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JUDICIARY
| DEPARTMENT |
FY 2018
Budgetary Recommendation |
FY 2018
Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY 2018
Total Spending |
FY 2018
Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Judicial Court | 32,038 | 636 | 32,673 | 2,571 |
| Commission on Judicial Conduct | 773 | 0 | 773 | 0 |
| Board of Bar Examiners | 1,403 | 0 | 1,403 | 0 |
| Committee for Public Counsel Services | 227,454 | 374 | 227,828 | 8,600 |
| Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee | 1,118 | 86 | 1,203 | 0 |
| Appeals Court | 12,794 | 0 | 12,794 | 354 |
| Trial Court | 646,805 | 249 | 647,055 | 89,548 |
| TOTAL | 922,384 | 1,345 | 923,729 | 101,073 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT | 32,673,205 | |
| Budgetary Recommendation | 32,037,509 | |
| 0320-0003 |
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
For the operation of the supreme judicial court, including salaries of the chief justice and the 6 associate justices |
8,937,393 |
| 0320-0010 |
SUFFOLK COUNTY SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT CLERKS OFFICE
For the operation of the clerk's office of the supreme judicial court for Suffolk County |
1,583,413 |
| 0321-1600 |
MASSACHUSETTS LEGAL ASSISTANCE CORPORATION
For civil legal assistance; provided, that notwithstanding section 9 of chapter 221A of the General Laws, the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation shall expend funds for the Disability Benefits Project, the Medicare Advocacy Project and the Battered Women's Legal Assistance Project |
18,180,000 |
| 0321-2100 |
PRISONERS' LEGAL SERVICES
For the Prisoners' Legal Services |
1,487,191 |
| 0321-2205 |
SUFFOLK COUNTY SOCIAL LAW LIBRARY
For the expenses of the social law library located in Suffolk County |
1,849,512 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 635,696 | |
| 0320-1710 |
STATE COURT IMPROVEMENT BASIC GRANT
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Court Improvement Basic Grant |
208,768 |
| 0320-1711 |
STATE COURT IMPROVEMENT DATA GRANT
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Court Improvement Data Grant |
223,464 |
| 0320-1713 |
STATE COURT IMPROVEMENT TRAINING GRANT
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Court Improvement Training Grant |
203,464 |
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| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT | 772,936 | |
| Budgetary Recommendation | 772,936 | |
| 0321-0001 |
COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT
For the operation of the commission on judicial conduct |
772,936 |
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| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS | 1,403,187 | |
| Budgetary Recommendation | 1,403,187 | |
| 0321-0100 |
BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS
For the services of the board of bar examiners |
1,403,187 |
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| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC COUNSEL SERVICES | 227,828,035 | |
| Budgetary Recommendation | 227,453,599 | |
| 0321-1500 |
COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC COUNSEL SERVICES
For the operation of the committee for public counsel services, as authorized by chapter 211D of the General Laws; provided, that the committee shall maintain a system in which no less than 20 per cent of indigent clients shall be represented by public defenders; provided further, that the committee shall provide a report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means, no later than September 1, 2017, that shall include, but not be limited to, the expected surplus or deficiency for fiscal year 2018 of items 0321-1500 , 0321-1510 and 0321-1520 ; and provided further, that the committee shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means, no later than September 1, 2017, that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: in a cumulative manner, compared with data from the prior two fiscal years 2015 and 2016, (i) the number of cases handled by the committee, delineated by public defender and private bar advocate representation; (ii) the average number of hours spent per case by public defenders; (iii) the number of cases assigned to private bar advocates; (iv) the average number of hours billed by private bar advocates by type of case; (v) the number of public defenders currently employed by the committee and the total number employed by the committee at the end of the prior fiscal year, delineated by type of case and geographic location; (vi) the number of public defender vacancies to be filled; (vii) the average cost for public defender services rendered per case, delineated by type of case and geographic location in the prior fiscal year; (viii) the total number of support staff, investigators, attorneys in charge and management personnel currently employed by the committee and the total number employed by the committee at the end of each fiscal year for the previous two fiscal years; (ix) the average cost for private bar advocate services rendered per case, delineated by type of case and geographic location; (x) the billable hours of private counsel, delineated by travel time, time spent in court, including wait time and trial preparation time, including interview time, investigating time and research time; (xi) any changes to the private bar billing system; and (xii) a summary of all spending for psychologists, psychiatrists and investigators with the total number of hours billed, the number of unique vendors and the average number of counsel fees paid to the courts by clients for services rendered, delineated by type of case and geographic location |
28,877,094 |
| 0321-1504 |
CPCS ATTORNEY SALARIES
For the payroll costs of the committee's public defenders, attorneys in charge and appeals attorneys, including fringe benefits costs; provided, that funds appropriated herein shall be expended only in the AA and DD object classes; and provided further, that funds appropriated in this item shall not be expended for administrative support staff or services of any kind |
30,609,360 |
| 0321-1510 |
PRIVATE COUNSEL COMPENSATION
For compensation paid to private counsel assigned to criminal and civil cases under subsection (b) of section 6 of chapter 211D of the General Laws, under section 11 of said chapter 211D ; provided, that not more than $2,000,000 of the sum appropriated in this item may be expended for services rendered before fiscal year 2018 |
144,777,175 |
| 0321-1520 |
INDIGENT PERSONS FEES AND COURT COSTS
For the fees and court costs of indigent persons |
23,189,970 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 301,936 | |
| 0320-1715 |
POST CONVICTION DNA TESTING
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Post Conviction DNA Testing |
180,891 |
| 0320-1803 |
WRONGFUL CONVICTION REVIEW
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wrongful Conviction Review |
121,045 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust Spending | 72,500 | |
| 0321-1606 | TRAINING FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ATTORNEYS | 65,000 |
| 0321-1611 | JUVENILE ADVOCACY PROJECT | 7,500 |
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| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| MENTAL HEALTH LEGAL ADVISORS COMMITTEE | 1,203,455 | |
| Budgetary Recommendation | 1,117,955 | |
| 0321-2000 |
MENTAL HEALTH LEGAL ADVISORS COMMITTEE
For the operation of the mental health legal advisors committee |
1,117,955 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust Spending | 85,500 | |
| 0301-0860 | MENTAL HEALTH LEGAL ADVISORS COMMITTEE TRUST | 85,500 |
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| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| APPEALS COURT | 12,793,913 | |
| Budgetary Recommendation | 12,793,913 | |
| 0322-0100 |
APPEALS COURT
For the operation of the appeals court |
12,793,913 |
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| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| TRIAL COURT | 647,054,621 | |
| Budgetary Recommendation | 646,805,356 | |
| 0330-0101 |
TRIAL COURT JUSTICES' SALARIES
For the salaries of the justices of the 7 departments of the trial court |
58,520,588 |
| 0330-0300 |
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
For the central administration of the trial court, including the court security program, the Massachusetts sentencing commission and alternative dispute resolution and permanency mediation services; provided, that 50 per cent of all fees payable under Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15(d) and 30(c)(8) shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that funds be expended for additional expenses associated with the operation of the trial court, the operation of the superior court department, the operation of the district court department, the operation of the probate and family court department, the operation of the land court department, the operation of the Boston municipal court department, the operation of the housing court department, the operation of the juvenile court department, the operation of the commissioner of probation and the operation of the community corrections administration |
233,210,689 |
| 0330-0344 |
VETERANS COURT PROGRAM ADMIN AND TRANSPORTATION
For administration and transportation costs associated with a veterans court program |
76,911 |
| 0330-0500 |
TRIAL COURT VIDEO TELECONFERENCING
For expanded use of video teleconferencing for court appearances by persons in the custody of the houses of correction |
249,975 |
| 0330-0599 |
RECIDIVISM REDUCTION PILOT PROGRAM
For a probation pilot program that administers high-intensity supervision that promotes successful probation outcomes and reduces recidivism; provided, that the office of the commissioner of probation shall partner with an external research organization that is responsible for monitoring program fidelity, designing and implementing the experimental model and collecting and analyzing the outcome evaluation; and provided further, that the pilot program shall be conducted at both a district and superior court |
1,675,579 |
| 0330-0601 |
SPECIALTY DRUG COURTS
For the operation of the specialty courts; provided, that no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item in the trial court; and provided further, that the trial court shall, in coordination with partner departments and agencies, submit reports on interdepartmental service agreements made with the partner departments and agencies to the court administrator and the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than April 2, 2018 that shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the amount of funding transferred to each specific agency or department for use in specialty courts; (b) the specific intent of that transfer in relation to specialty court operations; (c) any additional services implemented by way of the transfer; and (d) the amount of unspent funds from the transfer at the time of reporting |
3,261,947 |
| 0330-0612 |
SUBSTANCE ABUSE MODEL
For the implementation and administration of a sequential intercept model project to better serve individuals with mental health and substance abuse disorders involved in the criminal justice system; provided, that the trial court shall hire a project coordinator to oversee coordination, administration and financial oversight of the sequential intercept model project; provided further, that not later than July 1, 2018, the project coordinator shall prepare and submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the design of the sequential intercept model mappings; (ii) the locations of workshops held to advocate for the model; (iii) the number of cases in which the model has been utilized; (iv) the initial impact of the model on rehabilitation and recidivism; and (v) the cost savings associated with the model |
98,923 |
| 0331-0100 |
SUPERIOR COURT
For the operation of the superior court department |
33,343,118 |
| 0332-0100 |
DISTRICT COURT
For the operation of the district court department |
69,922,810 |
| 0333-0002 |
PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT
For the operation of the probate and family court department |
30,900,169 |
| 0334-0001 |
LAND COURT
For the operation of the land court department |
3,980,625 |
| 0335-0001 |
BOSTON MUNICIPAL COURT
For the operation of the Boston municipal court department |
13,904,193 |
| 0336-0002 |
HOUSING COURT
For the operation of the housing court department |
8,333,964 |
| 0336-0003 |
HOUSING COURT EXPANSION
For costs associated with the expansion of the housing court throughout the commonwealth, including the salaries of judges; provided, that no funds shall be transferred from this item to another item of appropriation for the trial court under this act |
1,000,000 |
| 0337-0002 |
JUVENILE COURT
For the operation of the juvenile court department |
18,610,543 |
| 0339-1001 |
COMMISSIONER OF PROBATION
For the office of the commissioner of probation; provided, that the office shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the department of revenue to verify income data and to use the department's wage reporting and bank match system for weekly tape-matching to determine an individual's eligibility for appointment of indigent counsel, as provided in chapter 211D of the General Laws; provided further, that funds may be expended for increased lab-based testing, oral toxicology tests and new urine tests to detect additional substances; provided further, that funds shall be used for the ongoing development and implementation of the validated risk assessment tool to inform pre-adjudication decision-making with regard to the detention, release on personal recognizance or release under conditions of criminal defendants before the adult trial court; provided further, that funds from this item shall be expended for the costs associated with the full implementation of chapter 303 of the acts of 2006 and chapter 418 of the acts of 2006 to ensure effective supervision of probationers who are monitored through global positioning system bracelets; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item to cover the costs of building leases |
145,559,838 |
| 0339-1003 |
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
For the office of community corrections and performance-based contracts for the operation of community corrections centers |
21,036,094 |
| 0339-1005 |
DIVERT JUVENILES YOUNG ADULTS FROM CRIMINAL JUSTICE
For a competitive grant program to be administered by the office of the commissioner of probation to cities and towns, acting either individually or in concert, to pilot or expand multidisciplinary approaches to divert juveniles and young adults from the juvenile and criminal justice systems prior to arrest or arraignment through coordinated programs for prevention and intervention serving youths and their families, including: (a) connecting youths to mental health services; (b) providing youth development activities and mentoring; (c) promoting school safety, family home visits, juvenile diversion programs and restorative justice and mediation programs; and (d) providing assistance for families and schools to navigate the legal system; provided, that eligible applicants may partner with nonprofit organizations to provide programs and services; provided further, that the office of the commissioner of probation shall give preference to applications that: (i) clearly outline a comprehensive plan for municipalities to collaborate with law enforcement, schools, community-based organizations and government agencies to address juvenile delinquency and young adult crime; (ii) include written commitments of municipalities, law enforcement agencies, schools, community-based organizations and government agencies to collaborate; (iii) make a written commitment to match grant funds with a 25 per cent matching grant provided by either municipal or private contributions; and (iv) identify a local governmental unit to serve as the fiscal agent for the proposed programs and services; and provided further, that administrative costs for successful grant applications shall not exceed 5 per cent of the value of the grant |
202,000 |
| 0339-2100 |
JURY COMMISSIONER
For the operation of the office of the jury commissioner |
2,917,390 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 238,265 | |
| 0330-0444 |
SECOND CHANCE ACT PRISONER REENTRY INITIATIVE
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Second Chance Act Prisoner Reentry Initiative |
238,265 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust Spending | 11,000 | |
| 0330-2413 | JOHN AND ETHEL GOLDBERG V. FUND | 11,000 |
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