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2019 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 148
BY REPRESENTATIVES HENRY, BARRAS, JACKSON, AND MAGEE AND
SENATORS ALARIO, LAFLEUR, AND MORRELL
APPROPRIATIONS: Appropriates funds for the expenses of the judiciary for Fiscal Year
2019-2020
1 AN ACT
2To 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.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1.A. The sum of One Hundred Eighty Two Million Nine Hundred Seven
8Thousand Six Hundred Ninety Nine No/100 ($182,907,699.00) Dollars, or so much thereof
9as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to defray the expenses of the judiciary,
10including the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, the District Courts, the Criminal District
11Court of Orleans Parish, and of the other courts.
12 B. The total amount herein appropriated is hereby allocated to provide as follows:
1303-8170 SUPREME COURT
14 Program Description: The Supreme Court has general supervisory jurisdiction over
15 all lower courts. It may establish procedural and administrative rules not in conflict
16 with law and may assign a sitting or retired judge to any court. The Supreme Court has
17 sole authority to provide by rule for appointments of attorneys as temporary or ad hoc
18 judges. It considers applications for writs to review individual cases, and has criminal
19 and other appellate jurisdiction. The Supreme Court has exclusive original jurisdiction
20 of disciplinary proceedings against lawyers, recommendations of the Judiciary
21 Commission of Louisiana for the discipline of judges, and fact questions affecting its
22 appellate jurisdiction. It has inherent authority to regulate the legal profession and to
23 promulgate and update the Code of Judicial Conduct. The court also provides judicial
24 training through the Judicial College and works to improve the administration of
25 justice.
26 Mission Statement: The mission of the Supreme Court of Louisiana is to protect and
27 promote the rule of law, to ensure public trust, to use public resources efficiently, to
28 ensure the highest professional conduct, integrity, and competence of both the bench
29 and the bar, and to ensure the proper administration and performance of all courts
30 under its authority.
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1 Goal: To protect the rule of law.
2 Objective: To provide a reasonable opportunity for litigants to seek review in the
3 Supreme Court of decisions made by lower tribunals.
4 General Performance Information:
5 2016 2017 2018
6 Total Filings 2,283 2,181 2,117
7 Total Appeals Filed 9 4 6
8 Total Writs Filed 2,092 1,997 1,925
9 Total Dispositions Rendered 2,142 2,039 2,344
10 Goal: To promote the rule of law.
11 Objective: To resolve cases in a timely manner.
12 General Performance Information:
13 2016 2017 2018
14 Percentage of noncriminal case
15 applications acted on within Supreme
16 Court standard of 120 days of filing 94.1% 88% 83.4%
17 Percentage of criminal case applications
18 acted on within Supreme Court
19 standard of 120 days of filing 48.7% 34.9% 34.1%
20 Percentage of pro se post conviction
21 applications acted on within Supreme
22 Court standard of 120 days of filing 26% 20.8% 23%
23 Percentage of bar disciplinary filings
24 acted upon within Supreme Court
25 standard of 120 days from filing 93.6% 89.3% 85%
26 Percentage of opinions rendered within
27 Supreme Court standard of 84 days
28 from argument 66.7% 73.2% 74%
29 Goal: To ensure the public trust.
30 Objective: To facilitate public access to Supreme Court decisions.
31 General Performance Information:
32 2016 2017 2018
33 Percentage of written opinions available
34 to the public within 5 days of decision 100% 100% 100%
35 Objective: To inform the public of operations and activities.
36 General Performance Information:
37 2016 2017 2018
38 Number of outreach programs 60 70 84
39 Number of media releases on court decisions 78 65 56
40 Number of media releases on other matters 24 18 20
41 Number of recipients of releases on
42 court decisions 1,775 1,932 2,054
43 Number of recipients of releases on other
44 matters 6,010 3,489 5,835
45 Objective: To ensure the highest professional conduct, integrity, and competence of the
46 bench.
47 General Performance Information:
48 2016 2017 2018
49 Average number of hours acquired
50 through continuing legal education
51 per judge 30.08 29.03 29.47
52 Number of complaints filed against
53 judges and justices of the peace 545 533 543
54 Number of complaints against judges
55 and justices of the peace resolved or
56 disposed of in the calendar year 582 546 428
57 Objective: To ensure the highest professional conduct, integrity, and competence of the
58 bar.
59 General Performance Information:
60 2016 2017 2018
61 Average number of hours acquired through
62 continuing legal education per lawyer 15.08 14.76 14.75
63 Number of complaints filed against lawyers 2,922 2,795 2,534
64 Number of complaints filed against lawyers
65 resolved or disposed of in calendar year2,673 3,096 2,692
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1 FY 19 EOB FY 20
2 01 Salaries of one (1) Chief Justice and
3 six (6) Associate Justices of the
4 Supreme Court, as provided by
5 R.S. 13:102 $ 1,125,252$ 1,125,252
6 02 Salaries and other expenses of the
7 Supreme Court Proper and salary of
8 the Crier of the Supreme Court$ 4,963,652$ 7,838,391
9 03 Expenses of Judicial Administrator's
10 Office and of the Judiciary
11 Commission provided for in Article V,
12 Section 25 of the Constitution of
13 Louisiana and under the provisions of
14 R.S. 13:32 et seq.
15 A. Expenses of Judicial
16 Administrator's Office $ 4,758,857$ 5,297,755
17 Program Description: The Judicial Administrator's Office assists the Supreme Court in the
18 administration of the state court system. It staffs the Judicial Council and the Judiciary Commission of
19 Louisiana. Through the Judicial Council, it performs studies and makes recommendations for the creation
20 of new judgeships and for improving the administration of justice. The Judicial Administrator's Office
21 provides payroll and other fiscal services to the Judiciary, including the administration of a judicial
22 retirement system; support for the Supreme Court and Appellate Court human resource system; and
23 support for judicial branch reporting obligations. The Judicial Administrator's Office also manages the
24 ad hoc judgeship system, monitors cases under advisement, provides support for initiatives to ensure
25 access to the courts for limited English proficiency individuals; provides outreach services to state and
26 local courts, applies for and administers grants to improve judicial administration; and staffs the
27 Committee on Judicial Ethics. The Judicial Administrator’s office administers several programs, including
28 the Supreme Court Drug Court / Specialty Court Office, the Louisiana Protective Order Registry, and
29 CASA and FINS through the Division of Children and Families. The Judicial Administrator’s office also
30 provides staff support for the Louisiana Judicial College, and performs numerous legal services for the
31 Supreme Court and the Judiciary.
32 B. Expenses of Judiciary Commission $ 1,918,921$ 2,105,692
33 Program Description: The Judiciary Commission of Louisiana is a constitutional body established under
34 Article V, Section 25 of the Constitution of 1974 to accept, screen, investigate, and prosecute complaints
35 of judicial misconduct. As part of its authority, it may recommend to the Supreme Court the censure,
36 suspension, removal from office, or involuntary retirement of any judge for ethical misconduct.
37 C. Court Reporters; Statistical
38 Reporting Systems $ 355,504$ 375,767
39 D. Dues to National Center for
40 State Courts $ 164,749$ 169,950
41 04 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary
42 Board, as per Louisiana Supreme
43 Court Rule XIX $ 3,000$ 3,000
44 05 Compensation and expenses of retired
45 judges assigned under Article V,
46 Section 5(A) of the Constitution of
47 Louisiana, be it more or less
48 estimated at $ 1,166,951$ 1,295,129
49 06 Law Library of Louisiana for salaries,
50 services, supplies, maintenance, repairs,
51 and equipment $ 1,728,322$ 1,847,306
52 Program Description: The Law Library of Louisiana serves the legal information needs of the state
53 judiciary, and is open to members of the bar and public.
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1 07 Salaries and expenses of transferred
2 judges assigned under Article V,
3 Section 5(A) of the Constitution,
4 be it more or less estimated as $ 86,663$ 86,663
5 08 Retirement pay for services rendered by
6 justices and judges of all courts, as
7 provided by R.S. 11:1358 and
8 R.S. 13:103 $ 916,846$ 935,183
9 09 Pensions for widows of justices and
10 judges of all courts, as provided by
11 R.S. 11:1371 and R.S. 11:1381, be it
12 more or less estimated at $ 1,469,984$ 1,469,984
13 10 Judicial College $ 33,072$ 49,579
14 Program Description: The Judicial College was established by order of the Supreme Court in 1976 to
15 provide continuing legal education to Louisiana judges.
16 11 State contribution to judicial
17 retirement provided for in Article V,
18 Section 23 of the Constitution and
19 R.S. 11:551 et seq., be it more or
20 less estimated at $18,155,129$19,296,743
21 12 Civil commitment matters as
22 required by R.S. 28:54 $ 231,546$ 280,350
23 13 Paul M. Hebert Law Center for
24 expenses of storage of appellate
25 court records $ 60,000$ 60,000
26 14 Funding for statewide operations of the
27 Louisiana Protective Order Registry
28 (R.S. 46:2136.2) under the Case
29 Management Information System $ 1,048,254$ 1,292,795
30 15 Information Technology $ 1,107,733$ 1,246,008
31 16 Payable out of State General
32 Funds for Operational expenses of
33 the Families in Need of Services
34 Program (FINS) $ 1,995,709$ 2,256,389
35 Program Description: The mission of the FINS Assistance Program is to assist local FINS processes by
36 developing and implementing a needs-based allocation formula; developing, implementing, and mandating
37 the use of a uniform data system for tracking, managing, and reporting FINS informal cases; developing
38 and mandating the use of programmatic standards; developing, implementing, and reporting performance
39 indicators and measures; requiring and monitoring periodic fiscal reports and financial accountability;
40 and, generally supervising and assisting local FINS processes in other ways.
41
42 17 Louisiana Drug and Specialty Courts $ 9,755,000$10,054,396
43 Program Description: Louisiana Drug and Specialty Courts, such as Drug/DWI Treatment Courts,
44 authorized in 1977 by R.S. 13:5301-5304, Reentry Courts, authorized in 2010 by R.S. 13:5401, Mental
45 Health Courts, authorized in 2013 by R.S. 13:5353 - 5358, and Veterans Treatment Courts, authorized in
46 2014 by R.S. 13:5361 - 5368, are proven and effective alternatives to traditional criminal justice
47 interventions. These programs provide integrated treatment for substance use and mental health
48 disorders, including the appropriate use of sanctions and incentives along with case management, to place
49 participants in need of services into appropriate community-based and judicially supervised rehabilitation
50 programs. Clients are regularly tested and monitored for compliance with educational, employment, and
51 treatment requirements pursuant to current best practices and the proven national model.
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1 18 Court Appointed Special Advocates$ 1,794,035$ 2,552,873
2 Program Description: The purpose of the CASA Assistance Program is to promote timely placement of
3 children in need of care in permanent, safe and stable homes, in accordance with the provisions of
4 Children's Code articles 424-426. Services are provided through local CASA programs which recruit,
5 screen, train and supervise community advocates. Upon appointment by the trial judge, qualified
6 advocates serve children by providing independent factual information to the judge, advocating for the best
7 interest of the children, monitoring cases to which they have been assigned, and advising and assisting the
8 judge in the determination of the best interest of the children involved.
9TOTAL - GENERAL FUND (DIRECT) $52,839,179$ 59,639,205
10 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 $ 6,223,724$ 6,223,724
15 Program Description: The Judges' Supplemental Compensation Fund was established by the Legislature
16 in 1985 to fund salary supplements and salary-related expenses to judges and commissioners. The funding
17 source is a non-refundable filing fee assessed on civil filings as provided in R.S. 13:10.3.
18 20 Payable out of the State General
19 Fund from Statutory Dedications,
20 Trial Court Case Management
21 Information Fund, for the Case
22 Management Information System,
23 Article 887(F) of the Code of
24 Criminal Procedure, be it more or less
25 estimated at $ 4,017,201 $4,017,201
26 Program Description: The Case Management Information System (CMIS) was created by the Supreme
27 Court in 1993 to provide a statewide information system for tracking and managing criminal, civil,
28 juvenile, traffic, and appellate cases as well as protective orders. Data is received from courts statewide,
29 transferred to the CMIS repository, and made available to courts and executive branch agencies.
30 Additional information will also be available from the Department of Public Safety & Corrections. CMIS
31 is funded from a court cost assessed on all criminal and traffic convictions as provided under C.Cr.P.
32 887(F).
33TOTAL - STATE GENERAL FUND
34 BY STATUTORY DEDICATIONS $10,240,925$ 10,240,925
35 21 Drug court maintenance and
36 enhancement, payable out of the State
37 General Fund through Interagency
38 Transfers from the Department of
39 Children and Family Services $ 5,400,000$ 5,400,000
40 22 Court Appointed Special Advocates,
41 payable out of the State General Fund
42 through Interagency Transfers from the
43 Department of Children and Family
44 Services $ 3,992,850$ 3,992,850
45TOTAL- STATE GENERAL FUND THROUGH
46 INTERAGENCY TRANSF ERS $ 9,392,850$ 9,392,850
47
48TOTAL SUPREME COURT $72,472,954$ 79,272,980
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103-8171COURTS OF APPEAL
2 Program Description: The five courts of appeal, domiciled in Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lake Charles,
3 New Orleans, and Gretna, have supervisory jurisdiction over all cases arising within their respective
4 circuits, subject to the general supervisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Each court of appeal also
5 has appellate jurisdiction over all civil matters, all matters appealed from family and juvenile courts, and
6 all criminal cases triable by a jury which arise within its circuit, except for those cases appealable directly
7 to the Supreme Court or to the district courts.
8 Mission Statement: The mission of the appellate courts of Louisiana is to provide meaningful access to
9 all who seek review under the Courts' appellate and supervisory jurisdiction granted by the Louisiana
10 Constitution while protecting and promoting the rule of law, preserving the public trust, and using public
11 resources efficiently.
12 Goal: To protect the rule of law.
13 Objective: To provide a reasonable opportunity for multi-judge review of decisions made by lower
14 tribunals.
15 General Performance Information:
16 2016 2017 2018
17 Total appeals filed 1,783 1,897 1,827
18 Total writs filed 3,670 3,420 3,345
19 Total dispositions rendered 4,761 4,439 4,431
20 Goal: To promote the rule of law.
21 Objective: To resolve cases expeditiously.
22 General Performance Information:
23 2016 2017 2018
24 Average number of days from lodging of the
25 appeal to argument:
26 Time Standard = no more than 175 days.
27 Criminal cases 162 147 153
28 Civil Cases 155 162 148
29 Median number of days for all cases 158 159 149
30 Average number of days from argument to
31 rendering of the opinion:
32 Time Standard = no more than 70 days.
33 Criminal cases 43 43 44
34 Civil cases 42 44 44
35 Median number of days for all cases 43 44 44
36 Goal: To preserve public trust.
37 Objective: To facilitate public access to the decisions of the courts of appeal.
38 General Performance Information:
39 2016 2017 2018
40 Percentage of written opinions available
41 to the public within 5 days of decision 100% 100% 100%
42Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct):
43 FY 19 EOB FY 20
44 01 Salaries of five (5) Chief Judges
45 and forty-eight (48) Judges of
46 the Courts of Appeal, R.S. 13:311$ 7,913,159$ 7,913,159
47 02 Salaries and expenses of operation
48 and maintenance of the Court of
49 Appeal, First Circuit $10,286,973$11,081,160
50 03 Salaries and expenses of operation
51 and maintenance of the Court of
52 Appeal, Second Circuit $ 5,807,610$ 6,158,296
53 04 Salaries and expenses of operation
54 and maintenance of the Court of
55 Appeal, Third Circuit $ 8,839,437$ 9,237,081
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1 05 Salaries and expenses of operation
2 and maintenance of the Court of
3 Appeal, Fourth Circuit $ 8,221,408$ 8,812,936
4 06 Salaries and expenses of operation
5 and maintenance of the Court of
6 Appeal, Fifth Circuit $ 6,019,956$ 6,385,178
7TOTAL COURTS OF APPEAL $47,088,543$ 49,587,810
803-8172DISTRICT COURTS
9 Program Description: There are forty-one district courts in Louisiana that have
10 general jurisdiction over all matters within their territorial limits, except in those
11 judicial districts (the 1st, the 19th, and the 24th Judicial Districts) where family and
12 juvenile courts have exclusive jurisdiction over certain types of cases and except in
13 Orleans Parish where there are separate courts exercising civil, criminal, and juvenile
14 jurisdictions. In certain cases, the forty-one general jurisdiction courts have concurrent
15 jurisdiction with justices of the peace and parish courts. The district courts generally
16 have appellate jurisdiction of criminal cases tried by city, parish, municipal, traffic, and
17 mayors' courts, except in certain cases. The district courts also have appellate
18 jurisdiction over justices of the peace in parishes where no parish courts exist. The
19 Civil District Court of Orleans Parish has jurisdiction of all civil cases in that parish.
20 The Criminal District Court of Orleans Parish has jurisdiction over all criminal cases
21 in the parish. It also has general supervisory jurisdiction over the municipal and traffic
22 court in Orleans Parish. The Family Court of East Baton Rouge Parish has exclusive
23 jurisdiction of many domestic cases in the parish. The four juvenile courts located in
24 Caddo, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, and Orleans parishes have exclusive jurisdiction
25 of juvenile cases in their respective parishes.
26 Mission Statement: The mission of the trial courts of Louisiana is to provide access
27 to justice, to meet all responsibilities in a timely and expeditious manner, to provide
28 equality, fairness, and integrity in their proceedings, to maintain judicial independence
29 and accountability, and to reach a fair and just result by adherence to the procedural
30 and substantive law, thereby instilling trust and confidence in the public.
31 Goal: To establish a more open and accessible system of justice.
32 Objective: To encourage responsible parties to make court facilities safe, accessible,
33 and convenient.
34 General Performance Information:
35 2016 2017 2018
36 Percentage of surveyed district court chief
37 judges indicating actions taken in
38 FY 2017-2018 to improve compliance
39 with the Americans with Disabilities Act
40 (ADA) 81.3% 83.3% 87.5%
41 Objective: To encourage all responsible public bodies and public officers to make the
42 costs of access to the trial court's proceedings and records - whether measured in terms
43 of money, time, or the procedures that must be followed - reasonable, fair, and
44 affordable.
45 General Performance Information:
46 2016 2017 2018
47 Percentage of surveyed district court chief
48 judges indicating actions taken in
49 FY 2017-2018 to assist self-represented
50 litigants 85.4% 85.4% 91.7%
51 Goal: To meet all responsibilities to everyone affected by the court and its activities in
52 a timely and expeditious manner.
53 Objective: To encourage timely case management and processing.
54 General Performance Information:
55 2016 2017 2018
56 Number of parishes reporting criminal
57 disposition data to CMIS 64 64 64
58 Percentage of parishes reporting criminal
59 disposition data to CMIS 100% 100% 100%
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1 2016 2017 2018
2 Percentage of surveyed district court chief
3 judges indicating that their courts had
4 taken steps within FY 2017-2018 to reduce
5 delays and improve the timeliness
6 of case processing 87.5% 93.8% 87.5%
7 Objective: To enhance jury service.
8 General Performance Information:
9 2016 2017 2018
10 Percentage of surveyed district court chief
11 judges indicating that their court had
12 taken steps within FY 2017-2018 to
13 make jury service more convenient or
14 effective 90.7% 92.9% 88.4%
15 Goal: To provide due process and equal protection of the law to all who have business
16 before the court; and to demonstrate integrity in all procedures and decisions.
17 Objective: To recognize new conditions or emerging events and to adjust court
18 operations as necessary.
19 General Performance Information:
20 2016 2017 2018
21 Percentage of surveyed district court chief
22 judges indicating actions taken in
23 FY 2017-2018 to improve employee
24 training and development 85.4% 87.5% 85.4%
25 Percentage of surveyed district court chief
26 judges indicating actions taken in
27 FY 2017-2018 to install or implement
28 technologies 91.7% 95.8% 95.8%
29 Goal: To maintain judicial independence, while observing the principle of comity in
30 its governmental relations and accountability to the public.
31 Objective: To inform the community of the court's structure and function.
32 General Performance Information:
33 2016 2017 2018
34 Percentage of surveyed district court chief
35 judges indicating that their courts
36 regularly provided public education
37 and public outreach services in
38 FY 2017-2018 87.5% 91.7% 89.6%
39Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct):
40 FY 19 EOB FY 20
41 01 Salaries of one hundred ninety-one
42 (191) District Judges as provided
43 by R.S. 13:691 $ 27,187,585$27,187,585
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$ 1,992,807
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
55 05 Salaries of two (2) Court Reporters
56 of the Twentieth Judicial District Court,
57 including retirement contributions, as
58 provided by R.S. 13:966.1 $ 114,514$ 117,507
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1 06 Clerk of Civil District Court, Orleans
2 Parish, as provided by R.S. 13:1212(A)$ 10,000$ 10,000
3 07 State share of Group, Workers'
4 Compensation, General Liability, and
5 Property Insurance Premiums as
6 provided by R.S. 42:851 $ 6,834,271$ 6,950,507
7 08 Salaries of two (2) commissioners of
8 the Nineteenth Judicial District and
9 one (1) commissioner of the Fifteenth
10 Judicial District as provided by
11 R.S. 13:712 and R.S. 13:715,
12 respectively $ 569,959$ 580,720
13 09 Office expenses for the Judicial
14 Expense Fund of the Nineteenth Judicial
15 District Court as provided by
16 R.S. 13:711-713 $ 400,707$ 405,383
17 10 Office expenses for the Judicial
18 Expense Fund of the Fifteenth
19 Judicial District Court as provided
20 by R.S. 13:714-716 $ 286,234$ 290,891
21 11 Law Clerk, Twentieth Judicial District
22 Court as provided by Act 747 of 1977$ 49,311$ 49,311
23 12 For the expenses of the Judicial Expense
24 Fund, Tenth Judicial District Court as
25 provided by Act 57 of 2006 $ 35,000$ 35,000
26 SUBTOTAL $38,846,138$38,985,461
27 13 Criminal Court - Parish of Orleans
28 Program Description: The Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans has exclusive jurisdiction
29 of the trial and punishment of all crimes, misdemeanors, and offenses committed within the parish of
30 Orleans, if the jurisdiction is not vested by law in some other court. The court, through its magistrate and
31 with assistance from its commissioners, has the power of committing magistrates in all felony charges and
32 the power to hold preliminary examinations, with authority to bail or discharge, or to hold for trial, in all
33 cases before the court. The court has appellate jurisdiction of all cases tried before the Municipal and
34 Traffic Court of New Orleans and has general supervisory jurisdiction over these courts.
35 A.Salaries of thirteen (13) District
36 Judges of Criminal Court, Orleans
37 Parish as provided by R.S. 13:691$ 1,850,465$ 1,850,465
38 B.Office expenses of Judges of
39 Criminal Court, Orleans Parish as
40 Provided by R.S. 13:698 $ 74,750$ 74,750
41 C.State's share of group insurance
42 for personnel of Criminal Court
43 as provided by R.S. 42:851 $ 733,422$ 733,422
44 D.Salaries of thirteen (13) minute
45 clerks as provided by R.S.
46 13:1373.1 $ 288,064$ 293,811
47
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1 E.Salaries of twenty-six (26) court
2 reporters as provided by R.S.
3 13:1373.1 $ 449,821$ 456,097
4 F.Salaries of four (4) commissioners
5 of Criminal Court, Orleans Parish,
6 including related benefits as
7 provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 503,587$ 512,929
8 G.Office and travel expenses of
9 commissioners as provided by
10 R.S. 13:1347 $ 7,950$ 10,600
11 H.Salaries of four (4) minute clerks,
12 one for each commissioner
13 as provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 75,372$ 76,845
14 I.Salaries of four (4) court reporters,
15 one for each commissioner
16 as provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 57,312$ 58,422
17 J.Salaries of Judicial Administrator,
18 and assistants, including
19 related benefits $ 910,443$ 996,431
20 K.Salaries of thirteen (13) law clerks$ 695,417$ 771,026
21 L.Salaries of four (4) secretaries $ 204,258$ 223,442
22 M.Sanity Commissions $ 87,744$ 90,008
23 N.Board of Jury Commissioners $ 391,859$ 422,539
24 SUBTOTAL $ 6,330,464$ 6,570,787
25 14 Juvenile and Family Court Judges
26 A.Salaries of thirteen (13) Juvenile
27 Court Judges as provided by
28 R.S. 13:691 $ 1,850,465$ 1,850,465
29 B.Salaries of four (4) Family Court
30 Judges as provided by R.S. 13:691$ 569,374$ 569,374
31 C.Office and travel expenses of Juvenile
32 and Family Court Judges as
33 provided by R.S. 13:698 and
34 R.S. 13:694, respectively $ 103,500$ 103,500
35 SUBTOTAL $ 2,523,339$ 2,523,339
36 TOTAL DISTRICT COURTS $47,699,941$48,079,587
3703-8173OTHER COURTS - SALARIES AND OFFICE EXPENSES AS
38 REQUIRED BY STATUTE
39 Program Description: The category includes forty-seven city courts, one municipal
40 and traffic court (New Orleans), and one parish court (Ascension Parish).
41 Mission Statement: The mission of the city and parish courts of Louisiana is to provide
42 access to justice, to meet all responsibilities in a timely and expeditious manner, to
43 provide equality, fairness and integrity in their proceedings, to maintain judicial
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1 independence and accountability, and to reach a fair and just result by adherence to the
2 procedural and substantive law, thereby instilling trust and confidence in the public.
3 Goal: To establish a more open and accessible system of justice.
4 Objective: To encourage all responsible public bodies and public officers to make the
5 costs of access to the court's proceedings and records - whether measured in terms of
6 money, time, or the procedures that must be followed - reasonable, fair, and affordable.
7 General Performance Information:
8 2016 2017 2018
9 Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief
10 judges indicating actions taken in
11 FY 2017-2018 to assist pro se litigants 96.2% 98.1% 94.1%
12 Goal: To meet all responsibilities to everyone affected by the court and its activities in
13 a timely and expeditious manner.
14 Objective: To encourage timely case management and processing.
15 General Performance Information:
16 2016 2017 2018
17 Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief
18 judges indicating that their courts had
19 taken steps within FY 2017-2018 to
20 reduce delays and improve the
21 timeliness of case processing 92.3% 90.4% 82.4%
22 Goal: To maintain judicial independence, while observing the principle of comity in
23 its governmental relations and accountability to the public.
24 Objective: To inform the community of the court's structure and function.
25 General Performance Information:
26 2016 2017 2018
27 Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief
28 judges indicating that their courts
29 regularly provided public education
30 and public outreach services in
31 FY 2017-2018 88.5% 88.5% 78.4%
32 Objective: To recognize new conditions or emerging events and to adjust court
33 operations as necessary.
34 General Performance Information:
35 2016 2017 2018
36 Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief
37 judges indicating actions taken in
38 FY 2017-2018 to improve employee
39 training and development 96.2% 92.3% 78.4%
40 Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief judges
41 indicating actions taken in FY 2017-2018 to install
42 or implement technologies 90.4% 90.4% 78.4%
43Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct):
44 FY 19 EOB FY 20
45 01Salaries of sixty (60) City Court
46 Judges as provided by R.S. 13:1875 $2,757,559 $2,757,559
47 02Salaries of seven (7) Municipal and
48 Traffic and one (1) Parish Court
49 Judge as provided by R.S. 13:2492
50 and 2563.5, respectively $399,682 $399,682
51TOTAL OTHER COURTS REQUIRED
52BY STATUTE $3,157,241 $3,157,241
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103-8174OTHER COURTS - SALARIES AND OFFICE EXPENSES NOT
2 REQUIRED BY STATUTE
3Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct):
4 FY 19 EOB FY 20
5 01Orleans Parish Juvenile Protective
6 Care Monitoring Program $536,132 $595,770
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 $77,178 $79,985
11 03 For the expenses of the Judges'
12 Assistance Program $61,877 $63,473
13 Program Description: The Judges' Assistance Program provides counseling and other assistance to
14 judges with substance abuse problems.
15TOTAL OTHER COURTS NOT REQUIRED
16BY STATUTE $675,187 $739,228
1703-8175NON-JUDICIAL STATE EXP ENSES
18Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct):
19 FY 19 EOB FY 20
20 01 Legal representation of children in
21 child protection cases $2,070,853 $2,320,853
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.
27TOTAL NON-JUDICIAL STATE EXPENSES
28 $2,070,853 $2,320,853
29 Section 2. The appropriations, and the allocations of such appropriations, from the State
30General Fund (Direct) contained in Section 1 of this Act shall be reduced by a total amount
31of Nine Million Seven Hundred Forty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty and No/100
32($9,742,980) Dollars, pursuant to a plan adopted by the Judicial Budgetary Control Board
33or as approved by the Louisiana Supreme Court.
34 Section 3.A. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or her duly authorized and
35appointed agent, shall warrant the state treasurer for the allocations herein provided, or for
36so much thereof as may be necessary. The aforesaid warrant shall be paid out of the state
37general fund, and the state treasurer shall pay said warrant by preference over all other
38warrants, except warrants for the salaries of constitutional officers of the state and warrants
39for expenses of the legislature, which shall be concurrent with the warrant provided by this
40Act.
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1 B. The funds drawn as provided herein shall be deposited in the name of the judiciary
2in 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
4appropriated to the judiciary, other revenue of the judiciary or its agencies, and interest
5earnings are hereby appropriated and may be used to defray the expenses of the judiciary;
6however, all funds remaining unexpended or unencumbered shall be returnable to the State
7General Fund on or before September 1, 2020.
8 D. For Fiscal Year 2019-2020, any surpluses occurring in the appropriations made in
9this Act may be transferred from one agency or line-item to another during the fiscal year
10in accordance with the rules of the Judicial Budgetary Control Board, or as approved by the
11Supreme Court.
12 E. The adjustment to be made in the salaries of judicial employees and the number of
13authorized positions of the judiciary shall be as decided by the judicial agency affected,
14subject to the approval of the Judicial Budgetary Control Board or as approved by the
15Supreme Court.
16 F. The program descriptions, general performance information and indicators,
17objectives, goals, and mission statements contained in this Act are not part of the law and
18are not enacted into law by virtue of their inclusion in this Act. The missions, goals, and
19objectives contained in the Act are derived from performance standards established by
20Section 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
22branch agency employees shall not be deemed to create or impose any obligation upon the
23State of Louisiana Judicial Branch, the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the Judicial Budgetary
24Control Board, or the Supreme Court Judicial Administrator's Office relative to the
25administration of pay, retirement or other benefits to any such employees. Accordingly, the
26State of Louisiana Judicial Branch, the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the Judicial Budgetary
27Control Board, and the Supreme Court Judicial Administrator's Office are not to be
28considered the "employer" or "employing agency" of lower court or other judicial agency
29employees whose staff salaries and other benefits are included in this Act.
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1 Section 4. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2019; if vetoed by the governor
2and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1,
32019, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is 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 2019-2020 is compared to the
appropriations for FY 2018-2019 as contained in the original bill.
Operating Budget Appropriation Request
Courts and Programs FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020
Supreme Court
Total Supreme Court$62,232,029 $69,032,055
Courts of Appeal
Total Courts of Appeal$47,088,543 $49,587,810
District Courts
Total District Courts$47,699,941 $ 48,079,587
Other Courts
Total Other Courts $3,157,241 $ 3,157,241
Other Programs
Total Other Programs $675,187 $ 739,228
Non-Judicial State Expenses
Total State Expenses $2,070,853 $2,070,853
Total State General Fund
and Interagency Transfer
All Line Items $162,923794 $172,666,774
Total Statutory Dedications$10,240,925 $10,240,925
Total Funding $173,164,719 $182,907,699
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 148 Reengrossed 2019 Regular Session Henry
Abstract: Appropriates funds for FY 2019-2020 for expenses of the Louisiana
Judiciary, including the supreme court, courts of appeal, district courts, Criminal
Court of Orleans Parish, juvenile and family courts, and other courts.
Appropriates funds for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 for the ordinary operating expenses of the
judicial branch of government with total funding of $183,157,699 from the following
sources: $163,523,924 out of the State General Fund (Direct); $10,240,925 from
statutory dedications out of the Judges' Supplemental Compensation Fund and the Trial
Court Case Management Fund; and $9,392,850 from interagency transfers for Court
Appointed Special Advocates and Drug Court. Appropriations from State General fund
(Direct) shall be reduced by $9,742,980 pursuant to a plan adopted by the Judicial
Budgetary Control Board or as approved by the La. Supreme Court.
Funding for the ordinary operating expenses of the judicial branch of government is
provided in the original bill as follows:
FY 19 EOB FY 20 Original
(1)Louisiana Supreme Court $72,472,954 $79,272,980
(2)Courts of Appeal 47,088,543 49,587,810
(3) District Courts 38,846,138 38,985,461
(4) Criminal Court, Parish of Orleans6,330,464 6,570,787
(5) Juvenile and Family Courts 2,523,339 2,523,339
(6)Other Courts (Required by Statute) 3,157,241 3,157,241
(7)Other Courts (Not Required by Statute)675,187 739,228
(8)Non-Judicial State Expenses 2,070,853 2,070,853
TOTAL $173,164,719 $182,907,699
Effective July 1, 2019
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to
the original bill:
1. Provide an additional $250,000 for the legal representation of children in child
protection cases.
2. Add requirement that appropriations from State General Funds (Direct)
contained in this Act be reduced by a total amount of $9,492,980 pursuant to a
plan adopted by the Judicial Budgetary Control Board or as approved by the
La. Supreme Court.
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Change the reduction requirement to from $9,492,980 to $9,742,980.
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