Judiciary and County Revenue Issues in Alabama
Explore the state of the judiciary in Alabama, including challenges with county revenue issues. Chief Justice Roy S. Moore and Rich Hobson, Administrative Director of Courts, address the need for adequate appropriations and the impact on the unified judicial system's budget over the years.
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STATE OF THE JUDICIARY (AND COUNTY REVENUE ISSUES) Chief Justice Roy S. Moore Rich Hobson Administrative Director of Courts
Ala. Const., 1901, Art. VI, 149. Adequate and reasonable appropriations shall be made by the legislature for the entire unified judicial system, exclusive of probate courts and municipal courts. The legislature shall receive recommendations for appropriations for the trial courts from the administrative director of courts and for the appellate courts from each such court.
General Fund Executive Budget, FY2015 (including all earmarks, federal funds, etc.) 0.33% 1.37% Legislative $47,518,311 Judicial $194,886,647 Executive Legislative Judicial 98.30% Executive 14,002,927,463
General Fund Budgets, FY2002 - FY2015 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% +70% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% Judicial 0.00% Executive -17% -10.00% -20.00% -30.00%
Total Trial Court Appropriations Less today than in 2007 $220 $210 DOLLARS (IN MILLIONS) $200 $190 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS 2007 $180 $170 $167 MILLION Proposed $160 $150 $140 MILLION IN 2001 $140 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 FISCAL YEAR
Total Trial Court Appropriations and Level Funded Appropriations $230 $220 MILLION $220 $210 $52 M loss over 15 years DOLLARS (IN MILLIONS) $200 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS $190 LEVEL FUNDED APPROPRIATIONS $180 $170 $167 M Proposed $160 $150 $140 MILLION IN 2001 $140 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 FISCAL YEAR
Total Trial Court Appropriations and Total Employees $230 2,008 Employees x $220 $210 $52 M loss over 15 years DOLLARS (IN MILLIONS) $200 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS $190 LEVEL FUNDED APPROPRIATIONS $180 $170 $167 M Proposed $160 Proposed: 1,163 Employees $150 $140 MILLION IN 2001 $140 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 FISCAL YEAR
Central office staffing 2015: 2008: 2003: Already too streamlined. Past the point of effectiveness and efficiency 80 employees 131 employees 100 employees (38.9% drop)
Our Contribution In FY 2014 the Courts collected $490,567,481 $65.4 Million to the General Fund $73.2 Million to Executive Branch agencies $13.7 Million to Victims of Crime $166.5 Million in Child Support $131.4 Million to Businesses & Individuals $40.3 million, other
RRIVA Collection Project Began in July 2014, at the request of Senate & House leadership Utilizes retired judges and supernumerary DAs to hold collection dockets for delinquent court costs & fines $1.7 million collected from 7/14 7/15 $19.6 million collected for same period in other specially set show/cause dockets by active judges
JPOs working with schools TRUANCY in FY2014: 6,829 children & their parents participated in truancy prevention programs 2,265 hearings for habitual truancy 493 criminal misdemeanor cases for parents 13,287 complaints referred by schools 16,349 children supervised by JPOs
Drug Courts 2858 Defendant applications in FY 2014 1313 Defendants accepted in FY 2014 993 successfully completed in FY 2014 Savings: $43 (cost of incarceration per day) x 365 days = $15,695/yr. x 993 graduates = $15.5 million saved in 2014 (we spent $1.8 mill)
Promotions and Merit Raises Promotions have not been given since 2008 in the UJS (Executive Branch never stopped) COST: $1.25 million for those eligible Merit Raises are frozen in the UJS (the Executive Branch is paying Merit Raises) COST: $1.6 million for those eligible The UJS continues to lose experienced employees to the Executive Branch
UJS Judicial Budgets FY 2015 (budgets include all earmarks, federal funds, etc.) Total Budget Judicial Budget % of Total Budget Alabama $ 29,046,554,050 $194,886,647 0.67% Connecticut $ 26,157,000,000 $631,708,000 2.42% Missouri $ 27,667,049,491 $405,430,837 1.47% New Jersey * $ 32,921,362,000 $672,981,000 2.04% North Carolina $ 21,521,899,669 $458,416,996 2.13% Pennsylvania $ 29,400,000,000 $317,432,000 1.08% Virginia $ 46,832,370,554 $376,967,213 0.80% *New Jersey FY 2014
Earmarked budgets by state Alabama Michigan Nevada Tennessee Wyoming Utah Massachusetts Indiana New York Arizona 84% 63% 58% 56% 50% 47% 45% 40% 30% 29%
Case Filings last 5 years 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 800,000 -10% 600,000 -9% -12% 400,000 -7% 200,000 1,247,871 1,121,053 1,024,459 900,121 841,115 0 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
Traffic Cases last 5 years 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 -13% -15% 300,000 -23% 200,000 -14% 100,000 639,412 556,097 472,946 364,913 314,993 0 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
Court Collections last 5 years $560,000,000 $550,000,000 $540,000,000 $530,000,000 $520,000,000 -10% $510,000,000 $500,000,000 -4% $490,000,000 -1% $480,000,000 -2% $470,000,000 $546,767,804 $535,722,176 $509,866,841 $502,711,822 $490,567,481 $460,000,000 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
Traffic Collections last 5 years $80,000,000 $70,000,000 $60,000,000 $50,000,000 -3% $40,000,000 -7% $30,000,000 -7% $20,000,000 -14% $10,000,000 $75,105,806 $72,753,373 $67,525,517 $63,004,906 $54,229,806 $- FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
County Commission Court Collections last 5 years $8,000,000 $7,000,000 $6,000,000 $5,000,000 -7% $4,000,000 -5% $3,000,000 -8% $2,000,000 -5% $1,000,000 $6,699,741 $6,223,449 $5,907,895 $5,456,830 $5,185,794 $- FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
Traffic Cases vs. Traffic Collections last 5 years -3% -7% -7% $75,105,806 $72,753,373 -14% $67,525,517 $63,004,906 $54,229,806 # of Traffic Cases -13% -15% -23% -14% 639,412 556,097 472,946 364,913 314,993 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
Traffic Collections vs. County Commission-Court Collections last 5 years -3% -7% $75,105,806 $72,753,373 -7% $67,525,517 -14% $63,004,906 $54,229,806 $6,699,741 $6,223,449 -7% $5,907,895 $5,456,830 -5% $5,185,794 -8% -5% FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
Ala. Const., 1901, Art. VI, 149. Adequate and reasonable appropriations shall be made by the legislaturefor the entire unified judicial system, exclusive of probate courts and municipal courts. The legislature shall receive recommendations for appropriations for the trial courts from the administrative director of courts and for the appellate courts from each such court.
