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Courts & Legal Assistance

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

  • Funding History
Adjusted for inflation (CPI) NOT adjusted
FY24 Leg$1,085,764,069$1,085,764,069
FY23 Current$1,121,647,258$1,055,667,754
FY22$1,035,451,906$935,487,024
FY21$1,073,526,732$905,051,548
FY20$1,030,876,241$849,646,129
FY19$1,001,029,409$812,209,644
FY18$894,592,068$711,106,800
FY17$984,422,297$765,355,585
FY16$966,177,549$737,451,267
FY15$921,780,557$698,920,704
FY14$903,395,330$680,114,121
FY13$895,716,959$664,001,959
FY12$850,615,476$620,116,401
FY11$936,272,056$663,088,046
FY10$913,294,730$634,233,411
FY09$969,959,545$667,018,837
FY08$974,539,444$660,912,358
FY07$983,704,462$643,264,519
FY06$830,509,676$529,330,525
FY05$805,835,345$494,908,420
FY04$822,949,341$490,676,503
FY03$906,648,897$528,914,783
FY02$976,066,846$557,137,659
FY01$1,009,940,669$566,442,491

comparisons adjusted for inflation (CPI)

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Between and
Funding for Courts & Legal Assistance
15.1%

comparisons adjusted for inflation (CPI)

Adjusted for inflation (CPI) NOT adjusted
FY24 Leg$1,085,764,069$1,085,764,069
FY24 Sen$1,083,767,822$1,083,767,822
FY24 SWM$1,082,166,822$1,082,166,822
FY24 Hou$1,086,775,761$1,086,775,761
FY24 HWM$1,084,994,761$1,084,994,761
FY24 Gov$1,074,630,297$1,074,630,297
FY23 Current$1,121,647,258$1,055,667,754
FY23 GAA$1,114,142,072$1,048,604,051
FY23 SWM$1,088,444,366$1,024,417,981
FY23 Hou$1,094,293,081$1,029,922,652
FY23 HWM$1,071,714,110$1,008,671,861
FY23 Gov$1,056,526,572$994,377,711
FY22 GAA$1,024,286,869$925,399,885

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

  • Active Line Items
  • All Line Items
FY23 CurrentFY24 GovFY24 HouFY24 SenFY24 Leg
Supreme Judicial Court$11,812,436$11,264,545$11,264,544$11,264,575$11,264,544
Suffolk County Clerk$2,401,600$2,312,682$2,320,382$2,320,382$2,320,382
Commission on Judicial Conduct$1,144,285$1,135,462$1,135,462$1,135,462$1,135,462
Board of Bar Examiners$2,156,872$2,204,192$2,204,192$2,204,192$2,204,192
Committee for Public Counsel Services$83,949,221$81,381,343$84,924,405$85,969,119$85,969,119
Private Counsel Compensation$227,777,586$207,565,150$214,378,853$214,032,575$214,378,853
Indigent Persons Fees and Court Costs$32,050,335$30,165,014$30,165,014$30,165,014$30,165,014
Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation$43,562,510$49,000,000$49,000,000$49,000,000$49,000,000
Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee$2,661,763$3,011,582$3,011,582$3,070,384$3,070,384
Correctional Legal Services$2,811,978$2,981,333$2,981,334$2,981,334$2,981,334
Exoneree Network at New England Innocence Project$265,625$0$0$250,000$250,000
Suffolk County Social Law Library$2,951,888$2,960,287$2,960,287$2,960,287$2,960,287
Appeals Court$16,369,927$15,406,987$15,406,986$15,406,986$15,406,986
Superior Court Justice Salaries$98,655,315$87,148,436$87,148,436$87,148,436$87,148,436
Administrative Staff$334,675,340$312,830,200$312,880,200$309,069,992$309,069,992
Veterans Court Program Admin.$248,556$243,314$243,314$243,314$243,314
Alternative Dispute Resolution$1,681,165$1,332,273$1,332,273$1,332,273$1,332,273
Permanency Mediation Services$531,250$500,000$500,000$500,000$500,000
Trial Court Video Teleconferencing$262,969$247,500$247,500$247,500$247,500
Recidivism Reduction Pilot Program$1,197,559$1,315,039$1,315,039$1,315,039$1,315,039
Specialty Drug Courts$7,793,615$7,455,506$7,455,505$7,455,505$7,455,505
Trial Court Substance Abuse Model$252,523$199,490$199,490$199,490$199,490
Council of State Governments Reserve$9,203,908$8,662,500$8,662,500$8,662,500$8,662,500
Superior Court$38,172,340$38,437,952$38,437,953$38,437,953$38,437,953
District Court$82,833,977$85,955,958$86,135,959$85,955,959$85,955,959
Probate and Family Court$40,105,570$43,883,650$43,883,650$43,883,650$43,883,650
Land Court$5,052,939$5,410,707$5,410,707$5,410,707$5,410,707
Boston Municipal Court$15,680,846$16,497,805$16,497,805$16,497,805$16,497,805
Housing Court$12,884,195$13,413,174$13,413,174$13,413,174$13,413,174
Juvenile Court$23,915,288$23,547,169$24,998,168$25,073,168$25,123,168
Divert Juveniles from Criminal Justice$531,250$500,000$500,000$500,000$500,000
Community Based Re-entry Programs$14,463,148$14,111,079$14,211,078$14,111,078$15,711,078
Jury Commissioner$3,589,476$3,549,968$3,549,969$3,549,969$3,549,969
FY23 CurrentFY24 GovFY24 HouFY24 SenFY24 Leg
Supreme Judicial Court Justices Salaries$0$0$0$0$0
Supreme Judicial Court$11,812,436$11,264,545$11,264,544$11,264,575$11,264,544
Suffolk County Clerk$2,401,600$2,312,682$2,320,382$2,320,382$2,320,382
Supreme Judicial Court/Appeals Court Computer Upgrades$0$0$0$0$0
Commission on Judicial Conduct$1,144,285$1,135,462$1,135,462$1,135,462$1,135,462
Board of Bar Examiners$2,156,872$2,204,192$2,204,192$2,204,192$2,204,192
Committee for Public Counsel Services$83,949,221$81,381,343$84,924,405$85,969,119$85,969,119
Public Counsel Compensation$0$0$0$0$0
Children and Family Law Pilot$0$0$0$0$0
Youth Advocacy Program$0$0$0$0$0
CPCS Attorney Salaries$0$0$0$0$0
Public Defender Expansion$0$0$0$0$0
CPCS Salary Reserve$0$0$0$0$0
CPCS COVID Costs$0$0$0$0$0
Private Counsel Compensation$227,777,586$207,565,150$214,378,853$214,032,575$214,378,853
Private Counsel for Family Law and Mental Health$0$0$0$0$0
Public Defender Division Expansion$0$0$0$0$0
Indigent Counsel Fees Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
Indigent Persons Fees and Court Costs$32,050,335$30,165,014$30,165,014$30,165,014$30,165,014
Private Counsel Pay Increase$0$0$0$0$0
Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation$43,562,510$49,000,000$49,000,000$49,000,000$49,000,000
Civil Legal Assistance$0$0$0$0$0
MLAC COVID Costs$0$0$0$0$0
Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee$2,661,763$3,011,582$3,011,582$3,070,384$3,070,384
Correctional Legal Services$2,811,978$2,981,333$2,981,334$2,981,334$2,981,334
Exoneree Network at New England Innocence Project$265,625$0$0$250,000$250,000
Suffolk County Social Law Library$2,951,888$2,960,287$2,960,287$2,960,287$2,960,287
Suffolk Law Library Database$0$0$0$0$0
Appeals Court$16,369,927$15,406,987$15,406,986$15,406,986$15,406,986
Superior Court Justice Salaries$98,655,315$87,148,436$87,148,436$87,148,436$87,148,436
District Court Justices Salaries$0$0$0$0$0
Probate and Family Court Justices Salaries$0$0$0$0$0
Land Court Justices Salaries$0$0$0$0$0
Boston Municipal Court Justices Salaries$0$0$0$0$0
Housing Court Justices Salaries$0$0$0$0$0
Juvenile Court Justices Salaries$0$0$0$0$0
Administrative Staff$334,675,340$312,830,200$312,880,200$309,069,992$309,069,992
Civil Motor Vehicle Infraction Losses$0$0$0$0$0
Sentencing Commission$0$0$0$0$0
BMC Substance Abuse Initiative$0$0$0$0$0
OPEIU FY08 Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0$0
Veterans Court Program Admin.$248,556$243,314$243,314$243,314$243,314
Trial Court Contracted Service$0$0$0$0$0
Alternative Dispute Resolution$1,681,165$1,332,273$1,332,273$1,332,273$1,332,273
Permanency Mediation Services$531,250$500,000$500,000$500,000$500,000
Trial Court Video Teleconferencing$262,969$247,500$247,500$247,500$247,500
Recidivism Reduction Pilot Program$1,197,559$1,315,039$1,315,039$1,315,039$1,315,039
Dental and Optical Trust$0$0$0$0$0
Specialty Drug Courts$7,793,615$7,455,506$7,455,505$7,455,505$7,455,505
Trial Court Substance Abuse Model$252,523$199,490$199,490$199,490$199,490
Council of State Governments Reserve$9,203,908$8,662,500$8,662,500$8,662,500$8,662,500
Juries Expenses$0$0$0$0$0
Law Libraries$0$0$0$0$0
Law Library Materials$0$0$0$0$0
Computer Legal Research$0$0$0$0$0
Central Law Book Purchase$0$0$0$0$0
County Court Facility Rental$0$0$0$0$0
Trial Court Telecommunications$0$0$0$0$0
Private and Municipal Court Leases$0$0$0$0$0
Courthouse Maintenance and Operations$0$0$0$0$0
New Chardon Street/Fenton Judicial Center$0$0$0$0$0
Witness Fees$0$0$0$0$0
Judicial Institute$0$0$0$0$0
Trial Court - Travel$0$0$0$0$0
Trial Court - Printing$0$0$0$0$0
Trial Court - Equipment Repair$0$0$0$0$0
Court Security Program$0$0$0$0$0
Trial Court Office Administration$0$0$0$0$0
Trial Court Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
Probation Service Fees Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
Salary Increase for Trial Court Personnel$0$0$0$0$0
Trial Court Additional Expenses$0$0$0$0$0
Trial Court Specialty Courts$0$0$0$0$0
Indigent Fees Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
Court Interpreter Program$0$0$0$0$0
Trial Court Probation Reserve$0$0$0$0$0
Trial Court Chargebacks$0$0$0$0$0
Trial Court Early Retirement$0$0$0$0$0
Superior Court$38,172,340$38,437,952$38,437,953$38,437,953$38,437,953
Medical Malpractice Tribunals$0$0$0$0$0
Barnstable Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
Berkshire Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
Bristol Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
Dukes Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
Essex Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
Franklin Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
Hampden Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
Hampshire Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
Middlesex Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
Nantucket Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
Norfolk Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
Plymouth Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
Suffolk Superior Civil Court$0$0$0$0$0
Suffolk Superior Criminal Court$0$0$0$0$0
Suffolk County Community Outreach Pilot Program$0$0$0$0$0
Worcester Superior Court$0$0$0$0$0
District Court$82,833,977$85,955,958$86,135,959$85,955,959$85,955,959
First District Court of Barnstable$0$0$0$0$0
Second District Court of Barnstable$0$0$0$0$0
Third District Court of Barnstable$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Northern Berkshire$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Central Berkshire$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Southern Berkshire$0$0$0$0$0
First District Court of Bristol$0$0$0$0$0
Second District Court of Bristol$0$0$0$0$0
Third District Court of Bristol$0$0$0$0$0
Fourth District Court of Bristol$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Edgartown$0$0$0$0$0
First District Court of Essex$0$0$0$0$0
Third District Court of Essex$0$0$0$0$0
Central District Court of Northern Essex$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Eastern Essex$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Lawrence$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Southern Essex$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Newburyport$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Peabody$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Greenfield$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Orange$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Chicopee$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Holyoke$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Eastern Hampden$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Springfield$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Western Hampden$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Hampshire$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Eastern Hampshire$0$0$0$0$0
Ware District Court Space$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Lowell$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Somerville$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Newton$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Marlborough$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Natick$0$0$0$0$0
First District Court of Eastern Middlesex$0$0$0$0$0
Second District Court of Eastern Middlesex$0$0$0$0$0
Third District Court of Eastern Middlesex$0$0$0$0$0
Fourth District Court of Eastern Middlesex$0$0$0$0$0
First District Court of Northern Middlesex$0$0$0$0$0
First District Court of Southern Middlesex$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Central Middlesex$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Nantucket$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Northern Norfolk$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Eastern Norfolk$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Western Norfolk$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Southern Norfolk$0$0$0$0$0
Municipal Court of Brookline$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Brockton$0$0$0$0$0
Second District Court of Plymouth$0$0$0$0$0
Third District Court of Plymouth$0$0$0$0$0
Fourth District Court of Plymouth$0$0$0$0$0
Brighton District Court$0$0$0$0$0
Charlestown District Court$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Chelsea$0$0$0$0$0
Dorchester District Court$0$0$0$0$0
East Boston District Court$0$0$0$0$0
Roxbury District Court$0$0$0$0$0
South Boston District Court$0$0$0$0$0
West Roxbury District Court$0$0$0$0$0
Central District Court of Worcester$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Fitchburg$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Leominster$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Winchendon$0$0$0$0$0
First District Court of Northern Worcester$0$0$0$0$0
First District Court of Eastern Worcester$0$0$0$0$0
Second District Court of Eastern Worcester$0$0$0$0$0
First District Court of Southern Worcester$0$0$0$0$0
Second District Court of Southern Worcester$0$0$0$0$0
Third District Court of Southern Worcester$0$0$0$0$0
District Court of Western Worcester$0$0$0$0$0
Cambridge District Court Project$0$0$0$0$0
Probate and Family Court$40,105,570$43,883,650$43,883,650$43,883,650$43,883,650
Barnstable Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
Barnstable Probate Court Child and Parents Program$0$0$0$0$0
Berkshire Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
Bristol Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
Dukes Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
Essex Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
Franklin Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
Hampden Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
Western Mass. Family Services Clinic$0$0$0$0$0
Hampshire Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
Middlesex Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
Middlesex Probate Court Family Services Clinic$0$0$0$0$0
Middlesex Community Access Program$0$0$0$0$0
Nantucket Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
Norfolk Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
Norfolk Probate Court Family Services Clinic$0$0$0$0$0
Plymouth Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
Suffolk Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
Suffolk Probate Community Access$0$0$0$0$0
Worcester Probate Court$0$0$0$0$0
Worcester Family Crisis Clinic$0$0$0$0$0
Land Court$5,052,939$5,410,707$5,410,707$5,410,707$5,410,707
Boston Municipal Court$15,680,846$16,497,805$16,497,805$16,497,805$16,497,805
Brighton Division of the Boston Municipal Court$0$0$0$0$0
Charlestown Division of the Boston Municipal Court$0$0$0$0$0
Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court$0$0$0$0$0
East Boston Division of the Boston Municipal Court$0$0$0$0$0
Roxbury Division of the Boston Municipal Court$0$0$0$0$0
South Boston Division of the Boston Municipal Court$0$0$0$0$0
West Roxbury Division of the Boston Municipal Court$0$0$0$0$0
Housing Court$12,884,195$13,413,174$13,413,174$13,413,174$13,413,174
Housing Court Expansion$0$0$0$0$0
Boston Housing Court$0$0$0$0$0
Hampden Housing Court$0$0$0$0$0
Worcester Housing Court$0$0$0$0$0
Southeastern Housing Court$0$0$0$0$0
Northeastern Housing Court$0$0$0$0$0
Juvenile Court$23,915,288$23,547,169$24,998,168$25,073,168$25,123,168
Salaries and Expenses of Statewide Juvenile Court Expansion$0$0$0$0$0
Boston Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
Bristol Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
Springfield Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
Worcester Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
Barnstable County Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
Essex Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
Hampshire Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
Plymouth Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
Berkshire Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
Middlesex Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
Norfolk Juvenile Court$0$0$0$0$0
Indigent Fees Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
Divert Juveniles from Criminal Justice$531,250$500,000$500,000$500,000$500,000
Community Based Re-entry Programs$14,463,148$14,111,079$14,211,078$14,111,078$15,711,078
Jury Commissioner$3,589,476$3,549,968$3,549,969$3,549,969$3,549,969
Worcester District Attorney Moving Costs$0$0$0$0$0
Anti-Crime Task Force$0$0$0$0$0
Collective Bargaining Trial Court FY2011-FY2012$0$0$0$0$0
CPCS Study Reserve$0$0$0$0$0
SJC/APC/TRC LOCAL 6/AFL-CIO FY 2000$0$0$0$0$0
Judiciary OPEIU Local 6 Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0$0
Middlesex County Sheriff/Superior Officers$0$0$0$0$0
FY02 Middlesex County Sheriff/Superior Officers$0$0$0$0$0
Trial Court NAGE/SEIU 5000$0$0$0$0$0
Judiciary OPEIU Loc 6 & Non-Unit$0$0$0$0$0
Suffolk County Superior Court Officers$0$0$0$0$0
Middlesex County Superior Court Officers$0$0$0$0$0
Judiciary Local 254 FY01$0$0$0$0$0
Judicial Salary Reserve$0$0$0$0$0
Court Clerk Salary Reserve$0$0$0$0$0
Trial Court Staffing Reserve$0$0$0$0$0
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