Budget Notice

At the July 12, 2024 business meeting, the Judicial Council approved 2024–25 Trial Court Trust Fund (TCTF) and General Fund allocations to the trial courts.

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 2024–25 trial court base and non-base allocations and includes general ledger numbers for each allocation. Columns W through AA display the non-TCTF allocations.

• The “WF Allocation” tab displays the 2024–25 Final Workload Allocation (column X), the 2024–25 Workload Formula (“need”) (column Y), and the Workload Formula Percentage (column Z).

Also included is the 2024–25 Workload Formula 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:

• Trial Court Budget| Allocations from the Trial Court Trust Fund and Trial Court Allocations for 2024-25

• Trial Court Budget | Fiscal Year 2024-25 Allocation of Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act Funding

• Trial Court Budget | State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund Allocations for 2024-25

• Trial Court Budget | Fiscal Year 2024-25 Allocation of Court-Appointed Juvenile Dependency Counsel Funding

• Trial Court Budget| Model Self-Help Pilot Program–Technology Model Project Allocation Methodology

• Trial Court Budget| Self-Help Funding Allocation Methodology for Fiscal Year 2024–25 through 2026–27

• Allocations and Reimbursements to Trial Cours | Funding for Court Reporters

• Allocations and Reimbursements to Trial Courts| Pretrial Release Funding and Allocation Methodology

• Child Support | AB 1058 Child Support Commissioner and Family Law Facilitator Program Funding for Fiscal Year 2024–25

The final reduction for fund balances above the 3 percent cap, based on courts’ final 2023–24 year-end fund balance figures, will occur following Judicial Council approval at its November 2024 business meeting.