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PHONE SCAM ALERT

: in more than a dozen states, including California, reports have been filed regarding calls from people claiming to be court officials or law enforcement officers. Do not provide any information having to do with your bank or credit card to anyone claiming to be an officer of the court or of the law. If you receive communication from someone requesting your personal information, immediately contact the fraud unit of your local police department. Be advised that although court personnel may contact you by telephone, they will never ask for your personal or credit card information.

Budget Notice

2025-26 Budget & Allocation

At the Judicial Council’s July 18, 2025 business meeting, fiscal year (FY) 2025–26 Trial Court Trust Fund (TCTF) and General Fund allocations to the trial courts was approved.

Allocation Workbook

To assist courts with budgeting allocations, this year’s allocation workbook includes two worksheets that display the trial court allocations and the Workload Formula allocations separately:

  • The “TC Allocations” tab displays FY 2025–26 trial court base and non-base allocations and includes general ledger numbers for each allocation. Columns X and Y display the non-TCTF allocations.

  • The “WF Allocation” tab displays the FY 2025–26 final Workload Formula allocation (column Y), the FY 2025–26 Workload Formula (“need”) amount (column Z), and Workload Formula percentage (column AA).

Also included is the FY 2025–26 Workload Formula “need” workbook which includes the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Resource Assessment Study, and Full-Time Equivalent need.

Allocation Workbook

WF Funding Need

 

Judicial Council Reports

The Judicial Branch Budget Committee and Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee reports to the council provide helpful detail regarding the allocations, and can be viewed by following the links below on the California Courts website:

 

 

The final reduction for fund balances above the 3 percent cap, based on courts’ final FY 2024–25 year-end fund balance figures, will occur following Judicial Council approval at its December 2025 business meeting.