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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 691
BY REPRESENTATIVES FANNIN AND KLECKLEY AND SENATORS ALARI O AND
DONAHUE
APPROPRIATIONS: Appropriates funds for the expenses of the Louisiana Judiciary for
Fiscal Year 2013-2014
AN ACT1
To appropriate funds to defray the expenses of the Louisiana Judiciary, including the2
Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, District Courts, Criminal District Court of Orleans3
Parish, and other courts; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1.A. The sum of One Hundred Sixty-Nine Million Two Hundred Forty-Two6
Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Nine and No/100 ($169,242,549.00) Dollars, or so much7
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to defray the expenses of the judiciary,8
including the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, the District Courts, the Criminal District9
Court of Orleans Parish, and of the other courts.10
B. The total amount herein appropriated is hereby allocated to provide as follows:11
03-8170 SUPREME COURT12
Program Description: The Supreme Court has general supervisory jurisdiction13
over all lower courts. It may establish procedural and administrative rules not in14
conflict with law and may assign a sitting or retired judge to any court. The15
Supreme Court has sole authority to provide by rule for appointments of attorneys16
as temporary or ad hoc judges. It considers applications for writs to review17
individual cases, and has criminal and other appellate jurisdiction. The Supreme18
Court has exclusive original jurisdiction of disciplinary proceedings against19
lawyers, recommendations of the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana for the20
discipline of judges, and fact questions affecting its appellate jurisdiction. It has21
inherent authority to regulate the legal profession and to promulgate and update22
the Code of Judicial Conduct. The court also provides judicial training through the23
Judicial College and works to improve the administration of justice. 24
Mission Statement: The mission of the Supreme Court of Louisiana is to protect25
and promote the rule of law, to ensure public trust, to use public resources26
efficiently, to ensure the highest professional conduct, integrity, and competence27
of both the bench and the bar, and to ensure the proper administration and28
performance of all courts under its authority. 29
Goal: To protect the rule of law.30 ENROLLED
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Objective: To provide a reasonable opportunity for litigants to seek review in the1
Supreme Court of decisions made by lower tribunals. 2
General Performance Information:3
2010 2011 20124
Total Filings 2,875 2,852 2,7695
Total Appeals Filed 9 10 106
Total Writs Filed 2,674 2,613 2,6397
Total Dispositions Rendered 2,736 2,916 3,1818
Goal: To promote the rule of law. 9
Objective: To resolve cases in a timely manner. 10
General Performance Information:11
2010 2011 201212
Percentage of noncriminal case 13
applications acted on within Supreme 14
Court standard of 120 days of filing 90.9% 96.6% 93.3% 15
Percentage of criminal case applications 16
acted on within Supreme Court 17
standard of 120 days of filing 39.9% 40.4% 45.9%18
Percentage of pro se post conviction 19
applications acted on within Supreme 20
Court standard of 120 days of filing 7.7% 5.2% 8.5%21
Percentage of bar disciplinary filings 22
acted upon within Supreme Court 23
standard of 120 days of filing 76.5% 98.7% 88.9%24
Percentage of opinions rendered within 25
Supreme Court standard of 84 days26
from argument 83.7% 64.4% 80.6%27
Goal: To ensure the public trust.28
Objective: To facilitate public access to Supreme Court decisions.29
General Performance Information:30
2010 2011 201231
Percentage of written opinions available 32
to the public within 5 days of decision 100% 100% 100%33
34
Objective: To inform the public of operations and activities.35
General Performance Information:36
2010 2011 201237
Number of outreach programs 51 63 5838
Number of media releases on court decisions87 83 7739
Number of media releases on other matters22 21 1540
Number of recipients of releases on 41
court decisions 1,219 1,498 1,66342
Number of recipients of releases on other 43
matters 5,806 2,876 3,67244
Objective: To ensure the highest professional conduct, integrity, and competence45
of the bench.46
General Performance Information:47
2010 2011 201248
Average number of hours acquired 49
through continuing legal education 50
per judge 27.19 30.20 29.3551
Number of complaints filed against 52
judges and justices of the peace 586 561 53753
Number of complaints against judges 54
and justices of the peace resolved or 55
disposed of in the calendar year 526 562 61956
Objective: To ensure the highest professional conduct, integrity, and competence57
of the bar.58
General Performance Information:59
2010 2011 201260
Average number of hours acquired through 61
continuing legal education per lawyer15.04 15.36 15.2462
Number of complaints filed against lawyers 3,240 3,000 3,04263
Number of complaints filed against lawyers 64
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Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct):1
01Salaries of one (1) Chief Justice and six (6)2
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, 3
as provided by R.S. 13:102 $ 970,4804
02Salaries and other expenses of the Supreme 5
Court Proper and salary of the Crier of the Supreme Court $ 9,432,8176
03Expenses of Judicial Administrator's Office and of the 7
Judiciary Commission provided for in Article V, Section 25 8
of the Constitution of Louisiana and under the provisions 9
of R.S. 13:32 et seq. 10
A. Expenses of Judicial Administrator's Office $ 4,777,02211
Program Description: The Judicial Administrator's Office assists the Supreme12
Court in the administration of the state court system. It staffs the Judicial Council13
and the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana. Through the Judicial Council, it14
performs studies and makes recommendations for the creation of new judgeships and15
for improving the administration of justice. The Judicial Administrator's Office16
provides payroll and other fiscal services to the Judiciary, including the17
administration of a judicial retirement system; support for the Supreme Court and18
Appellate Court human resource system; technological services to courts; and,19
manages the Trial Court Case Management Information System. The Judicial20
Administrator's Office also manages the ad hoc judgeship system, monitors cases21
under advisement, provides outreach services to state and local courts, staffs the22
Committee on Judicial Ethics, and performs numerous legal services for the23
Supreme Court and the Judiciary. 24
B. Expenses of Judiciary Commission $ 1,926,51925
Program Description: The Judiciary Commission of Louisiana is a constitutional26
body established under Article V, Section 25 of the Constitution of 1974 to accept,27
screen, investigate, and prosecute complaints of judicial misconduct. As part of its28
authority, it may recommend to the Supreme Court the censure, suspension, removal29
from office, or involuntary retirement of any judge for ethical misconduct. 30
C. Court Reporters; Statistical Reporting Systems $ 359,35731
D. Dues to National Center for State Courts $ 148,69032
04Expenses of Committee on Professional Ethics and 33
Grievances including disbarment proceedings, 34
R.S. 37:211 et seq. $ 3,00035
05Compensation and expenses of retired judges assigned 36
under Article V, Section 5(A) of the Constitution of 37
Louisiana, be it more or less estimated at $ 1,464,99538
06Law Library of Louisiana for salaries, 39
services, supplies, maintenance, repairs, 40
and equipment $1,913,18841 ENROLLED
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Program Description: The Law Library of Louisiana was created by an Act1
of the Legislature in 1855 to serve the legal information needs of the public, the2
state judiciary, and the bar. 3
07 Salaries and expenses of transferred 4
judges assigned under Article V,5
Section 5(A) of the Constitution, 6
be it more or less estimated as $ 182,0127
08 Retirement pay for services rendered by 8
justices and judges of all courts, as 9
provided by R.S. 11:1358 and 10
R.S. 13:103 $ 1,398,39011
09Pensions for widows of justices and 12
judges of all courts, as provided by 13
R.S. 11:1371 and R.S. 11:1381, be it 14
more or less estimated at $ 1,609,48115
10Judicial College $ 234,31016
Program Description: The Judicial College was established by order of the17
Supreme Court in 1976 to provide continuing legal education to Louisiana judges.18
11State contribution to judicial 19
retirement provided for in Article V, 20
Section 23 of the Constitution and 21
R.S. 11:551 et seq., be it more or 22
less estimated at $ 14,561,37223
12Civil commitment matters as 24
required by R.S. 28:54 $ 143,42425
13 Paul M. Hebert Law Center for the expenses 26
of storage of appellate court records $ 60,00027
14 Funding for statewide operations of the 28
Louisiana Protective Order Registry 29
(R.S. 46:2136.2) under the Case 30
Management Information System $ 1,318,70431
15 Information Technology $ 1,037,64732
16 Payable out of the State General Fund for the 33
expenses associated with the operation of the 34
Families in Need of Services Program (FINS) $ 2,037,29935
Program Description: The mission of the FINS Assistance Program is to assist36
local FINS processes by developing and implementing a needs-based allocation37
formula; developing, implementing, and mandating the use of a uniform data system38
for tracking, managing, and reporting FINS informal cases; developing and39
mandating the use of programmatic standards; developing, implementing, and40
reporting performance indicators and measures; requiring and monitoring periodic41
fiscal reports and financial accountability; and, generally supervising and assisting42
local FINS processes in other ways. 43
17 Drug court maintenance and enhancement $11,137,37244
Program Description: Drug treatment courts, authorized in 1997 by R.S. 13:530145
through R.S. 13:5304, provided integrated substance abuse treatment, sanctions, and46
incentives with case processing to place low-level, nonviolent drug-involved47
defendants in community-based, judicially supervised rehabilitation programs.48
Clients are regularly tested and monitored for compliance with educational,49
employment, and treatment requirements set by the court. 50
18 Court Appointed Special Advocates $ 2,519,04851 ENROLLED
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Program Description: The purpose of the CASA Assistance Program is to promote1
timely placement of children in need of care in permanent, safe and stable homes,2
in accordance with the provisions of Children's Code articles 424-426. Services are3
provided through local CASA programs which recruit, screen, train and supervise4
community advocates. Upon appointment by the trial judge, qualified advocates5
serve children by providing independent factual information to the judge, advocating6
for the best interest of the children, monitoring cases to which they have been7
assigned, and advising and assisting the judge in the determination of the best8
interest of the children involved. 9
TOTAL - GENERAL FUND $ 57,235,12710
19 Payable out of the State General Fund 11
from Statutory Dedications, Judges' 12
Supplemental Compensation Fund, 13
R. S. 13:10.3, be it more or less 14
estimated at $ 6,000,00015
16
Program Description: The Judges' Supplemental Compensation Fund was17
established by the Legislature in 1985 to fund salary supplements and salary-related18
expenses to judges and commissioners. The funding source is a non-refundable19
filing fee assessed on civil filings as provided in R.S. 13:10.3. 20
20 Payable out of the State General Fund 21
from Statutory Dedications, Trial Court 22
Case Management Information Fund, for 23
the Case Management Information System, 24
Article 887 (F) of the Code of Criminal 25
Procedure, be it more or less estimated at $ 3,797,46926
Program Description: The Case Management Information System (CMIS) was27
created by the Supreme Court in 1993 to provide a statewide information system for28
tracking and managing criminal, civil, juvenile, traffic, and appellate cases as well29
as protective orders. Data is received from courts statewide, transferred to the30
CMIS repository, and made available to courts and executive branch agencies.31
Additional information will also be available from the Department of Public Safety32
& Corrections. CMIS is funded from a court cost assessed on all criminal and33
traffic convictions as provided under C.Cr.P.887(F). 34
TOTAL - STATE GENERAL FUND35
BY STATUTORY DEDICATIONS $ 9,797,46936
21 Drug court maintenance and enhancement, payable 37
out of the State General Fund through Interagency38
Transfers from the Department of Children and39
Family Services $ 6,000,00040
22 Court Appointed Special Advocates, payable out of41
the State General Fund through Interagency Transfers42
from the Department of Children and Family43
Services $ 4,436,50044
TOTAL - STATE GENERAL FUND 45
THROUGH INTERAGENCY TRANSFERS $10,436,50046
TOTAL SUPREME COURT $77,469,09647
03-8171 COURTS OF APPEAL48
Program Description: The five courts of appeal, domiciled in Baton Rouge,49
Shreveport, Lake Charles, New Orleans, and Gretna, have supervisory jurisdiction50
over all cases arising within their respective circuits, subject to the general51
supervisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Each court of appeal also has52
appellate jurisdiction over all civil matters, all matters appealed from family and53
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except for those cases appealable directly to the Supreme Court or to the district1
courts.2
Mission Statement: The mission of the appellate courts of Louisiana is to provide3
meaningful access to all who seek review under the Courts' appellate and4
supervisory jurisdiction granted by the Louisiana Constitution while protecting and5
promoting the rule of law, preserving the public trust, and using public resources6
efficiently. 7
Goal: To protect the rule of law.8
Objective: To provide a reasonable opportunity for multi-judge review of9
decisions made by lower tribunals. 10
General Performance Information:11
2010 2011 201212
Total appeals filed 2,587 2,838 2,68913
Total writs filed 5,102 4,987 4,49914
Total dispositions rendered 6,530 5,277 6,24015
Goal: To promote the rule of law. 16
Objective: To resolve cases expeditiously. 17
General Performance Information:18
2010 2011 201219
Average number of days from lodging of the 20
appeal to argument:21
Time Standard = no more than 175 days. 22
Criminal cases 145 145 18923
Civil Cases 159 175 16124
Median number of days for all cases 152 155 17225
Average number of days from argument to 26
rendering of the opinion:27
Time Standard = no more than 70 days. 28
Criminal cases 39 41 3729
Civil cases 37 37 4130
Median number of days for all cases 38 38 3831
Goal: To preserve public trust. 32
Objective: To facilitate public access to the decisions of the courts of appeal. 33
General Performance Information:34
2010 2011 201235
Percentage of written opinions available 36
to the public within 5 days of decision100% 100% 100%37
Payable out of the State General Fund:38
01 Salaries of five (5) Chief Judges39
and forty-eight (48) Judges of 40
the Courts of Appeal, R.S. 13:311 $ 6,949,32841
02 Salaries and expenses of operation and 42
maintenance of the Court of Appeal, 43
First Circuit $ 9,681,99344
03 Salaries and expenses of operation and 45
maintenance of the Court of Appeal, 46
Second Circuit $ 5,561,15647 ENROLLED
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04 Salaries and expenses of operation and 1
maintenance of the Court of Appeal, 2
Third Circuit $ 8,457,1263
05 Salaries and expenses of operation and 4
maintenance of the Court of Appeal, 5
Fourth Circuit $ 7,701,0376
06 Salaries and expenses of operation and 7
maintenance of the Court of Appeal, 8
Fifth Circuit $ 5,719,9379
TOTAL COURTS OF APPEAL $44,070,57710
03-8172DISTRICT COURTS 11
Program Description: There are forty-one district courts in Louisiana that have12
general jurisdiction over all matters within their territorial limits, except in those13
judicial districts (the 1st, the 19th, and the 24th Judicial Districts) where family and14
juvenile courts have exclusive jurisdiction over certain types of cases and except in15
Orleans Parish where there are separate courts exercising civil, criminal, and16
juvenile jurisdictions, respectively. In certain cases, the forty-one general17
jurisdiction courts have concurrent jurisdiction with justices of the peace and parish18
courts. The district courts generally have appellate jurisdiction of criminal cases19
tried by city, parish, municipal, traffic, and mayors' courts, except in certain cases.20
The district courts also have appellate jurisdiction over justices of the peace in21
parishes where no parish courts exist. The Civil District Court of Orleans Parish22
has jurisdiction of all civil cases in that parish. The Criminal District Court of23
Orleans Parish has jurisdiction over all criminal cases in the parish. It also has24
general supervisory jurisdiction over the municipal and traffic courts in Orleans25
Parish. The Family Court of East Baton Rouge Parish has exclusive jurisdiction of26
many domestic cases in the parish. The four juvenile courts located in Caddo, East27
Baton Rouge, Jefferson, and Orleans parishes have exclusive jurisdiction of juvenile28
cases in their respective parishes. 29
Mission Statement: The mission of the trial courts of Louisiana is to provide30
access to justice, to meet all responsibilities in a timely and expeditious manner, to31
provide equality, fairness, and integrity in their proceedings, to maintain judicial32
independence and accountability, and to reach a fair and just result by adherence33
to the procedural and substantive law, thereby instilling trust and confidence in the34
public. 35
Goal: To establish a more open and accessible system of justice. 36
Objective: To encourage responsible parties to make court facilities safe,37
accessible, and convenient. 38
General Performance Information:39
2010 2011 201240
Percentage of surveyed district court chief 41
judges indicating actions taken in FY 2011-201242
to improve compliance withthe Americans with 43
Disabilities Act (ADA) 89.6% 91.7% 89.6%44
Objective: To encourage all responsible public bodies and public officers to make45
the costs of access to the trial court's proceedings and records - whether measured46
in terms of money, time, or the procedures that must be followed - reasonable, fair,47
and affordable. 48
General Performance Information:49
2010 2011 201250
Percentage of surveyed district court chief 51
judges indicating actions taken in FY 2011-2012 52
to assist self-represented litigants100% 93.8% 95.8%53
Goal: To meet all responsibilities to everyone affected by the court and its54
activities in a timely and expeditious manner. 55
Objective: To encourage timely case management and processing. 56
General Performance Information:57
2010 2011 201258
Number of parishes reporting criminal 59
disposition data to CMIS 62 62 6360 ENROLLED
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Percentage of parishes reporting criminal 1
disposition data to CMIS 96.9% 97.0% 98.4%2
Percentage of surveyed district court chief 3
judges indicating that their courts had 4
taken steps within FY 2011-2012 to reduce 5
delays and improve the timeliness of case 6
processing 97.9% 91.7% 91.7%7
Objective: To enhance jury service. 8
General Performance Information:9
2010 2011 201210
Percentage of surveyed district court chief 11
judges indicating that their court had 12
taken steps within FY 2011-2012 to make 13
jury service more convenient or effective 97.7% 95.3% 93.0%14
Goal: To provide due process and equal protection of the law to all who have15
business before the court; and to demonstrate integrity in all procedures and decisions.16
Objective: To recognize new conditions or emerging events and to adjust court17
operations as necessary.18
General Performance Information:19
2010 2011 201220
Percentage of surveyed district court chief 21
judges indicating actions taken in 22
FY 2011-2012 to improve employee23
training and development 87.5% 93.8% 89.6%24
Percentage of surveyed district court chief 25
judges indicating actions taken in 26
FY 2011-2012 to install or implement 27
technologies 95.8% 93.8% 91.7%28
Goal: To maintain judicial independence, while observing the principle of comity29
in its governmental relations and accountability to the public. 30
Objective: To inform the community of the court's structure and function. 31
General Performance Information: 32
2010 2011 201233
Percentage of surveyed district court chief 34
judges indicating that their courts 35
regularly provided public education 36
and public outreach services in 37
FY 2011-2012 97.9% 91.7% 89.6%38
Payable out of the State General Fund: 39
01 Salaries of one hundred ninety-one40
(191) District Judges as provided 41
by R.S. 13:691 $23,787,82742
02 Office and travel expenses of District 43
Judges as provided by R.S. 13:698 and 44
R.S. 13:694, respectively $ 1,285,85045
03 Salaries of fourteen (14) Judges of 46
Civil District Court, Orleans Parish,47
as provided by R.S. 13:691 $ 1,743,61148
04 Expenses of Judges of Civil District 49
Court, Parish of Orleans, for salaries50
of stenographers, clerks, law books, 51
stationery, telephone, and like expenses52
as provided by R.S. 13:698 $ 80,50053
05 Salaries of two (2) Court Reporters54
of the Twentieth Judicial District Court, 55
including retirement contributions, as 56
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06 Clerk of Civil District Court, Orleans 1
Parish, as provided by R.S. 13:1212(A) $ 10,0002
07 State share of Group, Workers' 3
Compensation, General Liability, 4
and Property Insurance Premiums 5
as provided by R.S.42:851 $ 5,652,8736
08 Salaries of two (2) commissioners of 7
the Nineteenth Judicial District and 8
one (1) commissioner of the Fifteenth 9
Judicial District as provided by 10
R.S. 13:712 and R.S. 13:715, 11
respectively $ 474,99712
09 Office expenses for the Judicial 13
Expense Fund of the Nineteenth Judicial 14
District Court as provided by 15
R.S. 13:711-713 $ 452,38816
10 Office expenses for the Judicial 17
Expense Fund of the Fifteenth18
Judicial District Court as provided 19
by R.S. 13:714-716 $ 282,30620
11 Law Clerk, Twentieth Judicial District 21
Court as provided by Act 747 of 1977 $ 47,96822
12 For the expenses of the Judicial Expense23
Fund, Tenth Judicial District Court as 24
provided by Act 57 of 2006 $ 35,00025
SUBTOTAL $ 33,962,68426
13 Criminal Court - Parish of Orleans 27
Program Description: The Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans has28
exclusive jurisdiction of the trial and punishment of all crimes, misdemeanors, and29
offenses committed within the parish of Orleans, if the jurisdiction is not vested by30
law in some other court. The court, through its magistrate and with assistance from31
its commissioners, has the power of committing magistrates in all felony charges and32
the power to hold preliminary examinations, with authority to bail or discharge, or33
to hold for trial, in all cases before the court. The court has appellate jurisdiction34
of all cases tried before the Municipal Court of New Orleans and the Traffic Court35
of New Orleans and has general supervisory jurisdiction over these courts.36
A. Salaries of thirteen (13) District Judges of 37
Criminal Court, Orleans Parish as provided 38
by R.S. 13:691 $ 1,619,06739
B. Office expenses of Judges of Criminal Court, 40
Orleans Parish as provided by R.S. 13:698 $ 74,75041
C. State's share of group insurance for the personnel 42
of Criminal Court as provided by R.S. 42:851 $ 604,80043
D. Salaries of thirteen (13) minute clerks as provided 44
by R.S. 13:1373.1 $ 272,61145
E. Salaries of twenty-six (26) court reporters as 46
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F. Salaries of four (4) commissioners of Criminal 1
Court, Orleans Parish, including related benefits2
as provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 422,7063
G. Office and travel expenses of commissioners as 4
provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 10,0005
H. Salaries of four (4) minute clerks, one for each 6
commissioner as provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 69,9217
I. Salaries of four (4) court reporters, one for each 8
commissioner as provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 52,7109
J. Salaries of Judicial Administrator, and assistants, 10
including related benefits $ 901,28411
K. Salaries of thirteen (13) law clerks $ 699,32712
L. Salaries of four (4) secretaries $ 202,65913
M. Sanity Commissions $ 165,22114
N. Board of Jury Commissioners $ 406,84115
SUBTOTAL $ 5,934,27616
14 Juvenile and Family Court Judges 17
A. Salaries of fourteen (14) Juvenile Court18
Judges as provided by R.S. 13:691 $ 1,743,61119
B. Salaries of four (4) Family Court Judges 20
as provided by R.S. 13:691 $ 498,17521
C. Office and travel expenses of Juvenile and Family 22
Court Judges as provided by R.S. 13:698 23
and R.S. 13:694, respectively $ 103,50024
SUBTOTAL $ 2,345,28625
TOTAL DISTRICT COURTS $ 42,242,24626
03-8173 OTHER COURTS - SALARIES AND OFFICE EXPENSES AS27
REQUIRED BY STATUTE 28
Program Description: The category includes forty-seven city courts, one29
municipal court (New Orleans), one traffic court (New Orleans), and one parish30
court (Ascension Parish). 31
Mission Statement: The mission of the city and parish courts of Louisiana is to32
provide access to justice, to meet all responsibilities in a timely and expeditious33
manner, to provide equality, fairness and integrity in their proceedings, to maintain34
judicial independence and accountability, and to reach a fair and just result by35
adherence to the procedural and substantive law, thereby instilling trust and36
confidence in the public. 37
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Objective: To encourage all responsible public bodies and public officers to make1
the costs of access to the court's proceedings and records - whether measured in2
terms of money, time, or the procedures that must be followed - reasonable, fair, and3
affordable. 4
General Performance Information:5
2010 201120126
Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief 7
judges indicating actions taken in 8
FY 2011-2012 to assist pro se litigants 100% 98.1%96.2%9
Goal: To meet all responsibilities to everyone affected by the court and10
its activities in a timely and expeditious manner. 11
Objective: To encourage timely case management and processing. 12
General Performance Information:13
2010 2011201214
Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief 15
judges indicating that their courts had 16
taken steps within FY 2011-2012 to reduce 17
delays and improve the timeliness of case 18
processing 88.5% 90.4%86.5%19
Goal: To maintain judicial independence, while observing the principle of comity20
in its governmental relations and accountability to the public. 21
Objective: To inform the community of the court's structure and function. 22
General Performance Information:23
2010 2011201224
Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief 25
judges indicating that their courts regularly 26
provided public education and public 27
outreach services in FY 2011-2012 94.2% 90.4%88.5%28
Objective: To recognize new conditions or emerging events and to adjust court29
operations as necessary. 30
General Performance Information:31
2010 2011201232
Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief 33
judges indicating actions taken in 34
FY 2011-2012 to improve employee 35
training and development 94.2% 90.4%92.3%36
Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief 37
judges indicating actions taken in 38
FY 2011-2012 to install or implement 39
technologies 88.5% 90.4%86.5%40
Payable out of the State General Fund: 41
01 Salaries of sixty (60) City Court42
Judges as provided by R.S. 13:1875 $ 2,412,71443
02 Salaries of four (4) Municipal, four (4)44
Traffic and one (1) Parish Court45
Judges as provided by R.S. 13:2492,46
13:2501.1, and 13:2563.5, respectively $ 389,15647
TOTAL OTHER COURTS REQUIRED BY STATUTE $ 2,801,87048
03-8174OTHER COURTS - SALARIES AND OFFICE EXPENSES NOT49
REQUIRED BY STATUTE 50
Payable out of the State General Fund:51
01 Orleans Parish Juvenile Protective 52
Care Monitoring Program $ 563,93753
Program Description: The program tracks and maintains child abuse and neglect54
cases in the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court. It also provides assistance in support55
of the Families in Need of Services Program. 56
02 Orleans Parish Juvenile Court Reporters $ 87,78557 ENROLLED
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03 For the expenses of the Judges' 1
Assistance Program $ 30,5642
Program Description: The Judges' Assistance Program provides counseling and3
other assistance to judges with substance abuse problems. 4
TOTAL OTHER COURTS NOT REQUI RED BY STATUTE $ 682,2865
03-8175NON-JUDICIAL STATE EXPENSES6
Payable out of the State General Fund:7
01 Legal representation of children in child8
protection cases $ 1,976,4749
Program Description: As recommended by the Task Force on Legal Representation10
in Child Protection Cases and at the request of the Division of Administration, in11
order to advance the administration of justice, the Supreme Court administers12
funding to provide qualified legal representation for children in child protection13
cases as required to fulfill the state's statutory responsibility. 14
TOTAL NON-JUDICIAL STATE EXPENSES $ 1,976,47415
Section 2. The appropriations, and the allocations of such appropriations, from the16
State General Fund (Direct) contained in Section 1 of this Act shall be reduced by a total17
amount of One Million Six Hundred Sixty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-Two18
and No/100 ($1,669,672.00) Dollars, pursuant to a plan adopted by the Judicial19
Budgetary Control Board or as approved by the Louisiana Supreme Court.20
Section 3.A. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or her duly authorized and21
appointed agent, shall warrant the state treasurer for the allocations herein provided, or22
for so much thereof as may be necessary. The aforesaid warrant shall be paid out of the23
state general fund, and the state treasurer shall pay said warrant by preference over all24
other warrants, except warrants for the salaries of constitutional officers of the state and25
warrants for expenses of the legislature, which shall be concurrent with the warrant26
provided by this Act.27
B. The funds drawn as provided herein shall be deposited in the name of the28
judiciary in an approved bank that has been selected by the Supreme Court and is located29
in the state. 30
C. Any funds herein allocated to the judiciary, any portion of the funds previously31
appropriated to the judiciary, other revenue of the judiciary or its agencies, and interest32
earnings are hereby appropriated and may be used to defray the expenses of the33
judiciary; however, all funds remaining unexpended or unencumbered shall be returnable34
to the state general fund on or before September 1, 2014.35 ENROLLED
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D. For Fiscal Year 2013-2014, any surpluses occurring in the appropriations made1
in this Act may be transferred from one agency or line-item to another during the fiscal2
year in accordance with the rules of the Judicial Budgetary Control Board, or as3
approved by the Supreme Court. 4
E. The adjustment to be made in the salaries of judicial employees and the number5
of authorized positions of the judiciary shall be as decided by the judicial agency6
affected, subject to the approval of the Judicial Budgetary Control Board or as approved7
by the Supreme Court.8
F. The program descriptions, general performance information and indicators,9
objectives, goals, and mission statements contained in this Act are not part of the law and10
are not enacted into law by virtue of their inclusion in this Act. The missions, goals, and11
objectives contained in the Act are derived from performance standards established by12
Section 10 of Part G General Administrative Rules of the Supreme Court of Louisiana.13
G. The inclusion in this Act of staff salaries and benefits for lower court or other14
judicial branch agency employees shall not be deemed to create or impose any obligation15
upon the State of Louisiana Judicial Branch, the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the16
Judicial Budgetary Control Board, or the Supreme Court Judicial Administrator's Office17
relative to the administration of pay, retirement or other benefits to any such employees.18
Accordingly, the State of Louisiana Judicial Branch, the Supreme Court of Louisiana,19
the Judicial Budgetary Control Board, and the Supreme Court Judicial Administrator's20
Office are not to be considered the "employer" or "employing agency" of lower court or21
other judicial agency employees whose staff salaries and other benefits are included in22
this Act. 23
Section 4. Salary increases provided by Section 1 of the Act that was introduced as24
Senate Bill No. 188 of the 2013 Regular Session of the Legislature shall only be effected25
to the extent that funding is made available in this Act.26
Section 5. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2013; if vetoed by the27
governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective28
on July 1, 2013, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is29
later. 30 ENROLLED
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
In accordance with R.S. 39:51(D), the following represents a comparative statement for
each Court and program. The operating budget for FY 2012-2013 is compared to the
appropriations for FY 2013-2014 as contained in the original bill.
Operating Budget Appropriation
Request
Courts and Programs FY 2012-2013 FY 2013-2014
Supreme Court
Total Supreme Court $65,463,068 $ 67,671,627
Courts of Appeal
Total Courts of Appeal$42,428,117 $ 44,070,577
District Courts
Total District Courts$41,953,795 $ 42,242,246
Other Courts
Total Other Courts $2,801,870 $ 2,801,870
Other Programs
Total Other Programs $652,084 $ 682,286
Total State General Fund
and Interagency Transfer
All Line Items $153,298,934$ 157,468,606
Total Statutory Dedications $9,650,831 $ 9,797,469
Total Funding $162,949,765 $ 167,266,075
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:______________________