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Judicial Council Finance Reports
Fiscal-related reports are posted to this page after the Judicial Council meeting at which they are presented. The reports are in Adobe Acrobat format and are reported by Judicial Council meeting date.
Fiscal-related Reports Presented at Judicial Council Meetings:
April 2013
- Judicial Branch Report to the Legislature: Annual Report of Fiscal Year 2011–2012 Court Facilities Trust Fund Expenditures
- Judicial Branch Report to the Legislature: Electronic Recording
- Report to the Legislature and the Department of Finance: 2 Percent Set-Aside of the Trial Court Trust Fund
- Trial Court Budget Working Group: Recommendation of New Budget Development and Allocation Methodology
February 2013
- Trial Court Allocation: Funding for Costs Related to Redevelopment Agency Writ Cases
- Report to the Legislature: Court Interpreter Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2011-2012
- Trial Court Allocations: Benefits Funding for Fiscal Year 2011-2012 and Fiscal Year 2012-2013
- Trial Court Trust Fund Allocations: 2 Percent State-Level Reserve
- Trial Court Trust Fund: Expenditures and Encumbrances for Fiscal Year 2012-2013, 2nd Quarter
- Trial Courts: Quarterly Investment Report for Fourth Quarter of 2012
January 2013
- Report to the Legislature: Fee Revenue and Expenditures for Court Reporter Services in Superior Court Civil Proceedings for Fiscal Year 2011-2012
- Report to the Legislature: Allocation of New Judgeships Funding in FY 2011–2012
- Report to the Legislature: Trial Court Revenue, Expenditure, and Fund Balance Constraints for Fiscal Year 2011-2012
- Trial Court Allocation: Phoenix Financial Services Costs and New $30 Court Reporter Fee Revenue
- Trial Courts: Quarterly Investment Report for Third Quarter of 2012
December 2012
- Report to the Legislature: Statewide Collection of Court-ordered Debt
- Report to the Legislature: Statewide Amnesty Program for Fiscal Year 2011-2012
- Report to the Legislature: Special Funds Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2011-2012
- Report to the Legislature: State of the California Court Case Management System and Phoenix Program 2012
October 2012
- Allocations and Reimbursements to Trial Courts: Annual Report to the Legislature
- Trial Court Special Funds: Allocations for Fiscal Year 2012–2013
- Trial Court Trust Fund Allocations: 2 Percent State-Level Reserve
- Trial Courts: Annual Investment Report for Fiscal Year 2011-2012
- Trial Court Trust Fund: Expenditures and Encumbrances for Fiscal Year 2012–2013, 1st Quarter
- Trial Court Trust Fund Allocation: $235 Million Reduction Based on Ending 2011–2012 Fund Balance
August 2012
- Audit Reports for the Mariposa and Tuolumne Superior Courts
- Actions Taken to Achieve $4 Million Reduction to State Judiciary Entities
- Report to the Legislature on Electronic Recording
- FY 2013-14 Budgets Requests for the Judicial Branch
- Process and Criteria for Allocating 2% State-level Reserve Funding
- Trial Court Trust Fund Allocations for Statewide Programs
July 2012
- Report Listing Executed Contracts and Vendor Payments for January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012
- Allocation of FY 2012-13 Reductions to State Judiciary Entities
- Allocation of FY 2012-13 Trial Court Funding
June 2012
- Revisions to the Guidelines and Standards for the Cost Recovery and Collections Reporting Template
- Audit Reports for the Mariposa and Santa Clara Superior Courts
- Case Management System Funding for San Luis Obispo Superior Court
- Quarterly Investment Report for Q1 2012
May 2012
April 2012
- Annual Report of FY 2010-11 Court Facilities Trust Fund Expenditures
- Audit Report for the Mono Superior Court
- Operational and Security Funding for El Dorado Superior Court’s Remodeled Juvenile Facility
February 2012
- Judicial Branch Report to the Legislature: Electronic Recording
- Judicial Branch Report to the Legislature: Court Reporter Fees Collected and Expenditures for Court Reporter Services in Superior Court Civil Proceedings for Fiscal Year 2010–2011
- Judicial Branch Report to the Legislature: Special Funds Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2010–2011
- Trial Courts: Quarterly Investment Report for Fourth Quarter of 2011
January 2012
- Collections: Amnesty Program Reimbursement
- Judicial Branch Semiannual Contract Reporting Requirement: Reports Listing Executed Contracts and Vendor Payments
December 2011
- Trial Court Improvement Funds Allocation: Request of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County for Supplemental Funding for Urgent Needs (Action Required)
- Special Funds: Proposed Allocations for Trial Court Security Grants and Other Post Employment Benefits Valuation Project (Action Required)
- Trial Courts: Quarterly Investment Report as of September 30, 2011
October 2011
- Trial Court Budget: Allocation of Security-related Funding
- Trial Court Allocations: Process and Criteria for Supplemental Funding
- Special Funds Allocations: Rollover of Unused Prior Year Allocations for Various Court Programs and Projects to FY 2011-2012
- Trial Courts: Annual Investment Report for Fiscal year 2010-2011
September 2011
August 2011
- Budget: Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Requests for the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, Judicial Council/Administrative Office of the Courts, and the Trial Courts
- Criminal Justice Realignment: Allocations for Fiscal Year 2011-2012
- Trial Court Allocations: Personal Computer/Printer Replacement Funding
July 2011
- Budget: Allocation of $350 Million Ongoing Reduction to the Judicial Branch
- Trial Court Budget: Allocations for Fiscal Year 2011-2012
- Special Funds: Allocations for Fiscal Year 2012-13
June 2011
- Budget: Allocation of $17.862 Million in 2010 Budget Act Funding for Trial Court Employee Benefits
- Trial Courts: Quarterly Investment Report for First Quarter of 2011
April 2011
- Report of Special Funds Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2009–2010
- Trial Courts: Quarterly Investment Report for Final Quarter of 2010
December 2010
- Special Funds: Allocations for Fiscal Year 2010–2011 (Action Required)
- Trial Court Quarterly Investment Report as of September 30, 2010
October 2010
- Trial Court Budget: Allocation of Trial Court Funding for FY 2010–2011, and Various Funding Policies and Other Adjustments
- Judicial Branch Administration: Status Report of the Advisory Committee on Financial Accountability and Efficiency for the Judicial Branch
- Judicial Branch Administration: Superior Court of Marin County Audit Report for Judicial Council Acceptance
- Trial Court Annual Investment Report as of June 30, 2010
August 2010
- Budget: Fiscal Year 2011–2012 Requests for the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, Judicial Council/Administrative Office of the Courts, and the Trial Courts
- Judicial Branch Administration: Governance of the Branch Audit Program
June 2010
- Trial Court Quarterly Investment Report as of December 31, 2009
- Trial Court Quarterly Investment Report as of March 31, 2010
April 2010
February 2010
- Governance of the Judicial Branch Audit Program (Action Required)
- Trial Courts: Quarterly Investment Report for the Period of July 1, 2009, through September 1, 2009
January 2010
- Court Closures: Evaluation of the Impacts of the One-Day-Per-Month Judicial Branch Closures
- Fiscal Year 2008–2009 Expenditures for the Supreme Court, the Courts of Appeal, the Judicial Council/Administrative Office of the Courts, the Judicial Branch Facility Program, and the Habeas Corpus Resource Center
December 2009
- Trial Court Annual Investment Report as of June 30, 2009
- Report of Trial Court Trust Fund Revenue, Expenditure, and Fund Balance Designation for Fiscal Year 2008–2009
- Report of Allocations and Reimbursements to the Trial Courts for Fiscal Year 2008–2009
- Report of Special Funds’ Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2008-2009
October 2009
August 2009
- Fiscal Year 2010–2011 Budget Proposals for the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, Judicial Council/Administrative Office of the Courts, and Trial Courts
- Recommendations Regarding Possible Reduction Adjustments for Severely Underresourced Courts
July 2009
- Allocation of Trial Court Funding for Fiscal Year 2009–2010, Including Recommendations Regarding Statewide Funding Reductions
- Proposal to Close Superior Courts, Courts of Appeal, and Supreme Court One Day Per Month as Authorized by Government Code 68106
April 2009
March 2009
December 2008
- Report to the Judicial Council and the Legislature: Annual Report of Special Funds Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2007-2008 (Pursuant to reporting requirements set forth in Government Code Section 77209(j) (Trial Court Improvement Fund) and Supplemental Report of the 2000 Budget Act (Judicial Administration Efficiency and Modernization Fund))
- Special Funds Budgets: Fiscal Year 2008-2009
- Allocation of Revenue from the Trial Court Improvement Fund
October 2008
August 2008
April 2008
- Judicial Branch Travel Expense Reimbursement Policy
- Franchise Tax Board Court-Ordered Debt Program's Request for Concurrence to Use Available Funds
- Update on the California Court Case Management System and Phoenix Statewide Financial System Projects as required by Government Code section 68511.8(a).
February 2008
- Report to the Legislature on Allocation of FY 2006–2007 New Judgeship Funding as Required by the 2006 Budget Act, Item 0250-101-0932, Provision 10
- Report to the Legislature on Allocation of FY 2007–2008 New Judgeship Funding as Required by the 2006 Budget Act, Item 0250-101-0932, Provision 10
- Annual Report of Trial Court Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2006–2007, as Required by Government Code Section 68502.5
- Annual Report of Fiscal Year 2006–2007 Court Facilities Trust Fund Expenditures, as Required by Government Code Section 70352
- Annual Report of Fiscal Year 2006–2007 Court Reporter Fees Collected and Expenditures for Court Reporter Services in Superior court Civil Proceedings, as Required by Government Code Section 68086