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Courts & Legal Assistance

funding levels adjusted for inflation (cpi)

  • Funding History
Adjusted for inflation (cpi) NOT adjusted
FY25 GAA$1,138,296,040$1,138,296,040
FY24$1,115,372,229$1,125,232,475
FY23$1,093,069,479$1,037,865,691
FY22$1,028,893,015$937,778,962
FY21$1,021,489,094$868,793,608
FY20$1,034,975,584$860,565,810
FY19$997,340,376$816,370,189
FY18$883,285,510$708,326,231
FY17$975,759,168$765,326,736
FY16$957,748,543$737,480,116
FY15$914,500,398$699,530,560
FY14$894,676,037$679,504,265
FY13$881,198,185$659,013,920
FY12$873,823,642$642,667,235
FY11$903,486,498$645,525,251
FY10$906,647,674$635,183,411
FY09$944,143,700$655,005,593
FY08$983,558,441$672,925,602
FY07$975,084,405$643,264,519
FY06$823,232,042$529,330,525
FY05$799,531,593$495,377,858
FY04$791,603,246$476,159,175
FY03$921,350,114$542,242,674
FY02$967,654,077$557,218,485
FY01$1,001,326,813$566,576,085

comparisons adjusted for inflation (cpi)

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Between and
Funding for Courts & Legal Assistance
13.4%

comparisons adjusted for inflation (cpi)

Adjusted for inflation (cpi) NOT adjusted
FY25 GAA$1,138,296,040$1,138,296,040
FY25 Leg$1,138,296,040$1,138,296,040
FY25 Sen$1,129,643,000$1,129,643,000
FY25 SWM$1,126,100,663$1,126,100,663
FY25 House$1,139,345,060$1,139,345,060
FY25 HWM$1,136,438,818$1,136,438,818
FY25 Gov$1,127,442,017$1,127,442,017
FY24$1,115,372,229$1,125,232,475

funding levels adjusted for inflation (cpi)

  • Active Line Items
  • All Line Items
FY24FY25 GovFY25 HouseFY25 SenFY25 GAA
0320-0003Supreme Judicial Court$11,165,834$11,536,049$11,956,292$11,536,050$11,956,292
0320-0010Suffolk County Clerk$2,300,049$2,343,585$2,343,585$2,343,585$2,343,585
0321-0001Commission on Judicial Conduct$1,125,512$1,153,309$1,153,309$1,153,309$1,153,309
0321-0100Board of Bar Examiners$2,184,877$2,226,234$2,226,234$2,226,234$2,226,234
0321-1500Committee for Public Counsel Services$86,549,236$86,828,810$88,828,810$89,000,000$89,000,000
0321-1507CPCS COVID Costs$4,131,094$0$0$0$0
0321-1510Private Counsel Compensation$220,300,133$214,378,853$214,378,853$215,000,000$215,000,000
0321-1520Indigent Persons Fees and Court Costs$44,829,084$35,000,000$35,000,000$35,000,000$35,000,000
0321-1600Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation$48,570,620$50,500,000$53,000,000$49,000,000$51,000,000
0321-1620MLAC COVID Costs$2,459,632$0$0$0$0
0321-2000Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee$3,088,084$3,132,656$3,132,657$3,132,657$3,132,657
0321-2100Correctional Legal Services$2,955,209$3,011,146$3,207,946$3,011,146$3,207,946
0321-2200Exoneree Network at New England Innocence Project$247,809$0$0$250,000$250,000
0321-2205Suffolk County Social Law Library$2,934,346$2,960,287$2,960,287$2,960,287$2,960,287
0322-0100Appeals Court$15,271,977$15,556,393$15,556,393$15,465,038$15,465,038
0330-0101Superior Court Justice Salaries$86,384,767$88,179,084$88,179,084$88,179,084$88,179,084
0330-0300Administrative Staff$314,787,173$333,318,036$338,168,036$333,318,036$338,168,036
0330-0344Veterans Court Program Admin.$241,182$246,818$246,818$246,818$246,818
0330-0410Alternative Dispute Resolution$1,320,598$1,332,273$1,332,273$1,332,273$1,332,273
0330-0441Permanency Mediation Services$495,619$500,000$500,000$500,000$500,000
0330-0500Trial Court Video Teleconferencing$245,331$247,500$247,500$247,500$247,500
0330-0599Recidivism Reduction Pilot Program$1,303,516$1,333,168$1,333,169$1,333,169$1,333,169
0330-0601Specialty Drug Courts$7,390,174$7,738,305$7,738,305$7,738,305$7,738,305
0330-0612Trial Court Substance Abuse Model$197,742$221,472$221,472$221,472$221,472
0330-0613Council of State Governments Reserve$8,586,592$8,662,500$8,662,500$8,662,500$8,662,500
0331-0100Superior Court$38,101,127$39,732,753$39,732,752$40,482,752$39,732,752
0332-0100District Court$85,202,740$88,626,632$88,986,631$88,626,631$88,986,631
0333-0002Probate and Family Court$43,499,104$46,653,986$46,653,986$46,653,986$46,653,986
0334-0001Land Court$5,363,294$5,925,839$5,925,839$5,925,839$5,925,839
0335-0001Boston Municipal Court$16,353,237$16,517,797$16,517,797$16,517,797$16,517,797
0336-0002Housing Court$13,295,636$14,288,451$14,288,451$14,288,451$14,288,451
0337-0002Juvenile Court$24,903,017$25,296,828$26,872,828$25,296,828$26,872,828
0339-1005Divert Juveniles from Criminal Justice$495,619$500,000$500,000$500,000$500,000
0339-1011Community Based Re-entry Programs$15,573,404$15,611,078$15,611,078$15,611,078$15,611,078
0339-2100Jury Commissioner$3,518,861$3,882,175$3,882,175$3,882,175$3,882,175
FY24FY25 GovFY25 HouseFY25 SenFY25 GAA
0320-0001Supreme Judicial Court Justices Salaries$0$0$0$0$0
0320-0003Supreme Judicial Court$11,165,834$11,536,049$11,956,292$11,536,050$11,956,292
0320-0010Suffolk County Clerk$2,300,049$2,343,585$2,343,585$2,343,585$2,343,585
0320-0016Supreme Judicial Court/Appeals Court Computer Upgrades$0$0$0$0$0
0321-0001Commission on Judicial Conduct$1,125,512$1,153,309$1,153,309$1,153,309$1,153,309
0321-0100Board of Bar Examiners$2,184,877$2,226,234$2,226,234$2,226,234$2,226,234
0321-1500Committee for Public Counsel Services$86,549,236$86,828,810$88,828,810$89,000,000$89,000,000
0321-1502Public Counsel Compensation$0$0$0$0$0
0321-1503Children and Family Law Pilot$0$0$0$0$0
0321-1504Youth Advocacy Program$0$0$0$0$0
0321-1504CPCS Attorney Salaries$0$0$0$0$0
0321-1505Public Defender Expansion$0$0$0$0$0
0321-1506CPCS Salary Reserve$0$0$0$0$0
0321-1507CPCS COVID Costs$4,131,094$0$0$0$0
0321-1510Private Counsel Compensation$220,300,133$214,378,853$214,378,853$215,000,000$215,000,000
0321-1512Private Counsel for Family Law and Mental Health$0$0$0$0$0
0321-1513Public Defender Division Expansion$0$0$0$0$0
0321-1518Indigent Counsel Fees Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
0321-1520Indigent Persons Fees and Court Costs$44,829,084$35,000,000$35,000,000$35,000,000$35,000,000
0321-1521Private Counsel Pay Increase$0$0$0$0$0
0321-1600Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation$48,570,620$50,500,000$53,000,000$49,000,000$51,000,000
0321-1610Civil Legal Assistance$0$0$0$0$0
0321-1620MLAC COVID Costs$2,459,632$0$0$0$0
0321-2000Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee$3,088,084$3,132,656$3,132,657$3,132,657$3,132,657
0321-2100Correctional Legal Services$2,955,209$3,011,146$3,207,946$3,011,146$3,207,946
0321-2200Exoneree Network at New England Innocence Project$247,809$0$0$250,000$250,000
0321-2205Suffolk County Social Law Library$2,934,346$2,960,287$2,960,287$2,960,287$2,960,287
0321-2206Suffolk Law Library Database$0$0$0$0$0
0322-0100Appeals Court$15,271,977$15,556,393$15,556,393$15,465,038$15,465,038
0330-0101Superior Court Justice Salaries$86,384,767$88,179,084$88,179,084$88,179,084$88,179,084
0330-0102District Court Justices Salaries$0$0$0$0$0
0330-0103Probate and Family Court Justices Salaries$0$0$0$0$0
0330-0104Land Court Justices Salaries$0$0$0$0$0
0330-0105Boston Municipal Court Justices Salaries$0$0$0$0$0
0330-0106Housing Court Justices Salaries$0$0$0$0$0
0330-0107Juvenile Court Justices Salaries$0$0$0$0$0
0330-0300Administrative Staff$314,787,173$333,318,036$338,168,036$333,318,036$338,168,036
0330-0312Civil Motor Vehicle Infraction Losses$0$0$0$0$0
0330-0317Sentencing Commission$0$0$0$0$0
0330-0318BMC Substance Abuse Initiative$0$0$0$0$0
0330-0338OPEIU FY08 Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0$0
0330-0344Veterans Court Program Admin.$241,182$246,818$246,818$246,818$246,818
0330-0400Trial Court Contracted Service$0$0$0$0$0
0330-0410Alternative Dispute Resolution$1,320,598$1,332,273$1,332,273$1,332,273$1,332,273
0330-0441Permanency Mediation Services$495,619$500,000$500,000$500,000$500,000
0330-0500Trial Court Video Teleconferencing$245,331$247,500$247,500$247,500$247,500
0330-0599Recidivism Reduction Pilot Program$1,303,516$1,333,168$1,333,169$1,333,169$1,333,169
0330-0600Dental and Optical Trust$0$0$0$0$0
0330-0601Specialty Drug Courts$7,390,174$7,738,305$7,738,305$7,738,305$7,738,305
0330-0612Trial Court Substance Abuse Model$197,742$221,472$221,472$221,472$221,472
0330-0613Council of State Governments Reserve$8,586,592$8,662,500$8,662,500$8,662,500$8,662,500
0330-1000Juries Expenses$0$0$0$0$0
0330-2000Law Libraries$0$0$0$0$0
0330-2002Law Library Materials$0$0$0$0$0
0330-2010Computer Legal Research$0$0$0$0$0
0330-2020Central Law Book Purchase$0$0$0$0$0
0330-2200County Court Facility Rental$0$0$0$0$0
0330-2201Trial Court Telecommunications$0$0$0$0$0
0330-2202Private and Municipal Court Leases$0$0$0$0$0
0330-2205Courthouse Maintenance and Operations$0$0$0$0$0
0330-2207New Chardon Street/Fenton Judicial Center$0$0$0$0$0
0330-2300Witness Fees$0$0$0$0$0
0330-2410Judicial Institute$0$0$0$0$0
0330-2600Trial Court - Travel$0$0$0$0$0
0330-2700Trial Court - Printing$0$0$0$0$0
0330-2800Trial Court - Equipment Repair$0$0$0$0$0
0330-3200Court Security Program$0$0$0$0$0
0330-3300Trial Court Office Administration$0$0$0$0$0
0330-3333Trial Court Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
0330-3334Probation Service Fees Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
0330-3335Salary Increase for Trial Court Personnel$0$0$0$0$0
0330-3337Trial Court Additional Expenses$0$0$0$0$0
0330-3337Trial Court Specialty Courts$0$0$0$0$0
0330-3420Indigent Fees Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
0330-3700Court Interpreter Program$0$0$0$0$0
0330-4111Trial Court Probation Reserve$0$0$0$0$0
0330-4303Trial Court Chargebacks$0$0$0$0$0
0330-4500Trial Court Early Retirement$0$0$0$0$0
0331-0100Superior Court$38,101,127$39,732,753$39,732,752$40,482,752$39,732,752
0331-0104Superior Court Administration Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
0331-0300Medical Malpractice Tribunals$0$0$0$0$0
0331-2100Barnstable Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
0331-2200Berkshire Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
0331-2300Bristol Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
0331-2400Dukes Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
0331-2500Essex Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
0331-2600Franklin Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
0331-2700Hampden Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
0331-2800Hampshire Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
0331-2900Middlesex Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
0331-3000Nantucket Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
0331-3100Norfolk Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
0331-3200Plymouth Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
0331-3300Suffolk Superior Civil Court$0$0$0$0$0
0331-3400Suffolk Superior Criminal Court$0$0$0$0$0
0331-3404Suffolk County Community Outreach Pilot Program$0$0$0$0$0
0331-3500Worcester Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
0332-0100District Court$85,202,740$88,626,632$88,986,631$88,626,631$88,986,631
0332-0104District Court Administration Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
0332-1100First District Court of Barnstable$0$0$0$0$0
0332-1200Second District Court of Barnstable$0$0$0$0$0
0332-1203Third District Court of Barnstable$0$0$0$0$0
0332-1300District Court of Northern Berkshire$0$0$0$0$0
0332-1400District Court of Central Berkshire$0$0$0$0$0
0332-1500District Court of Southern Berkshire$0$0$0$0$0
0332-1600First District Court of Bristol$0$0$0$0$0
0332-1700Second District Court of Bristol$0$0$0$0$0
0332-1800Third District Court of Bristol$0$0$0$0$0
0332-1900Fourth District Court of Bristol$0$0$0$0$0
0332-2000District Court of Edgartown$0$0$0$0$0
0332-2100First District Court of Essex$0$0$0$0$0
0332-2300Third District Court of Essex$0$0$0$0$0
0332-2400Central District Court of Northern Essex$0$0$0$0$0
0332-2500District Court of Eastern Essex$0$0$0$0$0
0332-2600District Court of Lawrence$0$0$0$0$0
0332-2700District Court of Southern Essex$0$0$0$0$0
0332-2800District Court of Newburyport$0$0$0$0$0
0332-2900District Court of Peabody$0$0$0$0$0
0332-3000District Court of Greenfield$0$0$0$0$0
0332-3100District Court of Orange$0$0$0$0$0
0332-3200District Court of Chicopee$0$0$0$0$0
0332-3300District Court of Holyoke$0$0$0$0$0
0332-3400District Court of Eastern Hampden$0$0$0$0$0
0332-3500District Court of Springfield$0$0$0$0$0
0332-3600District Court of Western Hampden$0$0$0$0$0
0332-3700District Court of Hampshire$0$0$0$0$0
0332-3800District Court of Eastern Hampshire$0$0$0$0$0
0332-3801Ware District Court Space$0$0$0$0$0
0332-3900District Court of Lowell$0$0$0$0$0
0332-4000District Court of Somerville$0$0$0$0$0
0332-4100District Court of Newton$0$0$0$0$0
0332-4200District Court of Marlborough$0$0$0$0$0
0332-4300District Court of Natick$0$0$0$0$0
0332-4400First District Court of Eastern Middlesex$0$0$0$0$0
0332-4500Second District Court of Eastern Middlesex$0$0$0$0$0
0332-4600Third District Court of Eastern Middlesex$0$0$0$0$0
0332-4700Fourth District Court of Eastern Middlesex$0$0$0$0$0
0332-4800First District Court of Northern Middlesex$0$0$0$0$0
0332-4900First District Court of Southern Middlesex$0$0$0$0$0
0332-5000District Court of Central Middlesex$0$0$0$0$0
0332-5100District Court of Nantucket$0$0$0$0$0
0332-5200District Court of Northern Norfolk$0$0$0$0$0
0332-5300District Court of Eastern Norfolk$0$0$0$0$0
0332-5400District Court of Western Norfolk$0$0$0$0$0
0332-5500District Court of Southern Norfolk$0$0$0$0$0
0332-5600Municipal Court of Brookline$0$0$0$0$0
0332-5700District Court of Brockton$0$0$0$0$0
0332-5800Second District Court of Plymouth$0$0$0$0$0
0332-5900Third District Court of Plymouth$0$0$0$0$0
0332-6000Fourth District Court of Plymouth$0$0$0$0$0
0332-6100Brighton District Court$0$0$0$0$0
0332-6200Charlestown District Court$0$0$0$0$0
0332-6300District Court of Chelsea$0$0$0$0$0
0332-6400Dorchester District Court$0$0$0$0$0
0332-6500East Boston District Court$0$0$0$0$0
0332-6600Roxbury District Court$0$0$0$0$0
0332-6700South Boston District Court$0$0$0$0$0
0332-6800West Roxbury District Court$0$0$0$0$0
0332-6900Central District Court of Worcester$0$0$0$0$0
0332-7000District Court of Fitchburg$0$0$0$0$0
0332-7100District Court of Leominster$0$0$0$0$0
0332-7200District Court of Winchendon$0$0$0$0$0
0332-7300First District Court of Northern Worcester$0$0$0$0$0
0332-7400First District Court of Eastern Worcester$0$0$0$0$0
0332-7500Second District Court of Eastern Worcester$0$0$0$0$0
0332-7600First District Court of Southern Worcester$0$0$0$0$0
0332-7700Second District Court of Southern Worcester$0$0$0$0$0
0332-7800Third District Court of Southern Worcester$0$0$0$0$0
0332-7900District Court of Western Worcester$0$0$0$0$0
0332-8000Cambridge District Court Project$0$0$0$0$0
0333-0002Probate and Family Court$43,499,104$46,653,986$46,653,986$46,653,986$46,653,986
0333-0004Probate and Family Court Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
0333-0100Barnstable Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
0333-0150Barnstable Probate Court Child and Parents Program$0$0$0$0$0
0333-0200Berkshire Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
0333-0300Bristol Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
0333-0400Dukes Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
0333-0500Essex Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
0333-0600Franklin Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
0333-0700Hampden Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
0333-0711Western Mass. Family Services Clinic$0$0$0$0$0
0333-0800Hampshire Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
0333-0900Middlesex Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
0333-0911Middlesex Probate Court Family Services Clinic$0$0$0$0$0
0333-0913Middlesex Community Access Program$0$0$0$0$0
0333-1000Nantucket Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
0333-1100Norfolk Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
0333-1111Norfolk Probate Court Family Services Clinic$0$0$0$0$0
0333-1200Plymouth Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
0333-1300Suffolk Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
0333-1313Suffolk Probate Community Access$0$0$0$0$0
0333-1400Worcester Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
0333-1411Worcester Family Crisis Clinic$0$0$0$0$0
0334-0001Land Court$5,363,294$5,925,839$5,925,839$5,925,839$5,925,839
0334-0004Land Court Department Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
0335-0001Boston Municipal Court$16,353,237$16,517,797$16,517,797$16,517,797$16,517,797
0335-0004Boston Municipal Court Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
0335-0100Brighton Division of the Boston Municipal Court$0$0$0$0$0
0335-0200Charlestown Division of the Boston Municipal Court$0$0$0$0$0
0335-0300Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court$0$0$0$0$0
0335-0400East Boston Division of the Boston Municipal Court$0$0$0$0$0
0335-0500Roxbury Division of the Boston Municipal Court$0$0$0$0$0
0335-0600South Boston Division of the Boston Municipal Court$0$0$0$0$0
0335-0700West Roxbury Division of the Boston Municipal Court$0$0$0$0$0
0336-0002Housing Court$13,295,636$14,288,451$14,288,451$14,288,451$14,288,451
0336-0003Housing Court Expansion$0$0$0$0$0
0336-0004Housing Court Department Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
0336-0100Boston Housing Court$0$0$0$0$0
0336-0200Hampden Housing Court$0$0$0$0$0
0336-0300Worcester Housing Court$0$0$0$0$0
0336-0400Southeastern Housing Court$0$0$0$0$0
0336-0500Northeastern Housing Court$0$0$0$0$0
0337-0002Juvenile Court$24,903,017$25,296,828$26,872,828$25,296,828$26,872,828
0337-0003Salaries and Expenses of Statewide Juvenile Court Expansion$0$0$0$0$0
0337-0004Juvenile Court Department Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
0337-0100Boston Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
0337-0200Bristol Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
0337-0300Springfield Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
0337-0400Worcester Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
0337-0500Barnstable County Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
0337-0600Essex Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
0337-0700Hampshire Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
0337-0800Plymouth Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
0337-0900Berkshire Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
0337-1000Middlesex Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
0337-1100Norfolk Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
0339-1005Indigent Fees Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
0339-1005Divert Juveniles from Criminal Justice$495,619$500,000$500,000$500,000$500,000
0339-1011Community Based Re-entry Programs$15,573,404$15,611,078$15,611,078$15,611,078$15,611,078
0339-2100Jury Commissioner$3,518,861$3,882,175$3,882,175$3,882,175$3,882,175
0340-0420Worcester District Attorney Moving Costs$0$0$0$0$0
0340-0602Anti-Crime Task Force$0$0$0$0$0
1599-1982Collective Bargaining Trial Court FY2011-FY2012$0$0$0$0$0
1599-2016CPCS Study Reserve$0$0$0$0$0
1599-3966SJC/APC/TRC LOCAL 6/AFL-CIO FY 2000$0$0$0$0$0
1599-4081Judiciary OPEIU Local 6 Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0$0
1599-4102Middlesex County Sheriff/Superior Officers$0$0$0$0$0
1599-4103FY02 Middlesex County Sheriff/Superior Officers$0$0$0$0$0
1599-4430Trial Court NAGE/SEIU 5000$0$0$0$0$0
1599-7016Judiciary OPEIU Loc 6 & Non-Unit$0$0$0$0$0
1599-7071Suffolk County Superior Court Officers$0$0$0$0$0
1599-7072Middlesex County Superior Court Officers$0$0$0$0$0
1599-7073Judiciary Local 254 FY01$0$0$0$0$0
1599-7800Judicial Salary Reserve$0$0$0$0$0
1599-7900Court Clerk Salary Reserve$0$0$0$0$0
1599-8086Trial Court Staffing Reserve$0$0$0$0$0

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