The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - This net increase results from a $21.5  million reimbursement authority increase in 2025-26 (decreasing to $11  million by 2026-27 and ongoing) offset by a $6.2  million decrease in General Fund in 2025-26 (generally growing to an $11  million decrease by 2027-28 and ongoing). $13.6  million ongoing General Fund augmentation for costs associated with suicide watch workload. $9.5
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - Specifically related to self-help centers, the 2018 ‑19 budget provided $19  million General Fund annually for three years to supplement $11  million in existing support from the Trial Court Trust Fund (TCTF, $6.2  million) and Improvement and Modernization Fund ($5  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - . $6.2 million in 2022-23 (decreasing to $4 million annually beginning in 2023-24) for various other purposes —including $1.2 million for ongoing training, technical assistance, and legal support to courts on water, environment, and climate change legal issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - The budget also reflects the internal redirection of $13.8  million ongoing General Fund —$6.2  million from the Civil Law subdivision and $7.6  million from the California Justice Information Services Division (CJIS) —to support a new Office of General Counsel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2022-23 Budget: Judicial Branch Proposals

Feb 3, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $3.7  million in 2022 ‑23, growing to $6.2  million annually beginning in 2025 ‑26, to support the creation of a new Judicial Branch Information Security Office. This office would monitor judicial branch assets statewide, assists courts in addressing any incidents (such as hacking or phishing incidences), and educate staff on this  topic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4513