ENROLLED
ACT No. 66
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 801
BY REPRESENTATIVES FANNIN, ARNOLD, EDWARDS, ROBERT JOHNSON,
KLECKLEY, AND LEGER AND SENATORS ALARIO, DONAHUE, GALLOT,
LAFLEUR, MURRAY, AND PETERSON
1 AN ACT
2 To appropriate funds to defray the expenses of the Louisiana Judiciary, including the
3 Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, District Courts, Criminal District Court of Orleans
4 Parish, and other courts; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1.A. The sum of One Hundred Eighty-Two Million Six Hundred Sixty-Four
7 Thousand Six and No/100 ($182,664,006.00) Dollars, or so much thereof as may be
8 necessary, is hereby appropriated to defray the expenses of the judiciary, including the
9 Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, the District Courts, the Criminal District Court of Orleans
10 Parish, and of the other courts.
11 B. The total amount herein appropriated is hereby allocated to provide as follows:
12 03-8170 SUPREME COURT
13 Program Description: The Supreme Court has general supervisory jurisdiction over all lower courts.
14 It may establish procedural and administrative rules not in conflict with law and may assign a sitting or
15 retired judge to any court. The Supreme Court has sole authority to provide by rule for appointments of
16 attorneys as temporary or ad hoc judges. It considers applications for writs to review individual cases,
17 and has criminal and other appellate jurisdiction. The Supreme Court has exclusive original jurisdiction
18 of disciplinary proceedings against lawyers, recommendations of the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana
19 for the discipline of judges, and fact questions affecting its appellate jurisdiction. It has inherent authority
20 to regulate the legal profession and to promulgate and update the Code of Judicial Conduct. The court
21 also provides judicial training through the Judicial College and works to improve the administration of
22 justice.
23 Mission Statement: The mission of the Supreme Court of Louisiana is to protect and promote the rule
24 of law, to ensure public trust, to use public resources efficiently, to ensure the highest professional
25 conduct, integrity, and competence of both the bench and the bar, and to ensure the proper administration
26 and performance of all courts under its authority.
27 Goal: To protect the rule of law.
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1 Objective: To provide a reasonable opportunity for litigants to seek review in the Supreme Court of
2 decisions made by lower tribunals.
3 General Performance Information:
4 2012 2013 2014
5 Total Filings 2,769 3,017 2,716
6 Total Appeals Filed 10 18 12
7 Total Writs Filed 2,639 2,790 2,496
8 Total Dispositions Rendered 3,181 2,500 2,592
9 Goal: To promote the rule of law.
10 Objective: To resolve cases in a timely manner.
11 General Performance Information:
12 2012 2013 2014
13 Percentage of noncriminal case
14 applications acted on within Supreme
15 Court standard of 120 days of filing 93.3% 94.3% 91.8%
16 Percentage of criminal case applications
17 acted on within Supreme Court
18 standard of 120 days of filing 45.9% 37% 30.7%
19 Percentage of pro se post conviction
20 applications acted on within Supreme
21 Court standard of 120 days of filing 8.5% 4.8% 2.1%
22 Percentage of bar disciplinary filings
23 acted upon within Supreme Court
24 standard of 120 days of filing 88.9% 95.2% 95.2%
25 Percentage of opinions rendered within
26 Supreme Court standard of 84 days
27 from argument 80.6% 83.2% 81.5%
28 Goal: To ensure the public trust.
29 Objective: To facilitate public access to Supreme Court decisions.
30 General Performance Information:
31 2012 2013 2014
32 Percentage of written opinions available
33 to the public within 5 days of decision 100% 100% 100%
34 Objective: To inform the public of operations and activities.
35 General Performance Information:
36 2012 2013 2014
37 Number of outreach programs 58 78 58
38 Number of media releases on court decisions 77 73 64
39 Number of media releases on other matters 15 24 25
40 Number of recipients of releases on
41 court decisions 1,663 1,760 1,485
42 Number of recipients of releases on other
43 matters 3,672 4,694 3,633
44 Objective: To ensure the highest professional conduct, integrity, and competence of the bench.
45 General Performance Information:
46 2012 2013 2014
47 Average number of hours acquired
48 through continuing legal education
49 per judge 29.35 36.36 33.59
50 Number of complaints filed against
51 judges and justices of the peace 537 496 495
52 Number of complaints against judges
53 and justices of the peace resolved or
54 disposed of in the calendar year 619 526 477
55 Objective: To ensure the highest professional conduct, integrity, and competence of the bar.
56 General Performance Information:
57 2012 2013 2014
58 Average number of hours acquired through
59 continuing legal education per lawyer 15.24 15.46 14.92
60 Number of complaints filed against lawyers 3,042 3,038 3,040
61 Number of complaints filed against lawyers
62 resolved or disposed of in calendar year2,966 3,319 3,140
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1 Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct):
2 01 Salaries of one (1) Chief Justice and six (6)
3 Associate Justices of the Supreme Court,
4 as provided by R.S. 13:102 $ 1,076,359
5 02 Salaries and other expenses of the
6 Supreme Court Proper and salary of
7 the Crier of the Supreme Court $ 9,831,884
8 03 Expenses of Judicial Administrator's
9 Office and of the Judiciary Commission
10 provided for in Article V, Section
11 25 of the Constitution of Louisiana and
12 under the provisions of R.S. 13:32 et seq.
13 A. Expenses of Judicial Administrator's Office $ 5,005,973
14 Program Description: The Judicial Administrator's Office assists the Supreme Court in the
15 administration of the state court system. It staffs the Judicial Council and the Judiciary Commission of
16 Louisiana. Through the Judicial Council, it performs studies and makes recommendations for the creation
17 of new judgeships and for improving the administration of justice. The Judicial Administrator's Office
18 provides payroll and other fiscal services to the Judiciary, including the administration of a judicial
19 retirement system; support for the Supreme Court and Appellate Court human resource system;
20 technological services to courts; and, manages the Trial Court Case Management Information System.
21 The Judicial Administrator's Office also manages the ad hoc judgeship system, monitors cases under
22 advisement, provides outreach services to state and local courts, staffs the Committee on Judicial Ethics,
23 and performs numerous legal services for the Supreme Court and the Judiciary.
24 B. Expenses of Judiciary Commission $ $2,043,285
25 Program Description: The Judiciary Commission of Louisiana is a constitutional body established under
26 Article V, Section 25 of the Constitution of 1974 to accept, screen, investigate, and prosecute complaints
27 of judicial misconduct. As part of its authority, it may recommend to the Supreme Court the censure,
28 suspension, removal from office, or involuntary retirement of any judge for ethical misconduct.
29 C. Court Reporters; Statistical Reporting Systems $ 408,761
30 D. Dues to National Center for State Courts $ 153,691
31 04 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board,
32 as per Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XIX $ 3,000
33 05 Compensation and expenses of retired
34 judges assigned under Article V,
35 Section 5(A) of the Constitution of
36 Louisiana, be it more or less estimated at $ 1,563,079
37 06 Law Library of Louisiana for salaries,
38 services, supplies, maintenance, repairs,
39 and equipment $ 2,014,594
40 Program Description: The Law Library of Louisiana serves the legal information needs of the state
41 judiciary, and is open to members of the bar and public.
42 07 Salaries and expenses of transferred
43 judges assigned under Article V,
44 Section 5(A) of the Constitution,
45 be it more or less estimated as $ 180,323
46 08 Retirement pay for services rendered by
47 justices and judges of all courts, as
48 provided by R.S. 11:1358 and
49 R.S. 13:103 $ 1,365,669
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1 09 Pensions for widows of justices and
2 judges of all courts, as provided by
3 R.S. 11:1371 and R.S. 11:1381, be it
4 more or less estimated at $ 1,469,984
5 10 Judicial College $ 276,606
6 Program Description: The Judicial College was established by order of the Supreme Court in 1976 to
7 provide continuing legal education to Louisiana judges.
8 11 State contribution to judicial
9 retirement provided for in Article V,
10 Section 23 of the Constitution and
11 R.S. 11:551 et seq., be it more or
12 less estimated at $ 18,155,129
13 12 Civil commitment matters as
14 required by R.S. 28:54 $ 143,424
15 13 Paul M. Hebert Law Center for the expenses
16 of storage of appellate court records $ 60,000
17 14 Funding for statewide operations of the
18 Louisiana Protective Order Registry
19 (R.S. 46:2136.2) under the Case
20 Management Information System $ 1,411,326
21 15 Information Technology $ 1,109,897
22 16 Payable out of the State General Fund for the
23 expenses associated with the operation of the
24 Families in Need of Services Program (FINS) $ 2,748,287
25 Program Description: The mission of the FINS Assistance Program is to assist local FINS processes by
26 developing and implementing a needs-based allocation formula; developing, implementing, and mandating
27 the use of a uniform data system for tracking, managing, and reporting FINS informal cases; developing
28 and mandating the use of programmatic standards; developing, implementing, and reporting performance
29 indicators and measures; requiring and monitoring periodic fiscal reports and financial accountability;
30 and, generally supervising and assisting local FINS processes in other ways.
31 17 Drug court maintenance and enhancement $ 12,050,465
32 Program Description: Drug treatment courts, authorized in 1997 by R.S. 13:5301 through R.S. 13:5304,
33 provided integrated substance abuse treatment, sanctions, and incentives with case processing to place
34 low-level, nonviolent drug-involved defendants in community-based, judicially supervised rehabilitation
35 programs. Clients are regularly tested and monitored for compliance with educational, employment, and
36 treatment requirements set by the court.
37 18 Court Appointed Special Advocates $ 3,035,816
38 Program Description: The purpose of the CASA Assistance Program is to promote timely placement of
39 children in need of care in permanent, safe and stable homes, in accordance with the provisions of
40 Children's Code articles 424-426. Services are provided through local CASA programs which recruit,
41 screen, train and supervise community advocates. Upon appointment by the trial judge, qualified
42 advocates serve children by providing independent factual information to the judge, advocating for the best
43 interest of the children, monitoring cases to which they have been assigned, and advising and assisting the
44 judge in the determination of the best interest of the children involved.
45 TOTAL - GENERAL FUND $ 64,107,552
46 19 Payable out of the State General Fund
47 from Statutory Dedications, Judges'
48 Supplemental Compensation Fund,
49 R. S. 13:10.3, be it more or less
50 estimated at $ 6,223,724
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1 Program Description: The Judges' Supplemental Compensation Fund was established by the Legislature
2 in 1985 to fund salary supplements and salary-related expenses to judges and commissioners. The funding
3 source is a non-refundable filing fee assessed on civil filings as provided in R.S. 13:10.3.
4 20 Payable out of the State General Fund
5 from Statutory Dedications, Trial Court
6 Case Management Information Fund, for
7 the Case Management Information System,
8 Article 887 (F) of the Code of Criminal
9 Procedure, be it more or less estimated at $ 4,147,710
10 Program Description: The Case Management Information System (CMIS) was created by the Supreme
11 Court in 1993 to provide a statewide information system for tracking and managing criminal, civil,
12 juvenile, traffic, and appellate cases as well as protective orders. Data is received from courts statewide,
13 transferred to the CMIS repository, and made available to courts and executive branch agencies.
14 Additional information will also be available from the Department of Public Safety & Corrections. CMIS
15 is funded from a court cost assessed on all criminal and traffic convictions as provided under
16 C.Cr.P.887(F).
17 TOTAL - STATE GENERAL FUND
18 BY STATUTORY DEDICATIONS $ 10,371,434
19 21Drug court maintenance and enhancement, payable
20 out of the State General Fund through Interagency
21 Transfers from the Department of Children and
22 Family Services $ 5,400,000
23 22 Court Appointed Special Advocates, payable out of
24 the State General Fund through Interagency Transfers
25 from the Department of Children and Family
26 Services $ 3,992,850
27 TOTAL - STATE GENERAL FUND
28 THROUGH INTERAGENCY TRANSF ERS $ 9,392,850
29 TOTAL SUPREME COURT $ 83,871,836
30 03-8171 COURTS OF APPEAL
31 Program Description: The five courts of appeal, domiciled in Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lake Charles,
32 New Orleans, and Gretna, have supervisory jurisdiction over all cases arising within their respective
33 circuits, subject to the general supervisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Each court of appeal also
34 has appellate jurisdiction over all civil matters, all matters appealed from family and juvenile courts, and
35 all criminal cases triable by a jury which arise within its circuit, except for those cases appealable directly
36 to the Supreme Court or to the district courts.
37 Mission Statement: The mission of the appellate courts of Louisiana is to provide meaningful access to
38 all who seek review under the Courts' appellate and supervisory jurisdiction granted by the Louisiana
39 Constitution while protecting and promoting the rule of law, preserving the public trust, and using public
40 resources efficiently.
41 Goal: To protect the rule of law.
42 Objective: To provide a reasonable opportunity for multi-judge review of decisions made by lower
43 tribunals.
44 General Performance Information: 2012 2013 2014
45 Total appeals filed 2,689 2,382 2,050
46 Total writs filed 4,499 4,973 4,325
47 Total dispositions rendered 6,240 6,432 5,741
48 Goal: To promote the rule of law.
49 Objective: To resolve cases expeditiously.
50 General Performance Information:
51 2012 2013 2014
52 Average number of days from lodging of the
53 appeal to argument:
54 Time Standard = no more than 175 days.
55 Criminal cases 189 179 151
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1 Civil Cases 161 160 149
2 Median number of days for all cases 172 165 149
3 Average number of days from argument to
4 rendering of the opinion:
5 Time Standard = no more than 70 days.
6 Criminal cases 37 38 38
7 Civil cases 41 44 44
8 Median number of days for all cases 38 42 43
9 Goal: To preserve public trust.
10 Objective: To facilitate public access to the decisions of the courts of appeal.
11 General Performance Information:
12 2012 2013 2014
13 Percentage of written opinions available
14 to the public within 5 days of decision 100% 100% 100%
15 Payable out of the State General Fund:
16 01 Salaries of five (5) Chief Judges
17 and forty-eight (48) Judges of
18 the Courts of Appeal, R.S. 13:311 $ 7,567,661
19 02 Salaries and expenses of operation and
20 maintenance of the Court of Appeal,
21 First Circuit $10,255,060
22 03 Salaries and expenses of operation and
23 maintenance of the Court of Appeal,
24 Second Circuit $ 5,761,986
25 04 Salaries and expenses of operation and
26 maintenance of the Court of Appeal,
27 Third Circuit $ 8,796,311
28 05 Salaries and expenses of operation and
29 maintenance of the Court of Appeal,
30 Fourth Circuit $ 8,153,650
31 06 Salaries and expenses of operation and
32 maintenance of the Court of Appeal,
33 Fifth Circuit $ 6,042,968
34 TOTAL COURTS OF APPEAL $46,577,636
35 03-8172DISTRICT COURTS
36 Program Description: There are forty-one district courts in Louisiana that have general jurisdiction
37 over all matters within their territorial limits, except in those judicial districts (the 1st, the 19th, and
38 the 24th Judicial Districts) where family and juvenile courts have exclusive jurisdiction over certain
39 types of cases and except in Orleans Parish where there are separate courts exercising civil, criminal,
40 and juvenile jurisdictions, respectively. In certain cases, the forty-one general jurisdiction courts have
41 concurrent jurisdiction with justices of the peace and parish courts. The district courts generally have
42 appellate jurisdiction of criminal cases tried by city, parish, municipal, traffic, and mayors' courts,
43 except in certain cases. The district courts also have appellate jurisdiction over justices of the peace
44 in parishes where no parish courts exist. The Civil District Court of Orleans Parish has jurisdiction
45 of all civil cases in that parish. The Criminal District Court of Orleans Parish has jurisdiction over
46 all criminal cases in the parish. It also has general supervisory jurisdiction over the municipal and
47 traffic courts in Orleans Parish. The Family Court of East Baton Rouge Parish has exclusive
48 jurisdiction of many domestic cases in the parish. The four juvenile courts located in Caddo, East
49 Baton Rouge, Jefferson, and Orleans parishes have exclusive jurisdiction of juvenile cases in their
50 respective parishes.
51 Mission Statement: The mission of the trial courts of Louisiana is to provide access to justice, to meet
52 all responsibilities in a timely and expeditious manner, to provide equality, fairness, and integrity in
53 their proceedings, to maintain judicial independence and accountability, and to reach a fair and just
54 result by adherence to the procedural and substantive law, thereby instilling trust and confidence in
55 the public.
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1 Goal: To establish a more open and accessible system of justice.
2 Objective: To encourage responsible parties to make court facilities safe, accessible, and convenient.
3 General Performance Information:
4 201220132014
5 Percentage of surveyed district court chief judges indicating
6 actions taken in FY 2013-2014 to improve compliance with
7 the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 89.6% 89.6% 97.9%
8 Objective: To encourage all responsible public bodies and public officers to make the costs of access
9 to the trial court's proceedings and records - whether measured in terms of money, time, or the
10 procedures that must be followed - reasonable, fair, and affordable.
11 General Performance Information:
12 201220132014
13 Percentage of surveyed district court chief judges indicating
14 actions taken in FY 2013-2014 to assist self-represented
15 litigants 95.8%95.8% 97.9%
16 Goal: To meet all responsibilities to everyone affected by the court and its activities in a timely and
17 expeditious manner.
18 Objective: To encourage timely case management and processing.
19 General Performance Information:
20 201220132014
21 Number of parishes reporting criminal disposition
22 data to CMIS 63 6364
23 Percentage of parishes reporting criminal disposition
24 data to CMIS 98% 99% 100%
25 Percentage of surveyed district court chief judges
26 indicating that their courts had taken steps within
27 FY 2013-2014 to reduce delays and improve the
28 timeliness of case processing 91.7%91.7% 91.7%
29 Objective: To enhance jury service.
30 General Performance Information:
31 201220132014
32 Percentage of surveyed district court chief judges indicating
33 that their court had taken steps within FY 2013-2014
34 to make jury service more convenient or effective 93%97.7% 93%
35 Goal: To provide due process and equal protection of the law to all who have business before the
36 court; and to demonstrate integrity in all procedures and decisions.
37 Objective: To recognize new conditions or emerging events and to adjust court operations as
38 necessary.
39 General Performance Information:
40 2012 20132014
41 Percentage of surveyed district court chief judges indicating
42 actions taken in FY 2013-2014 to improve employee
43 training and development 89.6%89.6% 95.8%
44 Percentage of surveyed district court chief judges indicating
45 actions taken in FY 2013-2014 to install or implement
46 technologies 91.7%91.7% 95.8%
47 Goal: To maintain judicial independence, while observing the principle of comity in its governmental
48 relations and accountability to the public.
49 Objective: To inform the community of the court's structure and function.
50 General Performance Information:
51 201220132014
52 Percentage of surveyed district court chief judges indicating
53 that their courts regularly provided public education
54 and public outreach services in FY 2013-2014 89.6%93.8% 89.6%
55 Payable out of the State General Fund:
56 01 Salaries of one hundred ninety-one
57 (191) District Judges as provided
58 by R.S. 13:691 $25,996,619
59 02 Office and travel expenses of District
60 Judges as provided by R.S. 13:698 and
61 R.S. 13:694, respectively $ 1,285,250
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1 03 Salaries of fourteen (14) Judges of
2 Civil District Court, Orleans Parish,
3 as provided by R.S. 13:691 $ 1,905,512
4 04 Expenses of Judges of Civil District
5 Court, Parish of Orleans, for salaries
6 of stenographers, clerks, law books,
7 stationery, telephone, and like expenses
8 as provided by R.S. 13:698 $ 80,500
9 05 Salaries of two (2) Court Reporters
10 of the Twentieth Judicial District Court,
11 including retirement contributions, as
12 provided by R.S. 13:966.1 $ 114,514
13 06 Clerk of Civil District Court, Orleans
14 Parish, as provided by R.S. 13:1212(A) $ 10,000
15 07 State share of Group, Workers'
16 Compensation, General Liability,
17 and Property Insurance Premiums
18 as provided by R.S.42:851 $ 6,662,537
19 08 Salaries of two (2) commissioners of
20 the Nineteenth Judicial District and
21 one (1) commissioner of the Fifteenth
22 Judicial District as provided by
23 R.S. 13:712 and R.S. 13:715,
24 respectively $ 538,826
25 09 Office expenses for the Judicial
26 Expense Fund of the Nineteenth Judicial
27 District Court as provided by
28 R.S. 13:711-713 $ 476,445
29 10 Office expenses for the Judicial
30 Expense Fund of the Fifteenth
31 Judicial District Court as provided
32 by R.S. 13:714-716 $ 296,626
33 11 Law Clerk, Twentieth Judicial District
34 Court as provided by Act 747 of 1977 $ 49,311
35 12 For the expenses of the Judicial Expense
36 Fund, Tenth Judicial District Court as
37 provided by Act 57 of 2006 $ 35,000
38 SUBTOTAL $37,451,140
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1 13 Criminal Court - Parish of Orleans
2 Program Description: The Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans has exclusive
3 jurisdiction of the trial and punishment of all crimes, misdemeanors, and offenses committed within the
4 parish of Orleans, if the jurisdiction is not vested by law in some other court. The court, through its
5 magistrate and with assistance from its commissioners, has the power of committing magistrates in all
6 felony charges and the power to hold preliminary examinations, with authority to bail or discharge,
7 or to hold for trial, in all cases before the court. The court has appellate jurisdiction of all cases tried
8 before the Municipal Court of New Orleans and the Traffic Court of New Orleans and has general
9 supervisory jurisdiction over these courts.
10 A. Salaries of thirteen (13) District Judges of
11 Criminal Court, Orleans Parish as provided
12 by R.S. 13:691 $ 1,769,404
13 B. Office expenses of Judges of Criminal Court,
14 Orleans Parish as provided by R.S. 13:698 $ 74,750
15 C. State's share of group insurance for the personnel
16 of Criminal Court as provided by R.S. 42:851 $ 710,698
17 D. Salaries of thirteen (13) minute clerks as provided
18 by R.S. 13:1373.1 $ 284,627
19 E. Salaries of twenty-six (26) court reporters as
20 provided by R.S. 13:1373.1 $ 449,821
21 F. Salaries of four (4) commissioners of Criminal
22 Court, Orleans Parish, including related benefits
23 as provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 480,382
24 G. Office and travel expenses of commissioners as
25 provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 10,600
26 H. Salaries of four (4) minute clerks, one for each
27 commissioner as provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 73,003
28 I. Salaries of four (4) court reporters, one for each
29 commissioner as provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 55,034
30 J. Salaries of Judicial Administrator, and assistants,
31 including related benefits $ 995,519
32 K. Salaries of thirteen (13) law clerks $ 730,138
33 L. Salaries of four (4) secretaries $ 211,593
34 M. Sanity Commissions $ 102,700
35 N. Board of Jury Commissioners $ 426,303
36 SUBTOTAL $ 6,374,572
37 14 Juvenile and Family Court Judges
38 A. Salaries of fourteen (14) Juvenile Court
39 Judges as provided by R.S. 13:691 $ 1,905,512
40 B. Salaries of four (4) Family Court Judges
41 as provided by R.S. 13:691 $ 544,432
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1 C. Office and travel expenses of Juvenile and Family
2 Court Judges as provided by R.S. 13:698
3 and R.S. 13:694, respectively $ 103,500
4 SUBTOTAL $ 2,553,444
5 TOTAL DISTRICT COURTS $46,379,156
6 03-8173 OTHER COURTS - SALARIES AND OFFICE EXPENSES AS
7 REQUIRED BY STATUTE
8 Program Description: The category includes forty-seven city courts, one municipal court (New
9 Orleans), one traffic court (New Orleans), and one parish court (Ascension Parish).
10 Mission Statement: The mission of the city and parish courts of Louisiana is to provide access to
11 justice, to meet all responsibilities in a timely and expeditious manner, to provide equality, fairness and
12 integrity in their proceedings, to maintain judicial independence and accountability, and to reach a fair
13 and just result by adherence to the procedural and substantive law, thereby instilling trust and
14 confidence in the public.
15 Goal: To establish a more open and accessible system of justice.
16 Objective: To encourage all responsible public bodies and public officers to make the costs of access
17 to the court's proceedings and records - whether measured in terms of money, time, or the procedures
18 that must be followed - reasonable, fair, and affordable.
19 General Performance Information:
20 201220132014
21 Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief judges indicating
22 actions taken in FY 2013-2014 to assist pro
23 se litigants 96.2%100% 100%
24 Goal: To meet all responsibilities to everyone affected by the court and its activities in a timely and
25 expeditious manner.
26 Objective: To encourage timely case management and processing.
27 General Performance Information:
28 201220132014
29 Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief judges
30 indicating that their courts had taken steps within
31 FY 2013-2014 to reduce delays and improve the
32 timeliness of case processing 86.5%84.3% 84.6%
33 Goal: To maintain judicial independence, while observing the principle of comity in its governmental
34 relations and accountability to the public.
35 Objective: To inform the community of the court's structure and function.
36 General Performance Information:
37 201220132014
38 Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief judges indicating
39 that their courts regularly provided public education and
40 public outreach services in FY 2013-2014 88.5%92.2% 92.3%
41 Objective: To recognize new conditions or emerging events and to adjust court operations as
42 necessary.
43 General Performance Information:
44 2012 20132014
45 Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief judges indicating
46 actions taken in FY 2013-2014 to improve
47 employee training and development 92.3%96.1% 94.2%
48 Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief judges indicating
49 actions taken in FY 2013-2014 to install or
50 implement technologies 86.5%86.3% 92.3%
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1 Payable out of the State General Fund:
2 01 Salaries of sixty (60) City Court
3 Judges as provided by R.S. 13:1875 $ 2,636,759
4 02 Salaries of four (4) Municipal, four (4)
5 Traffic and one (1) Parish Court
6 Judges as provided by R.S. 13:2492,
7 13:2501.1, and 13:2563.5, respectively $ 425,293
8 TOTAL OTHER COURTS REQUIRED BY STATUTE $ 3,062,052
9 03-8174OTHER COURTS - SALARIES AND OFFICE EXPENSES NOT
10 REQUIRED BY STATUTE
11 Payable out of the State General Fund:
12 01 Orleans Parish Juvenile Protective
13 Care Monitoring Program $ 591,627
14 Program Description: The program tracks and maintains child abuse and neglect cases in the
15 Orleans Parish Juvenile Court. It also provides assistance in support of the Families in Need of
16 Services Program.
17 02 Orleans Parish Juvenile Court Reporters $ 88,312
18 03 For the expenses of the Judges'
19 Assistance Program $ 63,548
20 Program Description: The Judges' Assistance Program provides counseling and other assistance to
21 judges with substance abuse problems.
22 TOTAL OTHER COURTS NOT REQUIRED BY STATUTE $ 743,487
23 03-8175NON-JUDICIAL STATE EXP ENSES
24 Payable out of the State General Fund:
25 01 Legal representation of children in child protection cases$ 2,029,839
26 Program Description: As recommended by the Task Force on Legal representation in Child
27 Protection Cases and at the request of the Division of Administration, in order to advance the
28 administration of justice, the Supreme Court administers funding to provide qualified legal
29 representation for children in child protection cases as required to fulfill the state’s statutory
30 responsibility.
31 TOTAL NON-JUDICIAL STATE EXPENSES $ 2,029,839
32 Section 2. The appropriations, and the allocations of such appropriations, from the
33 State General Fund (Direct) contained in Section 1 of this Act shall be reduced by a total
34 amount of Three Million Sixty Thousand Eight Hundred Fourteen and No/100
35 ($3,060,814.00) Dollars, pursuant to a plan adopted by the Judicial Budgetary Control
36 Board or as approved by the Louisiana Supreme Court.
37 Section 3.A. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or her duly authorized and
38 appointed agent, shall warrant the state treasurer for the allocations herein provided, or
39 for so much thereof as may be necessary. The aforesaid warrant shall be paid out of the
40 state general fund, and the state treasurer shall pay said warrant by preference over all
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1 other warrants, except warrants for the salaries of constitutional officers of the state and
2 warrants for expenses of the legislature, which shall be concurrent with the warrant
3 provided by this Act.
4 B. The funds drawn as provided herein shall be deposited in the name of the judiciary
5 in an approved bank that has been selected by the Supreme Court and is located in the
6 state.
7 C. Any funds herein allocated to the judiciary, any portion of the funds previously
8 appropriated to the judiciary, other revenue of the judiciary or its agencies, and interest
9 earnings are hereby appropriated and may be used to defray the expenses of the judiciary;
10 however, all funds remaining unexpended or unencumbered shall be returnable to the
11 state general fund on or before September 1, 2016.
12 D. For Fiscal Year 2015-2016, any surpluses occurring in the appropriations made
13 in this Act may be transferred from one agency or line-item to another during the fiscal
14 year in accordance with the rules of the Judicial Budgetary Control Board, or as approved
15 by the Supreme Court.
16 E. The adjustment to be made in the salaries of judicial employees and the number
17 of authorized positions of the judiciary shall be as decided by the judicial agency affected,
18 subject to the approval of the Judicial Budgetary Control Board or as approved by the
19 Supreme Court.
20 F. The program descriptions, general performance information and indicators,
21 objectives, goals, and mission statements contained in this Act are not part of the law and
22 are not enacted into law by virtue of their inclusion in this Act. The missions, goals, and
23 objectives contained in the Act are derived from performance standards established by
24 Section 10 of Part G General Administrative Rules of the Supreme Court of Louisiana.
25 G. The inclusion in this Act of staff salaries and benefits for lower court or other
26 judicial branch agency employees shall not be deemed to create or impose any obligation
27 upon the State of Louisiana Judicial Branch, the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the Judicial
28 Budgetary Control Board, or the Supreme Court Judicial Administrator's Office relative
29 to the administration of pay, retirement or other benefits to any such employees.
30 Accordingly, the State of Louisiana Judicial Branch, the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the
31 Judicial Budgetary Control Board, and the Supreme Court Judicial Administrator's Office
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1 are not to be considered the "employer" or "employing agency" of lower court or other
2 judicial agency employees whose staff salaries and other benefits are included in this Act.
3 Section 4. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015; if vetoed by the
4 governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective
5 on July 1, 2015, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is
6 later.
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 2014-2015 is compared to
the appropriations for FY 2015-2016 as contained in the original bill.
Operating Budget Appropriation Request
Courts and Programs FY 2014-2015 FY 2015-2016
Supreme Court
Total Supreme Court$ 70,916,964 $ 73,500,402
Courts of Appeal
Total Courts of Appeal$ 44,238,406 $ 46,577,636
District Courts
Total District Courts$ 44,936,501 $ 46,379,156
Other Courts
Total Other Courts $ 2,993,515 $ 3,062,052
Other Programs
Total Other Programs $ 713,548 $ 743,487
Non-Judicial State Expenses
Total State Expenses $ 1,976,474 $ 2,029,839
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Total State General Fund
and Interagency Transfer
All Line Items $ 165,775,408 $172,292,572
Total Statutory Dedications$ 10,222,822 $ 10,371,434
Total Funding $ 175,998,230 $182,664,006
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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