1,719 414/$1,719 381/$1,798
   Total Cost $565,301 $511,153 $711,872 $685,037
   INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY:
   Hours by Work Type
   Administrative Functions 3,388 3,625 3,700 3,700
   Staff Support 1,271 1,249 1,500 1,500
   Systems Development/Maintenance 24,051 32,220 30,000 30,000
   Computer Support/Network Services 7,833 9,038 9,500 10,500
   Documentation 1,395 1,670 2,000 2,000
   Project Management 1,349 1,722 2,000 4,000
   User Assistance 4,228 4,632 4,700 5,000
   Training 2,639 2,653 2,700 2,700
   Leave 4,692 5,649 5,700 5,800
   Other 1,728 1,953 2,000 2,000
   Total Hours 52,574 64,409 63,800 67,500

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