The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - The judicial branch currently manages around 430 facilities across all 58 counties. Its facility program is responsible for various activities including maintaining these facilities, managing leases, and constructing new courthouses to replace outdated facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

Judicial Branch Actions Responding to COVID-19

May 6, 2020 - For example, the Alameda Superior Court is allowing members of the public to conduct record searches between 8:30 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. However, access is limited to one or two people in the clerk ’s office at a time and computer use is limited to 15 minutes per person.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4227

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions

Feb 4, 2020 - Specifically, between June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2019, the inmate population declined from about 162, 400 t o 125,500 ( 23  p ercent) and the parolee population declined from about 90, 800 t o 50,800 ( 44  p ercent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4145

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, the California Department of Health Care Access and Information in 2022 estimated that there would be a shortage of psychiatrists and behavioral health providers in all 58 California counties by 2025, with 27 prisons located in counties experiencing high or severe shortages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - Major judicial branch legal assistance programs include self-help centers (discussed in more detail below) located in each of the 58 trial courts. It also includes a statewide web portal to allow self-represented people to resea rch, complete, and file forms electronically, as well as to track their cases online.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - Second, we recommend the Legislature modify the language to require that notification be provided to JLBC 30 ‑days before a transfer is made and that such notification include information on how the final transfer amount was determined.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

The California State Bar: Considerations for a Fee Increase

Jun 26, 2019 - As shown in Figure  11 , this fee increase includes: (1)  $ 30 t o address an operating deficit in which estimated expenditures exceed estimated revenues, (2)  $ 30 t o support the extension of retiree health benefits currently available only to executive employees to all State Bar employees and a salary increase (discussed in the nearby box) for represented
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4080

The 2017-18 Budget: Trial Courts and the County Office of Education General Fund Offset

Feb 16, 2017 - Each of California ’s 58 counties has a COE. COEs oversee the budgets and academic plans of school districts within their jurisdictions. Many COEs also operate certain alternative schools and provide various optional services to school districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3567

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - The cost of increasing tele ‑mental health to the maximum level allowed would be unlikely to exceed $30  million in annual ongoing costs in addition to funding for the Governor ’s proposed 2026 ‑27 tele ‑mental health expansion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Each of California ’s 58 c ounties has a COE. COEs oversee the budgets and academic plans of school districts within their jurisdictions, operate certain alternative schools, and provide various optional services to school districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362