Judiciary Appropriations ($000) Appropriation Account FY 2006 Available*
FY 2007 Judiciary Enacted Request Appropriations
FY 2008 Current Estimate
$60,143 5,568 65,711
$63,405 12,959 76,364
$62,576 11,427 74,003
$66,526 12,201 78,727
23,783
26, 300
25,311
28,442
U.S. Court of International Trade
15,342
16,182
15,825
16,632
Courts of Appeals, District Courts & Other Judicial Services Salaries & Expenses Defender Services Fees of Jurors Court Security Subtotal
4,330,190 709,830 60,705 368,280 5,469,005
4,691,196 803,879 63,079 410,334 5,968,488
4,480,521 776,283 60,945 378,663 5,696,412
4,778,856 859,834 63,081 421,789 6,123,560
Administrative Office
69,559
75,333
72,377
78,536
Federal Judicial Center
22,127
23,787
22,874
24,475
Judicial Retirement Funds
40,600
58,300
58,300
65,400
14,256 $5,698,588 18,000
15,740 $6,256,542 0
14,601 $5,975,732 0
15,477 $6,427,150 0
3,795
3,952
3,971
4,099
$5,720,383
$6,260,494
$5,979,703
$6,431,249
U.S. Supreme Court Salaries & Expenses Care of Building & Grounds Subtotal U.S. Court of Appeals for The Federal Circuit
U.S. Sentencing Commission Supplemental Vaccine Injury Trust Fund
Total, The Judiciary
* FY 2006 appropriated funds include the effect of across-the-board discretionary rescissions where applicable.
responsibilities,” she said. “While this may appear high in relation to the overall budget request submitted by the Administration, I would note that the Judiciary does not have the flexibility to eliminate or cut programs to achieve budget savings as the Executive Branch does.” The Judiciary’s funding requirements essentially reflect basic operating costs, which are predominately for personnel and space requirements and would account for 86 percent ($390 million) of the $452 million increase requested. The
remaining $62 million is for program enhancements, of which $22 million would increase the non-capital panel attorney rate from $96 to $113 per hour. “I realize that fiscal year 2008 is going to be another tight budget year as increased mandatory and security-related spending will result in further constrained domestic discretionary spending,” Gibbons said. “The budget request before you recognizes the fiscal constraints you are facing.” The Judiciary’s costcontainment efforts to date have
significantly reduced the Judiciary’s appropriations requirements, without adversely impacting the administration of justice. Gibbons urged the subcommittees to fund the Judiciary’s FY 2008 request fully in order to continue to maintain the high standards of the federal Judiciary. “A funding shortfall for the federal courts,” she cautioned, “could result in a significant loss of existing staff, cutbacks in the levels of services provided and a diminution in the administration of justice.”
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