The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - . $14.1  million for the construction phase of projects to build out two courtrooms to accommodate new judgeships in Kings and Sutter Counties. $6.4  million for the working drawings and construction phase of a project to build out one courtroom to accommodate a new judgeship in San Joaquin County. $5.1  million reappropriation of funds for the performance criteria phase of the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - If, instead, the survey was based on the six counties where the most Unit  6 members work —the Counties of Kern, Kings, Riverside, Solano, Monterey, and Sacramento —the study would have included counties where more than 50  percent of Unit  6 members work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

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

Sep 26, 2022 - It also includes $29.6 million to build out empty courtrooms in four counties (Kings, Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Sutter) to accommodate 5 of the 23 new judgeships included in the budget. Additionally, the budget includes $238 million one time in new and reauthorized authority for pre-construction and construction activities for seven previously approved projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense Kings San Luis Obispo In counties with populations of more than 1.3  million people, state law requires courts appoint attorneys to defendants in a particular priority order.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623