ENROLLED
ACT No. 60
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 148
BY REPRESENTATIVES HENRY, BARRAS, JACKSON, AND MAGEE AND
SENATORS ALARIO, LAFLEUR, 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 Eight Hundred Thirty-Six
8 Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Six No/100 ($180,836,846) Dollars, or so much thereof as
9 may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to defray the expenses of the judiciary, including
10 the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, the District Courts, the Criminal District Court of
11 Orleans Parish, and of the 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 over all lower courts.
15 It may establish procedural and administrative rules not in conflict with law and may assign a sitting or
16 retired judge to any court. The Supreme Court has sole authority to provide by rule for appointments of
17 attorneys as temporary or ad hoc judges. It considers applications for writs to review individual cases,
18 and has criminal and other appellate jurisdiction. The Supreme Court has exclusive original jurisdiction
19 of disciplinary proceedings against lawyers, recommendations of the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana
20 for the discipline of judges, and fact questions affecting its appellate jurisdiction. It has inherent authority
21 to regulate the legal profession and to promulgate and update the Code of Judicial Conduct. The court
22 also provides judicial training through the Judicial College and works to improve the administration of
23 justice.
24 Mission Statement: The mission of the Supreme Court of Louisiana is to protect and promote the rule
25 of law, to ensure public trust, to use public resources efficiently, to ensure the highest professional
26 conduct, integrity, and competence of both the bench and the bar, and to ensure the proper administration
27 and performance of all courts under its authority.
28 Goal: To protect the rule of law.
29 Objective: To provide a reasonable opportunity for litigants to seek review in the Supreme Court of
30 decisions made by lower tribunals.
31 General Performance Information:
32 2016 2017 2018
33 Total Filings 2,283 2,181 2,117
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1 Total Appeals Filed 9 4 6
2 Total Writs Filed 2,092 1,997 1,925
3 Total Dispositions Rendered 2,142 2,039 2,344
4 Goal: To promote the rule of law.
5 Objective: To resolve cases in a timely manner.
6 General Performance Information:
7 2016 2017 2018
8 Percentage of noncriminal case
9 applications acted on within Supreme
10 Court standard of 120 days of filing 94.1% 88% 83.4%
11 Percentage of criminal case applications
12 acted on within Supreme Court
13 standard of 120 days of filing 48.7% 34.9% 34.1%
14 Percentage of pro se post conviction
15 applications acted on within Supreme
16 Court standard of 120 days of filing 26% 20.8% 23%
17 Percentage of bar disciplinary filings
18 acted upon within Supreme Court
19 standard of 120 days from filing 93.6% 89.3% 85%
20 Percentage of opinions rendered within
21 Supreme Court standard of 84 days
22 from argument 66.7% 73.2% 74%
23 Goal: To ensure the public trust.
24 Objective: To facilitate public access to Supreme Court decisions.
25 General Performance Information:
26 2016 2017 2018
27 Percentage of written opinions available
28 to the public within 5 days of decision 100% 100% 100%
29 Objective: To inform the public of operations and activities.
30 General Performance Information:
31 2016 2017 2018
32 Number of outreach programs 60 70 84
33 Number of media releases on court decisions 78 65 56
34 Number of media releases on other matters 24 18 20
35 Number of recipients of releases on
36 court decisions 1,775 1,932 2,054
37 Number of recipients of releases on other
38 matters 6,010 3,489 5,835
39 Objective: To ensure the highest professional conduct, integrity, and competence of the bench.
40 General Performance Information:
41 2016 2017 2018
42 Average number of hours acquired
43 through continuing legal education
44 per judge 30.08 29.03 29.47
45 Number of complaints filed against
46 judges and justices of the peace 545 533 543
47 Number of complaints against judges
48 and justices of the peace resolved or
49 disposed of in the calendar year 582 546 428
50 Objective: To ensure the highest professional conduct, integrity, and competence of the bar.
51 General Performance Information:
52 2016 2017 2018
53 Average number of hours acquired through
54 continuing legal education per lawyer 15.08 14.76 14.75
55 Number of complaints filed against lawyers 2,922 2,795 2,534
56 Number of complaints filed against lawyers
57 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
19 of Louisiana. Through the Judicial Council, it performs studies and makes recommendations for the
20 creation of new judgeships and for improving the administration of justice. The Judicial
21 Administrator's Office provides payroll and other fiscal services to the Judiciary, including the
22 administration of a judicial retirement system; support for the Supreme Court and Appellate Court
23 human resource system; and support for judicial branch reporting obligations. The Judicial
24 Administrator's Office also manages the ad hoc judgeship system, monitors cases under advisement,
25 provides support for initiatives to ensure access to the courts for limited English proficiency
26 individuals; provides outreach services to state and local courts, applies for and administers grants
27 to improve judicial administration; and staffs the Committee on Judicial Ethics. The Judicial
28 Administrator’s office administers several programs, including the Supreme Court Drug Court /
29 Specialty Court Office, the Louisiana Protective Order Registry, and CASA and FINS through the
30 Division of Children and Families. The Judicial Administrator’s office also provides staff support for
31 the Louisiana Judicial College, and performs numerous legal services for the Supreme Court and the
32 Judiciary.
33 B. Expenses of Judiciary Commission $ 1,918,921$2,105,692
34 Program Description: The Judiciary Commission of Louisiana is a constitutional body established
35 under Article V, Section 25 of the Constitution of 1974 to accept, screen, investigate, and prosecute
36 complaints of judicial misconduct. As part of its authority, it may recommend to the Supreme Court
37 the censure, suspension, removal from office, or involuntary retirement of any judge for ethical
38 misconduct.
39 C. Court Reporters; Statistical
40 Reporting Systems $ 355,504$375,767
41 D. Dues to National Center for
42 State Courts $ 164,749$169,950
43 04 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary
44 Board, as per Louisiana Supreme
45 Court Rule XIX $ 3,000$ 3,000
46 05 Compensation and expenses of retired
47 judges assigned under Article V,
48 Section 5(A) of the Constitution of
49 Louisiana, be it more or less
50 estimated at $ 1,166,951$1,295,129
51 06 Law Library of Louisiana for salaries,
52 services, supplies, maintenance, repairs,
53 and equipment $ 1,728,322$1,847,306
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1 Program Description: The Law Library of Louisiana serves the legal information needs of the state
2 judiciary, and is open to members of the bar and public.
3 07 Salaries and expenses of transferred
4 judges assigned under Article V,
5 Section 5(A) of the Constitution,
6 be it more or less estimated as $ 86,663$ 86,663
7 08 Retirement pay for services rendered by
8 justices and judges of all courts, as
9 provided by R.S. 11:1358 and
10 R.S. 13:103 $ 916,846$935,183
11 09 Pensions for widows of justices and
12 judges of all courts, as provided by
13 R.S. 11:1371 and R.S. 11:1381, be it
14 more or less estimated at $ 1,469,984$1,469,984
15 10 Judicial College $ 33,072$ 49,579
16 Program Description: The Judicial College was established by order of the Supreme Court in 1976
17 to provide continuing legal education to Louisiana judges.
18 11 State contribution to judicial
19 retirement provided for in Article V,
20 Section 23 of the Constitution and
21 R.S. 11:551 et seq., be it more or
22 less estimated at $18,155,129$19,296,743
23 12 Civil commitment matters as
24 required by R.S. 28:54 $ 231,546$280,350
25 13 Paul M. Hebert Law Center for
26 expenses of storage of appellate
27 court records $ 60,000$ 60,000
28 14 Funding for statewide operations of the
29 Louisiana Protective Order Registry
30 (R.S. 46:2136.2) under the Case
31 Management Information System $ 1,048,254$1,292,795
32 15 Information Technology $ 1,107,733$1,246,008
33 16 Payable out of State General
34 Funds for Operational expenses of
35 the Families in Need of Services
36 Program (FINS) $ 1,995,709$2,256,389
37 Program Description: The mission of the FINS Assistance Program is to assist local FINS processes
38 by developing and implementing a needs-based allocation formula; developing, implementing, and
39 mandating the use of a uniform data system for tracking, managing, and reporting FINS informal
40 cases; developing and mandating the use of programmatic standards; developing, implementing, and
41 reporting performance indicators and measures; requiring and monitoring periodic fiscal reports and
42 financial accountability; and, generally supervising and assisting local FINS processes in other ways.
43
44 17 Louisiana Drug and Specialty Courts $ 9,755,000$10,054,396
45 Program Description: Louisiana Drug and Specialty Courts, such as Drug/DWI Treatment Courts,
46 authorized in 1977 by R.S. 13:5301-5304, Reentry Courts, authorized in 2010 by R.S. 13:5401, Mental
47 Health Courts, authorized in 2013 by R.S. 13:5353 - 5358, and Veterans Treatment Courts, authorized
48 in 2014 by R.S. 13:5361 - 5368, are proven and effective alternatives to traditional criminal justice
49 interventions. These programs provide integrated treatment for substance use and mental health
50 disorders, including the appropriate use of sanctions and incentives along with case management, to
51 place participants in need of services into appropriate community-based and judicially supervised
52 rehabilitation programs. Clients are regularly tested and monitored for compliance with educational,
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1 employment, and treatment requirements pursuant to current best practices and the proven national
2 model.
3 18 Court Appointed Special Advocates$ 1,794,035$2,552,873
4 Program Description: The purpose of the CASA Assistance Program is to promote timely placement
5 of children in need of care in permanent, safe and stable homes, in accordance with the provisions
6 of Children's Code articles 424-426. Services are provided through local CASA programs which
7 recruit, screen, train and supervise community advocates. Upon appointment by the trial judge,
8 qualified advocates serve children by providing independent factual information to the judge,
9 advocating for the best interest of the children, monitoring cases to which they have been assigned,
10 and advising and assisting the judge in the determination of the best interest of the children involved.
11 TOTAL - GENERAL FUND (DIRECT) $52,839,179$ 59,639,205
12 19 Payable out of the State General Fund
13 from Statutory Dedications, Judges'
14 Supplemental Compensation Fund,
15 R.S. 13:10.3, be it more or less
16 estimated at $ 6,223,724$6,223,724
17 Program Description: The Judges' Supplemental Compensation Fund was established by the
18 Legislature in 1985 to fund salary supplements and salary-related expenses to judges and
19 commissioners. The funding source is a non-refundable filing fee assessed on civil filings as provided
20 in R.S. 13:10.3.
21 20 Payable out of the State General
22 Fund from Statutory Dedications,
23 Trial Court Case Management
24 Information Fund, for the Case
25 Management Information System,
26 Article 887(F) of the Code of
27 Criminal Procedure, be it more or less
28 estimated at $ 4,017,201 $4,017,201
29 Program Description: The Case Management Information System (CMIS) was created by the
30 Supreme Court in 1993 to provide a statewide information system for tracking and managing
31 criminal, civil, juvenile, traffic, and appellate cases as well as protective orders. Data is received
32 from courts statewide, transferred to the CMIS repository, and made available to courts and executive
33 branch agencies. Additional information will also be available from the Department of Public Safety
34 & Corrections. CMIS is funded from a court cost assessed on all criminal and traffic convictions as
35 provided under C.Cr.P. 887(F).
36 TOTAL - STATE GENERAL FUND
37 BY STATUTORY DEDICATIONS $10,240,925$ 10,240,925
38 21 Drug court maintenance and
39 enhancement, payable out of the State
40 General Fund through Interagency
41 Transfers from the Department of
42 Children and Family Services $ 5,400,000$5,400,000
43 22 Court Appointed Special Advocates,
44 payable out of the State General Fund
45 through Interagency Transfers from the
46 Department of Children and Family
47 Services $ 3,992,850$3,992,850
48 TOTAL- STATE GENERAL FUND THROUGH
49 INTERAGENCY TRANSF ERS $ 9,392,850$9,392,850
50
51 TOTAL SUPREME COURT $72,472,954$ 79,272,980
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1 03-8171COURTS OF APPEAL
2 Program Description: The five courts of appeal, domiciled in Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lake
3 Charles, New Orleans, and Gretna, have supervisory jurisdiction over all cases arising within their
4 respective circuits, subject to the general supervisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Each court
5 of appeal also has appellate jurisdiction over all civil matters, all matters appealed from family and
6 juvenile courts, and all criminal cases triable by a jury which arise within its circuit, except for those
7 cases appealable directly 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
9 to all who seek review under the Courts' appellate and supervisory jurisdiction granted by the
10 Louisiana Constitution while protecting and promoting the rule of law, preserving the public trust,
11 and using public 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%
42
43 Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct):
44 FY 19 EOB FY 20
45 01 Salaries of five (5) Chief Judges
46 and forty-eight (48) Judges of
47 the Courts of Appeal, R.S. 13:311$ 7,913,159$ 7,913,159
48 02 Salaries and expenses of operation
49 and maintenance of the Court of
50 Appeal, First Circuit $10,286,973$11,081,160
51 03 Salaries and expenses of operation
52 and maintenance of the Court of
53 Appeal, Second Circuit $ 5,807,610$ 6,158,296
54 04 Salaries and expenses of operation
55 and maintenance of the Court of
56 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
7 TOTAL COURTS OF APPEAL $47,088,543$ 49,587,810
8 03-8172DISTRICT COURTS
9 Program Description: There are forty-one district courts in Louisiana that have general jurisdiction
10 over all matters within their territorial limits, except in those judicial districts (the 1st, the 19th, and
11 the 24th Judicial Districts) where family and juvenile courts have exclusive jurisdiction over certain
12 types of cases and except in Orleans Parish where there are separate courts exercising civil, criminal,
13 and juvenile jurisdictions. In certain cases, the forty-one general jurisdiction courts have concurrent
14 jurisdiction with justices of the peace and parish courts. The district courts generally have appellate
15 jurisdiction of criminal cases tried by city, parish, municipal, traffic, and mayors' courts, except in
16 certain cases. The district courts also have appellate jurisdiction over justices of the peace in
17 parishes where no parish courts exist. The Civil District Court of Orleans Parish has jurisdiction of
18 all civil cases in that parish. The Criminal District Court of Orleans Parish has jurisdiction over all
19 criminal cases in the parish. It also has general supervisory jurisdiction over the municipal and
20 traffic court in Orleans Parish. The Family Court of East Baton Rouge Parish has exclusive
21 jurisdiction of many domestic cases in the parish. The four juvenile courts located in Caddo, East
22 Baton Rouge, Jefferson, and Orleans parishes have exclusive jurisdiction of juvenile cases in their
23 respective parishes.
24 Mission Statement: The mission of the trial courts of Louisiana is to provide access to justice, to
25 meet all responsibilities in a timely and expeditious manner, to provide equality, fairness, and
26 integrity in their proceedings, to maintain judicial independence and accountability, and to reach a
27 fair and just result by adherence to the procedural and substantive law, thereby instilling trust and
28 confidence in the public.
29 Goal: To establish a more open and accessible system of justice.
30 Objective: To encourage responsible parties to make court facilities safe, accessible, and convenient.
31 General Performance Information:
32 2016 2017 2018
33 Percentage of surveyed district court chief
34 judges indicating actions taken in
35 FY 2017-2018 to improve compliance
36 with the Americans with Disabilities Act
37 (ADA) 81.3% 83.3% 87.5%
38 Objective: To encourage all responsible public bodies and public officers to make the costs of access
39 to the trial court's proceedings and records - whether measured in terms of money, time, or the
40 procedures that must be followed - reasonable, fair, and affordable.
41 General Performance Information:
42 2016 2017 2018
43 Percentage of surveyed district court chief
44 judges indicating actions taken in
45 FY 2017-2018 to assist self-represented
46 litigants 85.4% 85.4% 91.7%
47 Goal: To meet all responsibilities to everyone affected by the court and its activities in a timely and
48 expeditious manner.
49 Objective: To encourage timely case management and processing.
50 General Performance Information:
51 2016 2017 2018
52 Number of parishes reporting criminal
53 disposition data to CMIS 64 64 64
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1 Percentage of parishes reporting criminal
2 disposition data to CMIS 100% 100% 100%
3 2016 2017 2018
4 Percentage of surveyed district court chief
5 judges indicating that their courts had
6 taken steps within FY 2017-2018 to reduce
7 delays and improve the timeliness
8 of case processing 87.5% 93.8% 87.5%
9 Objective: To enhance jury service.
10 General Performance Information:
11 2016 2017 2018
12 Percentage of surveyed district court chief
13 judges indicating that their court had
14 taken steps within FY 2017-2018 to
15 make jury service more convenient or
16 effective 90.7% 92.9% 88.4%
17 Goal: To provide due process and equal protection of the law to all who have business before the
18 court; and to demonstrate integrity in all procedures and decisions.
19 Objective: To recognize new conditions or emerging events and to adjust court operations as
20 necessary.
21 General Performance Information:
22 2016 2017 2018
23 Percentage of surveyed district court chief
24 judges indicating actions taken in
25 FY 2017-2018 to improve employee
26 training and development 85.4% 87.5% 85.4%
27 Percentage of surveyed district court chief
28 judges indicating actions taken in
29 FY 2017-2018 to install or implement
30 technologies 91.7% 95.8% 95.8%
31 Goal: To maintain judicial independence, while observing the principle of comity in its governmental
32 relations and accountability to the public.
33 Objective: To inform the community of the court's structure and function.
34 General Performance Information:
35 2016 2017 2018
36 Percentage of surveyed district court chief
37 judges indicating that their courts
38 regularly provided public education
39 and public outreach services in
40 FY 2017-2018 87.5% 91.7% 89.6%
41 Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct):
42 FY 19 EOB FY 20
43 01 Salaries of one hundred ninety-one
44 (191) District Judges as provided
45 by R.S. 13:691 $ 27,187,585$27,187,585
46 02 Office and travel expenses of District
47 Judges as provided by R.S. 13:698
48 and R.S. 13:694, respectively $ 1,285,250$1,285,250
49 03 Salaries of fourteen (14) Judges of
50 Civil District Court, Orleans Parish,
51 as provided by R.S. 13:691 $ 1,992,807$1,992,807
52 04 Expenses of Judges of Civil District
53 Court, Parish of Orleans, for salaries
54 of stenographers, clerks, law books,
55 stationery, telephone, and like
56 expenses as provided by R.S. 13:698$ 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$117,507
5 06 Clerk of Civil District Court, Orleans
6 Parish, as provided by R.S. 13:1212(A)$ 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$6,950,507
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$580,720
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 $ 400,707$405,383
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 $ 286,234$290,891
25 11 Law Clerk, Twentieth Judicial District
26 Court as provided by Act 747 of 1977$ 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 $38,846,138$38,985,461
31 13 Criminal Court - Parish of Orleans
32 Program Description: The Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans has exclusive
33 jurisdiction of the trial and punishment of all crimes, misdemeanors, and offenses committed within
34 the parish of Orleans, if the jurisdiction is not vested by law in some other court. The court, through
35 its magistrate and with assistance from its commissioners, has the power of committing magistrates
36 in all felony charges and the power to hold preliminary examinations, with authority to bail or
37 discharge, or to hold for trial, in all cases before the court. The court has appellate jurisdiction of
38 all cases tried before the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans and has general supervisory
39 jurisdiction over these courts.
40 A.Salaries of thirteen (13) District
41 Judges of Criminal Court, Orleans
42 Parish as provided by R.S. 13:691$ 1,850,465$1,850,465
43 B.Office expenses of Judges of
44 Criminal Court, Orleans Parish as
45 Provided by R.S. 13:698 $ 74,750$ 74,750
46 C.State's share of group insurance
47 for personnel of Criminal Court
48 as provided by R.S. 42:851 $ 733,422$733,422
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1 D.Salaries of thirteen (13) minute
2 clerks as provided by R.S.
3 13:1373.1 $ 288,064$293,811
4 E.Salaries of twenty-six (26) court
5 reporters as provided by R.S.
6 13:1373.1 $ 449,821$456,097
7 F.Salaries of four (4) commissioners
8 of Criminal Court, Orleans Parish,
9 including related benefits as
10 provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 503,587$512,929
11 G.Office and travel expenses of
12 commissioners as provided by
13 R.S. 13:1347 $ 7,950$ 10,600
14 H.Salaries of four (4) minute clerks,
15 one for each commissioner
16 as provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 75,372$ 76,845
17 I.Salaries of four (4) court reporters,
18 one for each commissioner
19 as provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 57,312$ 58,422
20 J.Salaries of Judicial Administrator,
21 and assistants, including
22 related benefits $ 910,443$996,431
23 K.Salaries of thirteen (13) law clerks$ 695,417$771,026
24 L.Salaries of four (4) secretaries $ 204,258$223,442
25 M.Sanity Commissions $ 87,744$ 90,008
26 N.Board of Jury Commissioners $ 391,859$422,539
27 SUBTOTAL $ 6,330,464$6,570,787
28 14 Juvenile and Family Court Judges
29 A.Salaries of thirteen (13) Juvenile
30 Court Judges as provided by
31 R.S. 13:691 $ 1,850,465$1,850,465
32 B.Salaries of four (4) Family Court
33 Judges as provided by R.S. 13:691$ 569,374$569,374
34 C.Office and travel expenses of Juvenile
35 and Family Court Judges as
36 provided by R.S. 13:698 and
37 R.S. 13:694, respectively $ 103,500$ 103,500
38 SUBTOTAL $ 2,523,339$ 2,523,339
39 TOTAL DISTRICT COURTS $47,699,941$ 48,079,587
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1 03-8173OTHER COURTS - SALARIES AND OFFICE EXPENSES AS
2 REQUIRED BY STATUTE
3 Program Description: The category includes forty-seven city courts, one municipal and traffic court
4 (New Orleans), and one parish court (Ascension Parish).
5 Mission Statement: The mission of the city and parish courts of Louisiana is to provide access to
6 justice, to meet all responsibilities in a timely and expeditious manner, to provide equality, fairness
7 and integrity in their proceedings, to maintain judicial independence and accountability, and to reach
8 a fair and just result by adherence to the procedural and substantive law, thereby instilling trust and
9 confidence in the public.
10 Goal: To establish a more open and accessible system of justice.
11 Objective: To encourage all responsible public bodies and public officers to make the costs of access
12 to the court's proceedings and records - whether measured in terms of money, time, or the procedures
13 that must be followed - reasonable, fair, and affordable.
14 General Performance Information:
15 2016 2017 2018
16 Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief
17 judges indicating actions taken in
18 FY 2017-2018 to assist pro se litigants 96.2% 98.1% 94.1%
19 Goal: To meet all responsibilities to everyone affected by the court and its activities in a timely and
20 expeditious manner.
21 Objective: To encourage timely case management and processing.
22 General Performance Information:
23 2016 2017 2018
24 Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief
25 judges indicating that their courts had
26 taken steps within FY 2017-2018 to
27 reduce delays and improve the
28 timeliness of case processing 92.3% 90.4% 82.4%
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 2016 2017 2018
34 Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief
35 judges indicating that their courts
36 regularly provided public education
37 and public outreach services in
38 FY 2017-2018 88.5% 88.5% 78.4%
39 Objective: To recognize new conditions or emerging events and to adjust court operations as
40 necessary.
41 General Performance Information:
42 2016 2017 2018
43 Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief
44 judges indicating actions taken in
45 FY 2017-2018 to improve employee
46 training and development 96.2% 92.3% 78.4%
47 Percentage of surveyed city/parish court chief judges
48 indicating actions taken in FY 2017-2018 to install
49 or implement technologies 90.4% 90.4% 78.4%
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1 Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct):
2 FY 19 EOB FY 20
3 01Salaries of sixty (60) City Court
4 Judges as provided by R.S. 13:1875 $2,757,559$2,757,559
5 02Salaries of seven (7) Municipal and
6 Traffic and one (1) Parish Court
7 Judge as provided by R.S. 13:2492
8 and 2563.5, respectively $399,682$399,682
9 TOTAL OTHER COURTS REQUIRED
10 BY STATUTE $3,157,241$3,157,241
11 03-8174OTHER COURTS - SALARIES AND OFFICE EXPENSES NOT
12 REQUIRED BY STATUTE
13 Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct):
14 FY 19 EOB FY 20
15 01Orleans Parish Juvenile Protective
16 Care Monitoring Program $536,132 $595,770
17 Program Description: The program tracks and maintains child abuse and neglect cases in the
18 Orleans Parish Juvenile Court. It also provides assistance in support of the Families in Need of
19 Services Program.
20 02 Orleans Parish Juvenile Court
21 Reporters $77,178$79,985
22 03 For the expenses of the Judges'
23 Assistance Program $61,877$63,473
24 Program Description: The Judges' Assistance Program provides counseling and other assistance
25 to judges with substance abuse problems.
26 TOTAL OTHER COURTS NOT REQUIRED
27 BY STATUTE $675,187$739,228
28 Section 2. The appropriations, and the allocations of such appropriations, from the
29 State General Fund (Direct) contained in Section 1 of this Act shall be reduced by a total
30 amount of Nine Million Seven Hundred Forty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty and
31 No/100 ($9,742,980) Dollars, pursuant to a plan adopted by the Judicial 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
35 for so much thereof as may be necessary. The aforesaid warrant shall be paid out of the
36 state general fund, and the state treasurer shall pay said warrant by preference over all
37 other warrants, except warrants for the salaries of constitutional officers of the state and
38 warrants for expenses of the legislature, which shall be concurrent with the warrant
39 provided by this Act.
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1 B. The funds drawn as provided herein shall be deposited in the name of the
2 judiciary in an approved bank that has been selected by the Supreme Court and is located
3 in the state.
4 C. Any funds herein allocated to the judiciary, any portion of the funds previously
5 appropriated to the judiciary, other revenue of the judiciary or its agencies, and interest
6 earnings are hereby appropriated and may be used to defray the expenses of the
7 judiciary; however, all funds remaining unexpended or unencumbered shall be returnable
8 to the State General Fund on or before September 1, 2020.
9 D. For Fiscal Year 2019-2020, any surpluses occurring in the appropriations made
10 in this Act may be transferred from one agency or line-item to another during the fiscal
11 year in accordance with the rules of the Judicial Budgetary Control Board, or as
12 approved by the Supreme Court.
13 E. The adjustment to be made in the salaries of judicial employees and the number
14 of authorized positions of the judiciary shall be as decided by the judicial agency
15 affected, subject to the approval of the Judicial Budgetary Control Board or as approved
16 by the Supreme Court.
17 F. The program descriptions, general performance information and indicators,
18 objectives, goals, and mission statements contained in this Act are not part of the law and
19 are not enacted into law by virtue of their inclusion in this Act. The missions, goals, and
20 objectives contained in the Act are derived from performance standards established by
21 Section 10 of Part G, General Administrative Rules of the Supreme Court of Louisiana.
22 G. The inclusion in this Act of staff salaries and benefits for lower court or other
23 judicial branch agency employees shall not be deemed to create or impose any obligation
24 upon the State of Louisiana Judicial Branch, the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the
25 Judicial Budgetary Control Board, or the Supreme Court Judicial Administrator's Office
26 relative to the administration of pay, retirement or other benefits to any such employees.
27 Accordingly, the State of Louisiana Judicial Branch, the Supreme Court of Louisiana,
28 the Judicial Budgetary Control Board, and the Supreme Court Judicial Administrator's
29 Office are not to be considered the "employer" or "employing agency" of lower court or
30 other judicial agency employees whose staff salaries and other benefits are included in
31 this Act.
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1 Section 4. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2019; if vetoed by the
2 governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective
3 on July 1, 2019, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is
4 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
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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
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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