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various activities including maintaining these facilities, managing leases, and constructing new courthouses to replace outdated facilities.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 Los Angeles Superior Court has fully closed a couple of its courthouses with most of its other courthouses only providing essential services through May 12. Limiting Operation to Essential Court Functions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4227

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 2020-21 Budget: Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2020 - Identify Infrastructure Projects to Pursue We recommend that the Legislature direct CDCR to provide, by January 10, 2022, a list of significant, high ‑priority infrastructure projects that should be accomplished over the next ten years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4186

The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

Feb 10, 2023 - The judicial branch currently manages around 450 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various activities including maintaining these facilities, managing leases, and constructing new courthouses to replace outdated facilities.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/4673

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 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

The California State Bar: Considerations for a Fee Increase

Jun 26, 2019 - As we will discuss in greater detail later, these increased costs are in part due to the State Bar ’s request that the Legislature increase its annual fees to pay for 58 n ew positions. Major Components of Employee Compensation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4080

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions

Feb 4, 2020 - The state spends $ 58  m illion in debt service annually for the facility. As we discuss in more detail below, the state also incurs significant costs to operate CHCF. Created Reentry Facilities. In 2014, CDCR began contracting with residential facilities in the community, which now house and provide rehabilitative programming (such as educational services, substance use disorder
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4145

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - However, beginning in 2022-23, expenditures began outpacing revenues, shrinking the fund balance. The Governor ’s budget estimates that the DROS Special Account will be insolvent in 2026-27 if no action is taken.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118