ENROLLED
ACT No. 69
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 698
BY REPRESENTATIVES HENRY, BARRAS, GARY CARTER, JACKSON, LEGER,
AND MAGEE AND SENATORS ALARIO, LAFLEUR, MARTINY, AND
MORRELL
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; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related
5 matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1.A. The sum of One Hundred Eighty Million One Hundred Seventy-Seven
8 Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Five and No/100 ($180,177,165.00) Dollars, or so much
9 thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to defray the expenses of the judiciary,
10 including the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, the District Courts, the Criminal District
11 Court of Orleans Parish, and of other courts.
12 B. The total amount herein appropriated is hereby allocated to provide as follows:
13 03-8170 SUPREME COURT
14 Program Description: The Supreme Court has general supervisory jurisdiction
15 over all lower courts. It may establish procedural and administrative rules not in
16 conflict with law and may assign a sitting or retired judge to any court. The
17 Supreme Court has sole authority to provide by rule for appointments of attorneys
18 as temporary or ad hoc judges. It considers applications for writs to review
19 individual cases, and has criminal and other appellate jurisdiction. The Supreme
20 Court has exclusive original jurisdiction of disciplinary proceedings against
21 lawyers, recommendations of the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana for the
22 discipline of judges, and fact questions affecting its appellate jurisdiction. It has
23 inherent authority to regulate the legal profession and to promulgate and update
24 the Code of Judicial Conduct. The court also provides judicial training through the
25 Judicial College and works to improve the administration of justice.
26 Mission Statement: The mission of the Supreme Court of Louisiana is to protect
27 and promote the rule of law, to ensure public trust, to use public resources
28 efficiently, to ensure the highest professional conduct, integrity, and competence
29 of both the bench and the bar, and to ensure the proper administration and
30 performance of all courts under its authority.
31 Goal: To protect the rule of law.
32 Objective: To provide a reasonable opportunity for litigants to seek review in the
33 Supreme Court of decisions made by lower tribunals.
34 General Performance Information:
35 2015 2016 2017
36 Total Filings 2,365 2,283 2,181
37 Total Appeals Filed 6 9 4
38 Total Writs Filed 2,172 2,092 1,997
39 Total Dispositions Rendered 2,486 2,142 2,039
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1 Goal: To promote the rule of law.
2 Objective: To resolve cases in a timely manner.
3 General Performance Information:
4 2015 2016 2017
5 Percentage of noncriminal case
6 applications acted on within Supreme
7 Court standard of 120 days of filing 97.1% 94.1% 88%
8 Percentage of criminal case applications
9 acted on within Supreme Court
10 standard of 120 days of filing 36.1% 48.7% 34.9%
11 Percentage of pro se post conviction
12 applications acted on within Supreme
13 Court standard of 120 days of filing 3% 26% 20.8%
14 Percentage of bar disciplinary filings
15 acted upon within Supreme Court
16 standard of 120 days from filing 97% 93.6% 89.3%
17 Percentage of opinions rendered within
18 Supreme Court standard of 84 days
19 from argument 75.8% 66.7% 73.2%
20 Goal: To ensure the public trust.
21 Objective: To facilitate public access to Supreme Court decisions.
22 General Performance Information:
23 2015 2016 2017
24 Percentage of written opinions available
25 to the public within 5 days of decision 100% 100% 100%
26 Objective: To inform the public of operations and activities.
27 General Performance Information:
28 2015 2016 2017
29 Number of outreach programs 100 60 70
30 Number of media releases on court decisions 66 78 65
31 Number of media releases on other matters 17 24 18
32 Number of recipients of releases on
33 court decisions 1,632 1,775 1,932
34 Number of recipients of releases on other
35 matters 4,700 6,010 3,489
36 Objective: To ensure the highest professional conduct, integrity, and competence
37 of the bench.
38 General Performance Information:
39 2015 2016 2017
40 Average number of hours acquired
41 through continuing legal education
42 per judge 34.25 30.08 29.03
43 Number of complaints filed against
44 judges and justices of the peace 529 545 533
45 Number of complaints against judges
46 and justices of the peace resolved or
47 disposed of in the calendar year 601 582 546
48
49 Objective: To ensure the highest professional conduct, integrity, and competence
50 of the bar.
51 General Performance Information:
52 2015 2016 2017
53 Average number of hours acquired through
54 continuing legal education per lawyer 15.12 15.08 14.76
55 Number of complaints filed against lawyers 2,950 2,922 2,795
56 Number of complaints filed against lawyers
57 resolved or disposed of in calendar year3,046 2,673 3,096
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1 Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct):
2 FY 18 EOB FY 19
3 01 Salaries of one (1) Chief Justice and
4 six (6)Associate Justices of the
5 Supreme Court, as provided by
6 R.S. 13:102 $ 1,125,252$ 1,154,936
7 02 Salaries and other expenses of the
8 Supreme Court Proper and salary of
9 the Crier of the Supreme Court$ 3,804,457$ 7,898,581
10 03 Expenses of Judicial Administrator's
11 Office and of the Judiciary
12 Commission provided for in Article V,
13 Section 25 of the Constitution of
14 Louisiana and under the provisions of
15 R.S. 13:32 et seq.
16 A. Expenses of Judicial
17 Administrator's Office $ 4,519,857$ 4,809,236
18 Program Description: The Judicial Administrator's Office assists the Supreme Court in the
19 administration of the state court system. It staffs the Judicial Council and the Judiciary Commission of
20 Louisiana. Through the Judicial Council, it performs studies and makes recommendations for the creation
21 of new judgeships and for improving the administration of justice. The Judicial Administrator's Office
22 provides payroll and other fiscal services to the Judiciary, including the administration of a judicial
23 retirement system; support for the Supreme Court and Appellate Court human resource system; and
24 support for judicial branch reporting obligations. The Judicial Administrator's Office also manages the
25 ad hoc judgeship system, monitors cases under advisement, provides support for initiatives to ensure
26 access to the courts for limited English proficiency individuals; provides outreach services to state and
27 local courts, applies for and administers grants to improve judicial administration; and staffs the
28 Committee on Judicial Ethics. The Judicial Administrator’s office administers several programs, including
29 the Supreme Court Drug Court / Specialty Court Office, the Louisiana Protective Order Registry, and
30 CASA and FINS through the Division of Children and Families. The Judicial Administrator’s office also
31 provides staff support for the Louisiana Judicial College, and performs numerous legal services for the
32 Supreme Court and the Judiciary.
33 B. Expenses of Judiciary Commission $ 1,821,921$ 1,930,613
34 Program Description: The Judiciary Commission of Louisiana is a constitutional body established under
35 Article V, Section 25 of the Constitution of 1974 to accept, screen, investigate, and prosecute complaints
36 of judicial misconduct. As part of its authority, it may recommend to the Supreme Court the censure,
37 suspension, removal from office, or involuntary retirement of any judge for ethical misconduct.
38 C. Court Reporters; Statistical
39 Reporting Systems $ 355,504$ 370,225
40 D. Dues to National Center for
41 State Courts $ 158,650$ 158,650
42 04 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary
43 Board, as per Louisiana Supreme
44 Court Rule XIX $ 3,000$ 3,000
45 05 Compensation and expenses of retired
46 judges assigned under Article V,
47 Section 5(A) of the Constitution of
48 Louisiana, be it more or less
49 estimated at $ 1,070,364$ 1,510,646
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1 06 Law Library of Louisiana for salaries,
2 services, supplies, maintenance, repairs,
3 and equipment $ 1,671,322$ 1,754,471
4 Program Description: The Law Library of Louisiana serves the legal information needs of the state
5 judiciary, and is open to members of the bar and public.
6 07 Salaries and expenses of transferred
7 judges assigned under Article V,
8 Section 5(A) of the Constitution,
9 be it more or less estimated as $ 86,663$ 86,663
10 08 Retirement pay for services rendered by
11 justices and judges of all courts, as
12 provided by R.S. 11:1358 and
13 R.S. 13:103 $ 1,365,669$ 894,459
14 09 Pensions for widows of justices and
15 judges of all courts, as provided by
16 R.S. 11:1371 and R.S. 11:1381, be it
17 more or less estimated at $ 1,469,984$ 1,469,984
18 10 Judicial College $ 33,072$ 55,502
19 Program Description: The Judicial College was established by order of the Supreme Court in 1976 to
20 provide continuing legal education to Louisiana judges.
21 11 State contribution to judicial
22 retirement provided for in Article V,
23 Section 23 of the Constitution and
24 R.S. 11:551 et seq., be it more or
25 less estimated at $18,155,129$18,595,302
26 12 Civil commitment matters as
27 required by R.S. 28:54 $ 143,424$ 243,075
28 13 Paul M. Hebert Law Center for
29 expenses of storage of appellate
30 court records $ 60,000$ 60,000
31 14 Funding for statewide operations of the
32 Louisiana Protective Order Registry
33 (R.S. 46:2136.2) under the Case
34 Management Information System $ 1,048,254$ 1,048,254
35 15 Information Technology $ 1,054,733$ 1,096,238
36 16 Payable out of State General
37 Funds for Operational expenses of
38 the Families in Need of Services
39 Program (FINS) $ 1,995,709$ 1,995,709
40 Program Description: The mission of the FINS Assistance Program is to assist local FINS processes by
41 developing and implementing a needs-based allocation formula; developing, implementing, and mandating
42 the use of a uniform data system for tracking, managing, and reporting FINS informal cases; developing
43 and mandating the use of programmatic standards; developing, implementing, and reporting performance
44 indicators and measures; requiring and monitoring periodic fiscal reports and financial accountability;
45 and, generally supervising and assisting local FINS processes in other ways.
46
47 17 Louisiana Drug and Specialty Courts $ 9,755,000$ 9,755,000
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1 Program Description: Louisiana Drug and Specialty Courts, such as Drug/DWI Treatment Courts,
2 authorized in 1977 by R.S. 13:5301-5304, Reentry Courts, authorized in 2010 by R.S. 13:5401, Mental
3 Health Courts, authorized in 2013 by R.S. 13:5353 - 5358, and Veterans Treatment Courts, authorized in
4 2014 by R.S. 13:5361 - 5368, are proven and effective alternatives to traditional criminal justice
5 interventions. These programs provide integrated treatment for substance use and mental health
6 disorders, including the appropriate use of sanctions and incentives along with case management, to place
7 participants in need of services into appropriate community-based and judicially supervised rehabilitation
8 programs. Clients are regularly tested and monitored for compliance with educational, employment, and
9 treatment requirements pursuant to current best practices and the proven national model.
10 18 Court Appointed Special Advocates$ 1,794,035$ 1,794,036
11 Program Description: The purpose of the CASA Assistance Program is to promote timely placement of
12 children in need of care in permanent, safe and stable homes, in accordance with the provisions of
13 Children's Code articles 424-426. Services are provided through local CASA programs which recruit,
14 screen, train and supervise community advocates. Upon appointment by the trial judge, qualified
15 advocates serve children by providing independent factual information to the judge, advocating for the best
16 interest of the children, monitoring cases to which they have been assigned, and advising and assisting the
17 judge in the determination of the best interest of the children involved.
18 TOTAL - GENERAL FUND (DIRECT) $51,491,999$56,684 ,580
19 FY 18 EOB FY 19
20 19 Payable out of the State General Fund
21 from Statutory Dedications, Judges'
22 Supplemental Compensation Fund,
23 R. S. 13:10.3, be it more or less
estimated at $ 6,223,724$ 6,223,.72424
25 Program Description: The Judges' Supplemental Compensation Fund was established by the Legislature
26 in 1985 to fund salary supplements and salary-related expenses to judges and commissioners. The funding
27 source is a non-refundable filing fee assessed on civil filings as provided in R.S. 13:10.3.
28 FY 18 EOB FY 19
29 20 Payable out of the State General
30 Fund from Statutory Dedications,
31 Trial Court Case Management
32 Information Fund, for the Case
33 Management Information System,
34 Article 887 (F) of the Code of
35 Criminal Procedure, be it more or less
estimated at $ 4,017,201$ 4,017,.20136
37 Program Description: The Case Management Information System (CMIS) was created by the Supreme
38 Court in 1993 to provide a statewide information system for tracking and managing criminal, civil,
39 juvenile, traffic, and appellate cases as well as protective orders. Data is received from courts statewide,
40 transferred to the CMIS repository, and made available to courts and executive branch agencies.
41 Additional information will also be available from the Department of Public Safety & Corrections. CMIS
42 is funded from a court cost assessed on all criminal and traffic convictions as provided under
43 C.Cr.P.887(F).
44 TOTAL - STATE GENERAL FUND
BY STATUTORY DEDICATIONS $10,240,925$ 10,240,.92545
TOTAL SUPREME COURT $61,732,924$ 76,318,.35546
FY 18 EOB FY. 1947
48 21Drug court maintenance and enhancement,
49 payable out of the State General Fund
50 through Interagency Transfers from the
51 Department of Children and Family
Services $ 5,400,000$ 5,400,.00052
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1 22 Court Appointed Special Advocates,
2 payable out of the State General Fund
3 through Interagency Transfers from the
4 Department of Children and Family
Services $ 3,992,850$ 3,992,.8505
6 TOTAL - STATE GENERAL FUND
7 THROUGH INTERAGENCY
TRANSFERS $ 9,392,850$ 9,392,.8508
9 03-8171 COURTS OF APPEAL
10 Program Description: The five courts of appeal, domiciled in Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lake Charles,
11 New Orleans, and Gretna, have supervisory jurisdiction over all cases arising within their respective
12 circuits, subject to the general supervisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Each court of appeal also
13 has appellate jurisdiction over all civil matters, all matters appealed from family and juvenile courts, and
14 all criminal cases triable by a jury which arise within its circuit, except for those cases appealable directly
15 to the Supreme Court or to the district courts.
16 Mission Statement: The mission of the appellate courts of Louisiana is to provide meaningful access to
17 all who seek review under the Courts' appellate and supervisory jurisdiction granted by the Louisiana
18 Constitution while protecting and promoting the rule of law, preserving the public trust, and using public
19 resources efficiently.
20 Goal: To protect the rule of law.
21 Objective: To provide a reasonable opportunity for multi-judge review of decisions made by lower
22 tribunals.
23 General Performance Information:
24 2015 2016 2017
25 Total appeals filed 2,053 1,783 1,897
26 Total writs filed 4,048 3,670 3,420
27 Total dispositions rendered 5,019 4,761 4,439
28 Goal: To promote the rule of law.
29 Objective: To resolve cases expeditiously.
30 General Performance Information:
31 2015 2016 2017
32 Average number of days from lodging of the
33 appeal to argument:
34 Time Standard = no more than 175 days.
35 Criminal cases 143 162 147
36 Civil Cases 147 155 162
37 Median number of days for all cases 146 158 159
38 Average number of days from argument to
39 rendering of the opinion:
40 Time Standard = no more than 70 days.
41 Criminal cases 43 43 43
42 Civil cases 43 42 44
43 Median number of days for all cases 43 43 44
44 Goal: To preserve public trust.
45 Objective: To facilitate public access to the decisions of the courts of appeal.
46 General Performance Information:
47 2015 2016 2017
48 Percentage of written opinions available
49 to the public within 5 days of decision 100% 100% 100%
50 Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct):
51 FY 18 EOB FY 19
52 01 Salaries of five (5) Chief Judges
53 and forty-eight (48) Judges of
54 the Courts of Appeal, R.S. 13:311$ 7,913,159$ 8,123,080
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1 02 Salaries and expenses of operation
2 and maintenance of the Court of
3 appeal, First Circuit $ 10,186,973 $ 10,777,116
4 03 Salaries and expenses of operation
5 and maintenance of the Court of
6 appeal, Second Circuit $ 5,707,610 $ 6,013,644
7 04 Salaries and expenses of operation
8 and maintenance of the Court of
9 appeal, Third Circuit $8,739,437 $ 9,176,428
10 05 Salaries and expenses of operation
11 and maintenance of the Court of
12 Appeal, Fourth Circuit $ 8,121,408 $ 8,602,396
13 06 Salaries and expenses of operation
14 and maintenance of the Court of
15 Appeal, Fifth Circuit $5,919,956 $ 6,295,517
16 TOTAL COURTS OF APPEAL $ 46,588,543 $48,988,181
17 03-8172DISTRICT COURTS
18 Program Description: There are forty-one district courts in Louisiana that have
19 general jurisdiction over all matters within their territorial limits, except in those
20 judicial districts (the 1st, the 19th, and the 24th Judicial Districts) where family and
21 juvenile courts have exclusive jurisdiction over certain types of cases and except in
22 Orleans Parish where there are separate courts exercising civil, criminal, and
23 juvenile jurisdictions. In certain cases, the forty-one general jurisdiction courts
24 have concurrent jurisdiction with justices of the peace and parish courts. The
25 district courts generally have appellate jurisdiction of criminal cases tried by city,
26 parish, municipal, traffic, and mayors' courts, except in certain cases. The district
27 courts also have appellate jurisdiction over justices of the peace in parishes where
28 no parish courts exist. The Civil District Court of Orleans Parish has jurisdiction
29 of all civil cases in that parish. The Criminal District Court of Orleans Parish has
30 jurisdiction over all criminal cases in the parish. It also has general supervisory
31 jurisdiction over the municipal and traffic court in Orleans Parish. The Family
32 Court of East Baton Rouge Parish has exclusive jurisdiction of many domestic cases
33 in the parish. The four juvenile courts located in Caddo, East Baton Rouge,
34 Jefferson, and Orleans parishes have exclusive jurisdiction of juvenile cases in their
35 respective parishes.
36 Mission Statement: The mission of the trial courts of Louisiana is to provide
37 access to justice, to meet all responsibilities in a timely and expeditious manner, to
38 provide equality, fairness, and integrity in their proceedings, to maintain judicial
39 independence and accountability, and to reach a fair and just result by adherence
40 to the procedural and substantive law, thereby instilling trust and confidence in the
41 public.
42 Goal: To establish a more open and accessible system of justice.
43 Objective: To encourage responsible parties to make court facilities safe,
44 accessible, and convenient.
45 General Performance Information:
46 201520162017
47 Percentage of surveyed district court chief judges indicating
48 actions taken in FY 2016-2017 to improve compliance with
49 the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 93.8% 81.3% 83.3%
50 Objective: To encourage all responsible public bodies and public officers to make
51 the costs of access to the trial court's proceedings and records - whether measured
52 in terms of money, time, or the procedures that must be followed - reasonable, fair,
53 and affordable.
54 General Performance Information:
55 201520162017
56 Percentage of surveyed district court chief judges indicating
57 actions taken in FY 2016-2017 to assist self-represented
58 litigants 97.9%85.4% 85.4%
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1 Goal: To meet all responsibilities to everyone affected by the court and its
2 activities in a timely and expeditious manner.
3 Objective: To encourage timely case management and processing.
4 General Performance Information:
5 201520162017
6 Number of parishes reporting criminal disposition
7 data to CMIS 64 64 64
8 Percentage of parishes reporting criminal disposition
9 data to CMIS 100%100% 100%
10 Percentage of surveyed district court chief judges 201520162017
11 indicating that their courts had taken steps within
12 FY 2016-2017 to reduce delays and improve the
13 timeliness of case processing 97.9%87.5% 93.8%
14 Objective: To enhance jury service.
15 General Performance Information:
16 Percentage of surveyed district court chief judges indicating
17 that their court had taken steps within FY 2016-2017
18 to make jury service more convenient or effective 100%90.7% 92.9%
19 Goal: To provide due process and equal protection of the law to all who have
20 business before the court; and to demonstrate integrity in all procedures and decisions.
21 Objective: To recognize new conditions or emerging events and to adjust court
22 operations as necessary.
23 General Performance Information:
24 2015 20162017
25 Percentage of surveyed district court chief judges indicating
26 actions taken in FY 2016-2017 to improve employee
27 training and development 87.5%85.4% 87.5%
28 Percentage of surveyed district court chief judges indicating
29 actions taken in FY 2016-2017 to install or implement
30 technologies 100%91.7% 95.8%
31 Goal: To maintain judicial independence, while observing the principle of comity
32 in its governmental relations and accountability to the public.
33 Objective: To inform the community of the court's structure and function.
34 General Performance Information:
35 201520162017
36 Percentage of surveyed district court chief judges indicating
37 that their courts regularly provided public education
38 and public outreach services in FY 2016-2017 97.9%87.5% 91.7%
39 Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct):
40 FY 18 EOB FY 19
41 01 Salaries of one hundred ninety-one
42 (191) District Judges as provided
43 by R.S. 13:691 $ 27,187,585$27,913,116
44 02 Office and travel expenses of District
45 Judges as provided by R.S. 13:698
46 and R.S. 13:694, respectively $ 1,285,250$1,285,250
47 03 Salaries of fourteen (14) Judges of
48 Civil District Court, Orleans Parish,
49 as provided by R.S. 13:691 $ 1,992,807$2,045,988
50 04 Expenses of Judges of Civil District
51 Court, Parish of Orleans, for salaries
52 of stenographers, clerks, law books,
53 stationery, telephone, and like
54 expenses as provided by R.S. 13:698$ 80,500$ 80,500
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1 05 Salaries of two (2) Court Reporters
2 of the Twentieth Judicial District Court,
3 including retirement contributions, as
4 provided by R.S. 13:966.1 $ 114,514$ 115,348
5 06 Clerk of Civil District Court, Orleans
6 Parish, as provided by R.S. 13:1212(A)$ 10,000$ 10,000
7 07 State share of Group, Workers'
8 Compensation, General Liability, and
9 Property Insurance Premiums as
10 provided by R.S.42:851 $ 6,834,271$7,018,364
11 08 Salaries of two (2) commissioners of
12 the Nineteenth Judicial District and
13 one (1) commissioner of the Fifteenth
14 Judicial District as provided by
15 R.S. 13:712 and R.S. 13:715,
16 respectively $ 569,959$ 584,251
17 09 Office expenses for the Judicial
18 Expense Fund of the Nineteenth Judicial
19 District Court as provided by
20 R.S. 13:711-713 $ 354,707$ 401,401
21 10 Office expenses for the Judicial
22 Expense Fund of the Fifteenth
23 Judicial District Court as provided
24 by R.S. 13:714-716 $ 221,305$ 313,594
25 11 Law Clerk, Twentieth Judicial District
26 Court as provided by Act 747 of 1977$ 49,311$ 49,311
27 12 For the expenses of the Judicial Expense
28 Fund, Tenth Judicial District Court as
29 provided by Act 57 of 2006 $ 35,000$ 35,000
30 SUBTOTAL $38,735,209$39,852,123
31 13 Criminal Court - Parish of Orleans
32 Program Description: The Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans has exclusive jurisdiction
33 of the trial and punishment of all crimes, misdemeanors, and offenses committed within the parish of
34 Orleans, if the jurisdiction is not vested by law in some other court. The court, through its magistrate and
35 with assistance from its commissioners, has the power of committing magistrates in all felony charges
36 and the power to hold preliminary examinations, with authority to bail or discharge, or to hold for trial,
37 in all cases before the court. The court has appellate jurisdiction of all cases tried before the Municipal
38 and Traffic Court of New Orleans and has general supervisory jurisdiction over these courts.
39 A.Salaries of thirteen (13) District
40 Judges of Criminal Court, Orleans
41 Parish as provided by R.S. 13:691$ 1,850,465$1,899,846
42 B.Office expenses of Judges of
43 Criminal Court, Orleans Parish as
44 Provided by R.S. 13:698 $ 74,750$ 74,750
45 C.State's share of group insurance
46 for personnel of Criminal Court
47 as provided by R.S. 42:851 $ 698,422$ 714,162
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1 D.Salaries of thirteen (13) minute
2 clerks as provided by R.S.
3 13:1373.1 $ 288,064$ 288,064
4
5 E.Salaries of twenty-six (26) court
6 reporters as provided by R.S.
7 13:1373.1 $ 449,821$ 449,821
8 F.Salaries of four (4) commissioners
9 of Criminal Court, Orleans Parish,
10 including related benefits as
11 provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 503,587$ 512,065
12 G.Office and travel expenses of
13 commissioners as provided by
14 R.S. 13:1347 $ 7,950$ 10,600
15 H.Salaries of four (4) minute clerks,
16 one for each commissioner
17 as provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 75,371$ 75,371
18 I.Salaries of four (4) court reporters,
19 one for each commissioner
20 as provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 57,312$ 57,312
21 J.Salaries of Judicial Administrator,
22 and assistants, including
23 related benefits $ 858,443$ 912,741
24 K.Salaries of thirteen (13) law clerks $ 626,646$ 733,824
25 L.Salaries of four (4) secretaries $ 181,602$ 212,661
26 M.Sanity Commissions $ 87,744$ 90,236
27 N.Board of Jury Commissioners $ 371,859$ 389,163
28 SUBTOTAL $ 6,132,036$ 6,420,616
29 14 Juvenile and Family Court Judges
30 A.Salaries of thirteen (13) Juvenile
31 Court Judges as provided by
32 R.S. 13:691 $ 1,992,907$ 1,899,846
33 B.Salaries of four (4) Family Court
34 Judges as provided by R.S. 13:691$ 569,374$ 584,568
35 C.Office and travel expenses of Juvenile
36 and Family Court Judges as
37 provided by R.S. 13:698 and
38 R.S. 13:694, respectively $ 103,500$ 103,500
39 SUBTOTAL $ 2,665,781$ 2,587,914
40 TOTAL DISTRICT COURTS $47,533,026$48,860,653
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1 03-8173 OTHER COURTS - SALARIES AND OFFICE EXPENSES AS REQUIRED
2 BY STATUTE
3 Program Description: The category includes forty-seven city courts, one municipal
4 and traffic court (New Orleans), and one parish court (Ascension Parish).
5 Mission Statement: The mission of the city and parish courts of Louisiana is to
6 provide access to justice, to meet all responsibilities in a timely and expeditious
7 manner, to provide equality, fairness and integrity in their proceedings, to maintain
8 judicial independence and accountability, and to reach a fair and just result by
9 adherence to the procedural and substantive law, thereby instilling trust and
10 confidence in the public.
11 Goal: To establish a more open and accessible system of justice.
12 Objective: To encourage all responsible public bodies and public officers to make the
13 costs of access to the court's proceedings and records - whether measured in terms of
14 money, time, or the procedures that must be followed - reasonable, fair, and affordable.
15 General Performance Information:
16 2015 20162017
17 Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief judges
18 indicating actions taken in FY 2016-2017 to assist
19 pro se litigants 96.2% 96.2% 98.1%
20 Goal: To meet all responsibilities to everyone affected by the court and its activities in a timely and
21 expeditious manner.
22 Objective: To encourage timely case management and processing.
23 General Performance Information:
24 2015 20162017
25 Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief judges
26 indicating that their courts had taken steps within
27 FY 2016-2017 to reduce delays and improve the
28 timeliness of case processing 88.5% 92.3% 90.4%
29 Goal: To maintain judicial independence, while observing the principle of comity in its governmental
30 relations and accountability to the public.
31 Objective: To inform the community of the court's structure and function.
32 General Performance Information:
33 2015 20162017
34 Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief judges
35 indicating that their courts regularly provided
36 public education and public outreach services
37 in FY 2016-2017 92.3% 88.5% 88.5%
38 Objective: To recognize new conditions or emerging events and to adjust court operations as necessary.
39 General Performance Information:
40 2015 20162017
41 Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief judges
42 indicating actions taken in FY 2016-2017 to
43 improve employee training and development 98.1% 96.2% 92.3%
44 Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief judges
45 indicating actions taken in FY 2016-2017 to install
46 or implement technologies 96.2% 90.4% 90.4%
47 Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct):
48 FY 18 EOB FY 19
49 01 Salaries of sixty (60) City Court
50 Judges as provided by R.S. 13:1875$ 2,757,559$ 2,831,152
51 02 Salaries of seven (7) Municipal and
52 Traffic and one (1) Parish Court
53 Judge as provided by R.S. 13:2492
54 and 2563.5, respectively $ 444,777$ 410,347
55 TOTAL OTHER COURTS REQUIRED
56 BY STATUTE $ 3,202,336$ 3,241,499
57
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1 03-8174OTHER COURTS - SALARIES AND OFFICE EXPENSES NOT
2 REQUIRED BY STATUTE
3 Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct):
4 FY 18 EOB FY 19
5 01 Orleans Parish Juvenile Protective
6 Care Monitoring Program $ 511,132$ 560,014
7 Program Description: The program tracks and maintains child abuse and neglect cases in the Orleans
8 Parish Juvenile Court. It also provides assistance in support of the Families in Need of Services Program.
9 02 Orleans Parish Juvenile Court
10 Reporters $ 71,178$ 73,976
11 03 For the expenses of the Judges'
12 Assistance Program $ 61,877$ 63,634
13 Program Description: The Judges' Assistance Program provides counseling and other assistance to
14 judges with substance abuse problems.
15 TOTAL OTHER COURTS NOT REQUIRED
16 BY STATUTE $ 644,187$ 697,624
17 03-8175NON-JUDICIAL STATE EXP ENSES
18 Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct):
19 FY 18 EOB FY 19
20 01 Legal representation of children in
21 child protection cases $ 2,070,853$ 2,070,853
22 Program Description: As recommended by the Task Force on Legal representation
23 in Child Protection Cases and at the request of the Division of Administration, in
24 order to advance the administration of justice, the Supreme Court administers
25 funding to provide qualified legal representation for children in child protection
26 cases as required to fulfill the state’s statutory responsibility.
27 TOTAL NON-JUDICIAL STATE EXPENSES $ 2,070,853$ 2,070,853
28 Section 2. The appropriations, and the allocations of such appropriations, from the State
29 General Fund (Direct) contained in Section 1 of this Act shall be reduced by a total amount
30 of Fifty-One Million Four Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Four and
31 No/100 ($51,457,584) Dollars, pursuant to a plan adopted by the Judiciary Budgetary
32 Control Board or as approved by the Louisiana Supreme Court.
33 Section 3.A. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or her duly authorized and
34 appointed agent, shall warrant the state treasurer for the allocations herein provided, or for
35 so much thereof as may be necessary. The aforesaid warrant shall be paid out of the state
36 general fund, and the state treasurer shall pay said warrant by preference over all other
37 warrants, except warrants for the salaries of constitutional officers of the state and warrants
38 for expenses of the legislature, which shall be concurrent with the warrant provided by this
39 Act.
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1 B. The funds drawn as provided herein shall be deposited in the name of the judiciary
2 in an approved bank that has been selected by the Supreme Court and is located in the state.
3 C. Any funds herein allocated to the judiciary, any portion of the funds previously
4 appropriated to the judiciary, other revenue of the judiciary or its agencies, and interest
5 earnings are hereby appropriated and may be used to defray the expenses of the judiciary;
6 however, all funds remaining unexpended or unencumbered shall be returnable to the State
7 General Fund on or before September 1, 2019.
8 D. For Fiscal Year 2018-2019, any surpluses occurring in the appropriations made in
9 this Act may be transferred from one agency or line-item to another during the fiscal year
10 in accordance with the rules of the Judicial Budgetary Control Board, or as approved by the
11 Supreme Court.
12 E. The adjustment to be made in the salaries of judicial employees and the number of
13 authorized positions of the judiciary shall be as decided by the judicial agency affected,
14 subject to the approval of the Judicial Budgetary Control Board or as approved by the
15 Supreme Court.
16 F. The program descriptions, general performance information and indicators,
17 objectives, goals, and mission statements contained in this Act are not part of the law and
18 are not enacted into law by virtue of their inclusion in this Act. The missions, goals, and
19 objectives contained in the Act are derived from performance standards established by
20 Section 10 of Part G, General Administrative Rules of the Supreme Court of Louisiana.
21 G. The inclusion in this Act of staff salaries and benefits for lower court or other judicial
22 branch agency employees shall not be deemed to create or impose any obligation upon the
23 State of Louisiana Judicial Branch, the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the Judicial Budgetary
24 Control Board, or the Supreme Court Judicial Administrator's Office relative to the
25 administration of pay, retirement or other benefits to any such employees. Accordingly, the
26 State of Louisiana Judicial Branch, the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the Judicial Budgetary
27 Control Board, and the Supreme Court Judicial Administrator's Office are not to be
28 considered the "employer" or "employing agency" of lower court or other judicial agency
29 employees whose staff salaries and other benefits are included in this Act.
30 Section 4. Appropriations contained in this Section of this Act shall become effective
31 upon enactment of certain revenue measures introduced in the 2018 Second Extraordinary
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1 Session of the Legislature, and incorporated into the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 official forecast
2 of the Revenue Estimating Conference. The sum of Forty-Six Million Four Hundred Forty-
3 Five Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Eight and No/100 ($46,445,138) Dollars is hereby
4 appropriated out of the state general fund to defray the expenses of the judiciary, including
5 the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, the District Courts, the Criminal District Court of
6 Orleans Parish, and of other courts.
7 Section 5. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2018; if vetoed by the
8 governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on
9 July 1, 2018, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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