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The judiciary’s appropriation request for fiscal year (FY) 2021 totals $8,555,453,000 (including $739,709,000 in mandatory 

appropriations and $7,815,744,000 in discretionary appropriations), an increase of $363,462,000, or 4.4 percent, over the FY 2020

enacted appropriations. 

Mandatory Discretionary Total

FY 2020 Enacted Appropriation 705,483 7,486,508 8,191,991

FY 2021 Adjustments to Base 34,226 259,134 293,360

FY 2021 Program Increases - 70,102 70,102

FY 2021 Total Increases 34,226 329,236 363,462

FY 2021 Total Request 739,709 7,815,744 8,555,453

($000)

Summary of FY 2021 Request

Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations

The judiciary built the FY 2021 budget request on the FY 2020 enacted appropriation level. Further, for bill language, the judiciary 

used the language from P.L. 116-93, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020. 

Adjustments to Base (Mandatory Appropriations)

A $34.2 million increase is requested for mandatory judiciary appropriations, as follows: 

1. An increase of $22.2 million is required for the judiciary retirement trust funds accounts based on requirements calculated by an 

independent actuary.

2. An increase of $8.4 million is for pay and benefit adjustments for Article III judges for the Supreme Court; the Court of Appeals 

for the Federal Circuit; the Court of International Trade; and active, senior, and retired Article III judges and bankruptcy judges 

within the courts’ Salaries and Expenses account, including the annualization of the FY 2020 pay adjustment of 2.6 percent for 
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judges. Of the $8.4 million, $0.7 million is requested for an increase in the agency contribution rate to the Federal Employees

Retirement System, which is increasing from 16.0 percent to 17.3 percent for most judges.

3. For the courts’ Salaries and Expenses account, an increase of $3.6 million is associated with an additional 8 active Article III judge 

FTE (based on an assumption of 40 confirmations), an additional 7 senior judge FTE, and an additional 1 bankruptcy judge FTE.

Adjustments to Base (Discretionary Appropriations)

Of the requested $329.2 million increase in discretionary appropriations, $259.1 million (79 percent) will provide for pay adjustments, 

inflation and other adjustments to base necessary to maintain current services. Base adjustments include:

1. An increase of $106.9 million will provide for inflationary pay and benefit increases for magistrate and Court of Federal Claims 

judges, judges’ staff, and other judiciary personnel. This includes an assumed 1.0 percent federal percent pay adjustment effective 

January 2021, annualizing the January 2020 pay adjustment (2.6 percent for magistrate and Court of Federal Claims court judges 

and 3.1 percent for staff), changes in benefit costs, one less compensable day, and a wage rate adjustment for court security 

officers (CSOs). 

2. An increase of $63.5 million is necessary to replace non-appropriated sources of funds used in FY 2020 to support base 

requirements with direct appropriations for the courts’ Salaries and Expenses; Defender Services; and Fees of Jurors and 

Commissioners accounts. The judiciary will keep the Appropriations Subcommittees informed of any change in this estimate. 

3. An increase of $41.5 million is requested for a planned increase to the agency contribution rate to the Federal Employees

Retirement System (FERS) plans for FY 2021. Based upon guidance from the Office of Management and Budget, the agency 

contribution rate will increase for most employees from 16.0 percent to 17.3 percent. Any FERS increase is in accordance with 

revised estimates of the cost of providing benefits by the Board of Actuaries of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 

System.

4. An increase of $23.4 million will provide for increases in contract rates and other standard inflationary increases. Of this amount, 

$0.6 million is for the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.

5. A net increase of $21.1 million is associated with changes in the judiciary’s space program. This includes an increase of $23.9

million for space rental adjustments and $5.2 million for new space expected to be delivered in FY 2021, partially offset by a 
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decrease of $6.0 million in other space-related adjustments and $2.0 million in savings associated with the space reduction 

program. 

6. A net increase of $14.6 million in information technology (IT) requirements for the courts’ Salaries and Expenses account is due 

to:

• an increase of $15.5 million for the continued implementation of ongoing IT projects,

• a decrease of $0.9 million due to contractor conversion savings.

7. An increase of $10.8 million is for the annualization of positions funded in FY 2020, including:

• 42 federal public defender organization (FPDO) positions (21 FTE), 11 community defender organization (CDO) positions, 

and 3 national positions (2 FTE) for the Defender Services account; 

• 4 reimbursable positions for program operations and training for the Defender Services account; and 

• 103 CSO and 11 district CSO supervisor positions for the Court Security account.

8. An increase of $8.3 million is for chambers staff associated with the additional active and senior Article III judges and bankruptcy 

judges (noted above in the mandatory adjustments to base section), specifically, 43 FTE for active Article III judges, 30 FTE for 

senior judges, and 3 FTE for bankruptcy judges.

9. An increase of $7.7 million is associated with a change in panel attorney representations based on FY 2021 caseload projections in 

the Defender Services program.

10. A net increase of $1.7 million is associated with adjustments to systems and equipment requirements in the Court Security 

account.

11. A net decrease of $3.6 million in adjustments to base is associated with:

• a decrease of $4.2 million in non-recurring project requirements in the Supreme Court’s Care of the Building and Grounds

account,

• a decrease of $0.3 million for the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit account, 

• an increase of $0.9 million associated with a projected net change in juror requirements based on FY 2021 projected caseload. 
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12. A net decrease of $3.7 million is associated with Federal Protective Service (FPS) security charges.

13. A decrease of $33.0 million in the courts’ Salaries and Expenses account is due to a reduction in base requirements to reflect lower 

anticipated court spending on salary and operating expenses. 

Program Changes (Discretionary Appropriations)

The remaining $70.1 million (21 percent) of the requested increase is for program enhancements including:

1. An increase of $23.9 million for the Defender Services account is for the continued implementation of the federal defender 

organization staffing formula. These funds will provide for 237 additional staff (193 federal public defender organization 

positions/96 FTE and 44 community defender organization positions).

2. An increase of $13.6 million is associated with an increase of 278 positions (139 FTE) in court support staffing in the courts’ 

Salaries and Expenses account due to changes in projected caseload.

3. An increase of $5.0 million for the Court Security program is for the continued implementation of the physical access control 

systems (PACS) replacement strategy. This increase results in a total of $37.0 million in PACS funding for FY 2021.

4. An increase of $4.6 million will support the Court Security equipment modernization and cyclical replacement strategy. This 

request includes an additional $3.7 million for video management systems (VMS), $0.6 million for screening equipment, and $0.3 

million and 4 positions (2 FTE) at the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) to support the strategy.

5. An increase of $4.0 million for the Defender Services account will support 3 national positions (2 FTE) to ensure IT systems are 

secure and mission capable, the cyclical replacement of the FDO server infrastructure, and a national log management tool to help 

monitor and identify malicious activity.

6. A net increase of $3.8 million will support infrastructure and security requirements for new courthouse construction projects 

consisting of $5.3 million in additional infrastructure requirements, partially offset by $1.5 million in non-recurring security 

requirements.

7. An increase of $2.9 million and 4 positions (2 FTE) is to enhance the Supreme Court’s security programs.
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8. An increase of $2.5 million and 12 FTE for the Defender Services account is for a staffing reserve to provide temporary staffing 

increases in federal defender organizations to address significant caseload pressures. 

9. An increase of $2.0 million in the Court Security account will support 31 additional CSO positions at new courthouses projected to 

be open in FY 2021 or early FY 2022.

10. An increase of $1.5 million for the Defender Services account includes 10 positions (5 FTE) for federal public defender 

organizations (FPDOs) and 3 positions for community defender organizations (CDOs) to support panel attorney management

activities as well as 2 national positions (1 FTE) to support the national litigation support team.

11. An increase of $1.3 million in the courts’ Salaries and Expenses account will fund 2 additional magistrate judge positions (2 FTE), 

7 chambers staff (7 FTE), and the associated operating costs for newly proposed magistrate judgeships in the following locations:

• Eastern District of Missouri at St. Louis, 1 judgeship

• Southern District of California, 1 judgeship.

12. An increase of $1.3 million for the AO account will fund 15 positions (7.5 FTE) to strengthen procurement, compliance, and 

internal controls.

13. An increase of $1.0 million for the Court Security account is to maintain the facility access card program.

14. An increase of $0.8 million for the Defender Services account is for national litigation support/training.

15. An increase of $0.6 million will fund 8 reimbursable positions within the Defender Services account to support program 

operations, training programs, and related needs for federal defender staff and panel attorneys.

16. An increase of $0.5 million will fund network infrastructure upgrades at the Supreme Court.

17. An increase of $0.4 million and 2 FTE for the AO account will expand the Office of Judicial Integrity.

18. An increase of $0.3 million in the Defender Services account will provide for a $1 above-inflation hourly rate increase to $155 for 

non-capital cases effective January 2021 to achieve the statutory maximum hourly rate. 
The Judiciary

Summary of Appropriation Request for Fiscal Year 2021 ($000)

FY 2019 FY 2021 Request

Enacted 1

Change Total

Mand. Discret. Total Available Mand. Discret. Total Available Mand. Discret. Total Mand. Discret. Total Request

Supreme Court

Salaries and Expenses 2,663 84,703 87,366 2,680 87,699 90,379 49 5,931 5,980 2,729 93,630 96,359 

Building and Grounds - 15,999 15,999 - 15,590 15,590 - (3,912) (3,912) - 11,678 11,678 

Total, Supreme Court 2,663 100,702 103,365 2,680 103,289 105,969 49 2,019 2,068 2,729 105,308 108,037

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 3,041 32,016 35,057 3,120 32,700 35,820 48 1,323 1,371 3,168 34,023 37,191 

Court of International Trade 1,352 18,882 20,234 2,099 19,564 21,663 44 533 577 2,143 20,097 22,240 

Courts of Appeals, District Courts and 

Other Judicial Services

Salaries and Expenses - Direct 418,225 5,144,383 5,562,608 457,484 5,250,234 5,707,718 11,885 209,241 221,126 469,369 5,459,475 5,928,844

Vaccine Injury Fund - 8,475 8,475 - 9,070 9,070 - 630 630 - 9,700 9,700 

 Total, Salaries and Expenses 418,225 5,152,858 5,571,083 457,484 5,259,304 5,716,788 11,885 209,871 221,756 469,369 5,469,175 5,938,544

Defender Services - 1,150,450 1,150,450 - 1,234,574 1,234,574 - 81,666 81,666 - 1,316,240 1,316,240

Fees of Jurors and Commissioners - 49,750 49,750 - 53,545 53,545 - 1,933 1,933 - 55,478 55,478 

Court Security - 607,110 607,110 - 639,165 639,165 - 24,846 24,846 - 664,011 664,011

Subtotal (CADCOJS) 418,225 6,960,168 7,378,393 457,484 7,186,588 7,644,072 11,885 318,316 330,201 469,369 7,504,904 7,974,273

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts - 92,413 92,413 - 94,261 94,261 - 5,551 5,551 - 99,812 99,812 

Federal Judicial Center - 29,819 29,819 - 30,436 30,436 - 908 908 - 31,344 31,344 

Judicial Retirement Funds 211,700 - 211,700 240,100 - 240,100 22,200 - 22,200 262,300 - 262,300 

Sentencing Commission - 18,953 18,953 - 19,670 19,670 - 586 586 - 20,256 20,256 

Direct, Total 636,981 7,244,478 7,881,459 705,483 7,477,438 8,182,921 34,226 328,606 362,832 739,709 7,806,044 8,545,753

Vaccine Injury Fund, Total - 8,475 8,475 - 9,070 9,070 - 630 630 - 9,700 9,700 

Grand Total 636,981 7,252,953 7,889,934 705,483 7,486,508 8,191,991 34,226 329,236 363,462 739,709 7,815,744 8,555,453

1

 FY 2019 mandatory levels reflect actuals, with the exception of Supreme Court which reflects the FY 2019 financial plan level. 

 FY 2020 mandatory levels represent FY 2020 assumed financial plan levels.

FY 2020

Enacted 1

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FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021

Authorized 

Positions

Amount 

($000)

Authorized 

Positions

Amount 

($000)

Authorized 

Positions Mand.

Authorized 

Positions

Amount 

($000)

Supreme Court 9 2,663 9 2,680 - 49 9 2,729

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 12 3,041 12 3,120 - 48 12 3,168

Court of International Trade 9 1,352 9 2,099 - 44 9 2,143

Courts of Appeals, District Courts and 

Other Judicial Services 1,192 418,225 1,191 457,484 - 11,885 1,191 469,369

 -

Judicial Retirement Funds - 211,700 - 240,100 - 22,200 - 262,300

Total 1,222 636,981 1,221 705,483 - 34,226 1,221 739,709

The Judiciary

Summary of Mandatory Costs

1

 FY 2019 mandatory levels reflect actuals. FY 2020 mandatory levels represent FY 2020 financial plan levels.

 Actual 1 Estimate 1 Change Requested

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Summary of Personnel

FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 Request

 Full Time Equivalents by Account Actual Estimate Increase Total

FTEs FTEs FTEs FTEs

Direct Positions

Supreme Court

Salaries and Expenses 498 522 2 524

Building and Grounds 45 54 - 54

Court of Appeals for the Fed. Circuit 145 152 - 152

Court of International Trade 58 77 - 77

Courts of Appeals, District Courts and 

Other Judicial Services

Salaries and Expenses 27,720 28,247 240 28,487

Defender Services 3,021 3,070 138 3,208

Fees of Jurors and Commissioners - - - -

Court Security 59 75 2 77

Subtotal 30,800 31,392 380 31,772

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts 618 622 10 632

 Reimbursable From:

 Salaries and Expenses 413 514 19 533

 Eleactonic Public Access 64 75 84

 Defenders Services 28 34 6 40

 Court Security 9 9 - 9

Federal Judicial Center 124 128 - 128

Payment to Judicial Retirement Funds - - - -

Sentencing Commission 92 95 - 95

Grand Total 32,894 33,674 417 34,100

Reimbursable Positions

Supreme Court

Salaries and Expenses - - - -

Buildings and Grounds - - - -

Court of Appeals for the Fed. Circuit - - - -

Court of International Trade - - - -

Courts of Appeals, District Courts and - - - -

Other Judicial Services - - - -

Salaries and Expenses (Vaccine Injury) 38 43 - 43

Defender Services - - - -

Fees of Jurors and Commissioners - - - -

Court Security - - - -

Subtotal 38 43 - 43

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts - - - -

Federal Judicial Center - - - -

Judicial Retirement Funds - - - -

Sentencing Commission - - - -

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund - - - -

Grand Total 38 43 - 43

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R

FTE ($000) FTE ($000) FTE ($000) FTEs ($000) FTE ($000) FTE ($000) FTE ($000) 

FY 2020 Enacted Appropriation Level - Mandatory 9 2,680 12 3,120 9 1,870 2,099 457,484 - - - - - - 

FY 2020 Enacted Appropriation Level - Discretionary 103,289 567 32,700 140 68 19,564 29,522 7,186,588 94,261 622 128 30,436 95 19,670 

 AO Reimbursable FTE - - - - - - - - 632 - - - - - 

FY 2020 Enacted Appropriation 105,969 576 152 35,820 77 21,663 31,392 7,644,072 1,254 128 94,261 30,436 95 19,670 

FY 2021 Adjustments to Base

 Judges: 

- Annualization of 2020 pay adjustment (2.6% for three months) - 18 - 18 - - 16 3,939 - - - - - - 

- Pay and benefits adjustments - 31 - 30 - 28 - 6,254 - - - - - - 

 - FERS adjustments - - - - - - - 1,975 - - - - - - 

- Increase in average number of filled Article III judgeships - - - - - - 51 6,640 - - - - - - 

- Increase in average number of senior judges - - - - - - 37 4,698 - - - - - - 

 - Increase in average number of filled bankruptcy judgeships - - - - - - 4 - 612 - - - - - 

- Payments to judiciary retirement trust funds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

 Court Personnel and Other Programs: 

- Annualization of 2020 pay adjustment (3.1% for three months) - 523 - 138 - - 29,556 - 72 947 - 163 - 109 

- Pay and benefits adjustments - 1,123 - 366 - - 69,884 - 187 1,932 - 391 - 313 

 - FERS adjustments - 803 - 140 - - 37,573 - 61 1,225 - - 255 149 

 - One less compensable day - (277) - (71) - (35) - (17,423) - - (409) (84) - (67) 

- Annualization of 2020 panel attorney capital rate - - - - - - - 496 - - - - - - 

- Annualization of 2020 panel attorney non-capital rate - - - - - - - 8,897 - - - - - - 

- Annualization of FY 2020 increase in positions - - - - - - 23 5,681 - - - - - - 

- Annualization of FY 2020 increase of court security officer (CSO) positions - - - - - - - 4,578 - - - - - - 

- Annualization of FY 2020 increase of district supervisor positions - - - - - - - 577 - - - - - - 

 - FY 2020 CSO contract and wage rate adjustments (3%) - - - - - - - 7,554 - - - - - - 

- Funding necessary to maintain current services (financing adjustment) - - - - - - - 63,464 - - - - - - 

- Reduction in court salary and non-salary requirements - - - - - - (33,000) - - - - - - - 

- Inflation (including law books and computer assisted legal research) - 565 - 153 - 43 - 21,535 - 192 - 183 - 82 

- Space related costs (includes inflation for space rental rates) - 5 - 847 - - 19,629 - 603 - - - - - 

- Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund adjustment - - - - - - - 630 - - - - - - 

- Information technology requirements - - - - - - - 14,556 - - - - - - 

 - Change in projected panel attorney workload - - - - - - - 7,732 - - - - - - 

 - Change in available jurors - - - - - - - 850 - - - - - - 

 - FPS security service charges - - - - - - (398) (3,347) - - - - - - 

- Adjustments to base for security systems and equipment - - - - - - - 1,699 - - - - - - 

- Other adjustments to base - (4,199) - (250) - - - - - - - - - - 

Subtotal, FY 2021 Adjustments to Base (1,409) - - 1,371 - 577 115 265,239 - 3,887 - 908 - 586 

Total Adjustments to Base, Mandatory - 49 - 48 - 44 16 11,885 - - - - - - 

Total Adjustments to Base, Discretionary - (1,458) - 1,323 - 533 253,354 99 - 3,887 - 908 - 586 

 AO Reimbursable FTE changes - - - - - - - - 15 - - - - - 

FY 2021 Adjusted Base 576 104,561 152 37,191 77 22,240 31,506 7,909,311 1,269 128 98,148 31,344 95 20,256 

FY 2021 Program Increases

 Judges: 

- Magistrate judges and staff - - - - - - 9 1,302 - - - - - - 

 Court Personnel and Other Programs:

- Telecommunications and network upgrades at Supreme Court - 540 - - - - - - - - - - - - 

 - Security program administration at Supreme Court 2 2,937 - - - - - - - - - - - - 

- Infrastructure costs for new courthouse construction projects - - - - - - - 3,782 - - - - - - 

 - FY 2021 court support staffing due to workload changes - - - - - - 139 13,599 - - - - - - 

 - Non-capital panel attorney above-inflation increase (from $154 to $155 per hour) - - - - - - - 326 - - - - - - 

- Continued implementation of the FDO staffing formula - - - - - - 23,882 96 - - - - - - 

- FDO panel management & national positions - - - - - - 1,684 8 - - - - - - 

 - Defenders Services reimbursable positions - - - - - - - 599 - - - - - - 

 - FDO Staffing Reserve - - - - - - 12 2,500 - - - - - - 

- Defenders Services information technology requirements - - - - - - - 3,835 - - - - - - 

 - Defender Services litigation support/training and software - - - - - - - 810 - - - - - - 

 - Physical access control systems replacement - - - - - - - 5,000 - - - - - - 

- CSOs for new courthouse construction projects - - - - - - - 2,035 - - - - - - 

 - Video management systems replacement - - - - - - 2 4,608 - - - - - - 

 - Facility access card sustainment - - - - - - - 1,000 - - - - - - 

 - Expand Office of Judicial Integrity at AO - - - - - - - - 2 - 364 - - - 

 - Procurement reform positions at AO - - - - - - - - 7 1,092 - - - - 

 - Audit compliance support positions at AO - - - - - - - - 1 97 - - - - 

 - Internal control self-assessment training positions at AO - - - - - - - - 1 - 111 - - - 

Subtotal, FY 2021 Program Increases 2 - 3,476 - - - 266 64,962 10 1,664 - - - - 

Total Program Increases, Mandatory - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Total Program Increases, Discretionary 2 3,476 - - - - 64,962 266 10 1,664 - - - - 

 AO Reimbursable FTE changes - - - - - - - - 19 - - - - - 

Total Mandatory Increases - 49 - 48 - 44 11,885 16 - - - - - - 

Total Discretionary Increases 2 2,019 - 1,323 - 533 318,316 365 10 5,551 - 908 - 586 

 AO Reimbursable FTE changes - - - - - - - - 34 - - - - - 

 Subtotal, FY 2021 Total Increases 2,068 2 - 1,371 - 577 381 330,201 44 5,551 - 908 - 586 

FY 2021, Total Mandatory Appropriation 2,729 9 12 3,168 9 2,143 1,886 469,369 - - - - - - 

FY 2021, Total Discretionary Appropriation 105,308 569 140 34,023 68 20,097 29,886 7,504,904 632 99,812 128 31,344 95 20,256 

 AO Reimbursable FTE - - - - - - - - 666 - - - - - 

FY 2021, Total Judiciary 108,037 578 37,191 152 77 22,240 31,772 7,974,273 1,298 128 99,812 31,344 95 20,256 

 1 Includes Salaries and Expenses, Defender Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners, and Court Security accounts.

Supreme 

Court

Federal 

Circuit

International 

Trade

Total 

CADCOJS 1

FY 2021 Summary of Requested Mandatory & Discretionary Changes

Administrative 

Office

Fed. Judicial 

Center

 Sentencing

Commission
Fees of Jurors and 

Commissioners

FTE ($000) FTE ($000) ($000) FTE ($000) FTE 

FY 2020 Enacted Appropriation Level - Mandatory 1,870 457,484 - - - - - 1,870 

FY 2020 Enacted Appropriation Level - Discretionary 26,377 5,259,304 3,070 1,234,574 53,545 75 639,165 29,522 

 AO Reimbursable FTE - - - - - - - - 

FY 2020 Enacted Appropriation 28,247 5,716,788 3,070 1,234,574 53,545 75 639,165 31,392 

FY 2021 Adjustments to Base

Judges:- Annualization of 2020 pay adjustment (2.6% for three months) - 3,939 - - - - - - 

- Pay and benefits adjustments - 6,254 - - - - - - 

- FERS adjustments - 1,975 - - - - - - - Increase in average number of filled Article III judgeships 51 6,640 - - - - - 51 

- Increase in average number of senior judges 37 4,698 - - - - - 37 - Increase in average number of filled bankruptcy judgeships 4 612 - - - - - 4 

- Payments to judiciary retirement trust funds - - - - - - - - 

Court Personnel and Other Programs:- Annualization of 2020 pay adjustment (3.1% for three months) - 25,810 - 3,653 - - 93 - 

- Pay and benefits adjustments - 59,543 - 10,063 - - 278 - 

- FERS adjustments - 31,648 - 5,762 - - 163 - 

- One less compensable day - (13,679) - (1,891) - - (1,853) - 

- Annualization of 2020 panel attorney capital rate - - - 496 - - - - 

- Annualization of 2020 panel attorney non-capital rate - - - 8,897 - - - - 

- Annualization of FY 2020 increase in positions - - 23 5,681 - - - 23 

- Annualization of FY 2020 increase of court security officer (CSO) positions - - - - - - 4,578 - 

- Annualization of FY 2020 increase of district supervisor positions - - - - - - 577 - 

- FY 2021 CSO contract and wage rate adjustments (3%) - - - - - - 7,554 - - Funding necessary to maintain current services (financing adjustment) - 62,924 - 100 440 - - - 

- Reduction in court salary and non-salary requirements - (33,000) - - - - - - - Inflation (including law books and computer assisted legal research) - 13,566 - 6,329 643 - 997 - 

- Space related costs (includes inflation for space rental rates) - 18,257 - 1,208 - - 164 - 

- Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund adjustment - 630 - - - - - - 

- Information technology requirements - 14,556 - - - - - - 

- Change in projected panel attorney workload - - - 7,732 - - - - 

- Change in available jurors - - - - 850 - - - 

- FPS security service charges - - - - - - (3,347) - 

- Adjustments to base for security systems and equipment - - - - - - 1,699 - 

- Other adjustments to base - - - - - - - - 

Subtotal, FY 2021 Adjustments to Base 92 204,373 23 48,030 1,933 - 10,903 115 

Total Adjustments to Base, Mandatory 16 11,885 - - - - - 16 

Total Adjustments to Base, Discretionary 76 192,488 23 48,030 1,933 - 10,903 99 

 AO Reimbursable FTE - - - - - - - - 

FY 2021 Adjusted Base 28,339 5,921,161 3,092 1,282,604 55,478 75 650,068 31,506 

FY 2021 Program Increases

Judges:

- Magistrate judges and staff 9 1,302 - - - - - 9 

 Court Personnel and Other Programs: - - 

- Telecommunications and network upgrades at Supreme Court - - - - - - - - 

 - Security program administration at Supreme Court - - - - - - - -  - Infrastructure costs for new courthouse construction projects - 2,482 - - - - 1,300 - 

 - FY 2021 court support staffing due to workload changes 139 13,599 - - - - - 139 

 - Non-capital panel attorney above-inflation increase (from $154 to $155 per hour) - - - 326 - - - - 

- Continued implementation of the FDO staffing formula - - 96 23,882 - - - 96 - FDO panel management & national positions - - 8 1,684 - - - 8 - Defenders Services reimbursable positions - - - 599 - - - - 

- FDO Staffing Reserve - - 12 2,500 - - - 12 

- Defenders Services information technology requirement - - - 3,835 - - - - - Defender Services litigation support/training and software - - - 810 - - - - 

- Physical access control systems replacement - - - - - - 5,000 - 

- CSOs for new courthouse construction projects - - - - - - 2,035 - 

 - Video management systems replacement - - - - - 2 4,608 2 

 - Facility access card sustainment - - - - - - 1,000 - 

 - Expand Office of Judicial Integrity at AO - - - - - - - - 

 - Procurement reform positions at AO - - - - - - - - 

 - Audit compliance support positions at AO - - - - - - - - 

 - Internal control self-assessment training positions at AO - - - - - - - - 

Subtotal, FY 2021 Program Increases 148 17,383 116 33,636 - 2 13,943 266 

Total Program Increases, Mandatory - - - - - - - - 

Total Program Increases, Discretionary 148 17,383 116 33,636 - 2 13,943 266 

 AO Reimbursable FTE - - - - - - - - 

Total Mandatory 16 11,885 - - - - - 16 

Total Discretionary 224 209,871 139 81,666 1,933 2 24,846 365 

 AO Reimbursable FTE - - - - - - - - 

 Subtotal, FY 2021 Total Increases 240 221,756 139 81,666 1,933 2 24,846 381 FY 2021, Total Mandatory Appropriation 1,886 469,369 - - - - - 1,886 

FY 2021, Total Discretionary Appropriation 26,601 5,469,175 3,208 1,316,240 55,478 77 664,011 29,886 

 AO Reimbursable FTE - - - - - - - - 

FY 2021, Total Judiciary 28,487 5,938,544 3,208 1,316,240 55,478 77 664,011 31,772 

FY 2021 Summary of Requested Mandatory & Discretionary Changes - Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services (CADCOJS) Details

Salaries 

and Expenses

Defender 

Services

Court 

Security

Tot

CADC
THE JUDICIARY

COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF OBLIGATIONS BY OBJECT CLASSIFICATION

Object Classification FY 2019 Actual FY 2020 Estimate FY 2021 Re

Personnel Services and benefits11 Personnel compensation 3,316,058 3,550,927 3

12 Personnel benefits 1,106,951 1,222,512 1

13 Benefits for former personnel 7,920 10,130 

 Total personnel services and benefits 4,430,930 4,783,569 4

21 Travel 111,702 117,234 

22 Transportation of things 5,120 5,926 

23 Rental payments to GSA 1,093,291 1,124,132 1

23 Rental payments to others 4,787 53,201 

23 Communications utilities & misc. charges 54,431 96,134 

24 Printing and reproduction 8,963 8,487 

25 Other services 1,658,443 1,828,930 1

26 Supplies and materials 18,647 22,359 

91 Financial Transfers 527,159 505,363 

 Total contractual services and supplies 3,482,541 3,761,766 3

Acquisition of capital assets31 Equipment 91,146 129,166 

32 Lands and Structures 46,427 60,762 

42 Claims and Indemnities 16

 Total acquisition of capital assets 137,589 189,928 

Grants and fixed charges41 Grants, subsidies and contributions 162,275 174,913 

42 Insurance claims and indemnities 2 - 

43 Interest and dividends 300 - 

 Total grants and fixed charges 162,577 174,913 

91 Undefined Disbursements 3,858 - 

Total obligations 8,217,495 8,910,176 9

Unobligated balance, start-of-year (504,193) (471,409) 

Unobligated balance, end-of-year 477,836 219,178 

Fee Availability (210,301) (203,489) 

Other Adjustments to Budgetary Resources (90,902) (262,465) 

Appropriation, Enacted 7,889,934 8,191,991 8
THE JUDICIARY

COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF OBLIGATIONS BY OBJECT CLASSIFICATION ($000)

Fiscal Year 2019

Object Classification Supreme Court

Ct of Appeals 

Federal Cir.

Ct. of Intn'l 

Trade

Salaries and 

Expenses

Defender 

Services

Fees of 

Jurors

Court 

Security

Direct 

Program 1

Reimbursable 

Program 1

Federal Judicial 

Ctr

Judicial 

Retirement 

Funds

Sentencing 

Commission

Vaccine Injury 

Trust Fund Total Judiciary

Personnel Services and benefits

11 Personnel compensation 53,112 16,963 6,779 2,745,671 353,743 26,280 7,158 146,426 (65,685) 15,352 - 10,259 - 3,316,058

12 Personnel benefits 18,350 4,024 1,883 928,694 117,339 - 2,357 47,050 (21,098) 4,815 - 3,538 - 1,106,951

13 Benefits for former personnel 10 - - 7,387 483 - - 40 - - - - - 7,920

 Total personnel services and benefits 71,472 20,987 8,662 3,681,752 471,565 26,280 9,514 193,516 (86,783) 20,167 - 13,797 - 4,430,930

21 Travel 1,103 103 140 64,257 14,459 21,796 1,788 1,737 (128) 6,228 - 219 - 111,702

22 Transportation of things 82 37 39 4,519 292 - 40 111 (71) 65 - 6 - 5,120

23 Rental payments to GSA - 6,146 8,114 1,030,094 41,251 - 7,685 - - - - - - 1,093,291

23 Rental payments to others - - - 4,382 405 - - - - - - - - 4,787

23 Communications utilities & misc. charges 3,826 159 17 37,727 9,267 2,681 - 470 (242) 497 - 29 - 54,431

24 Printing and reproduction 364 - 2 8,331 69 - - 100 (95) 28 - 164 - 8,963

25 Other services 15,047 4,166 1,889 433,050 460,243 1,375 524,846 4,364 (2,354) 1,329 211,700 2,788 - 1,658,443

26 Supplies and materials 3,362 106 43 9,889 1,693 1,332 996 459 (71) 687 - 151 - 18,647

91 Financial Transfers 523,513 3,646 527,159

 Total contractual services and supplies 23,784 10,717 10,244 2,115,763 527,679 27,184 535,354 10,887 (2,961) 8,834 211,700 3,357 - 3,482,541

Acquisition of capital assets

31 Equipment 4,563 613 294 43,863 15,674 - 22,658 1,605 (929) 1,235 - 1,570 - 91,146

32 Lands and Structures - - - - - - 46,427 - - - - - - 46,427

42 Claims and Indemnities 16 - - - - - - - - - - - - 16

 Total acquisition of capital assets 4,579 613 294 43,863 15,674 - 69,085 1,605 (929) 1,235 - 1,570 - 137,589

Grants and fixed charges

41 Grants, subsidies and contributions - - - - 162,275 - - - - - - - - 162,275

42 Insurance claims and indemnities - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - 2

43 Interest and dividends - - - - - - - 300 - - - - - 300

 Total grants and fixed charges - - - - 162,275 - 2 300 - - - - - 162,577

91 Undefined Disbursements2 - 850 990 - - - - 3,669 (1,651) - - - - 3,858

FY 2019 Total Obligations 99,835 33,167 20,190 5,841,378 1,177,193 53,464 613,955 209,977 (92,324) 30,236 211,700 18,724 - 8,217,495

Unobligated balance, start-of-year (17,932) - - (440,660) (44,008) (1,593) - - - - - - - (504,193)

Unobligated balance, end-of-year 21,462 940 76 418,155 32,900 161 3,913 - - - - 229 - 477,836

Fee Availability - - (210,301) - - - - - - - - - (210,301)

Other Adjustments to Budgetary Resources - 950 (31) (37,489) (15,635) (2,282) (10,758) (25,240) (417) - - - (90,902)

Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund - - - (8,475) - - - - - - - - 8,475 -

Reimbursable Program 1 - - - - - - - (92,324) 92,324 - - - - -

FY 2019 Appropriation, Enacted 103,365 35,057 20,234 5,562,608 1,150,450 49,750 607,110 92,413 - 29,819 211,700 18,953 8,475 7,889,934

FY 2019 Appropriation, Enacted 103,365 35,057 20,234 5,562,608 1,150,450 49,750 607,110 92,413 - 29,819 211,700 18,953 8,475 7,889,934

1 More information on AO reimbursable program obligations is included in section 8. 

2

 Deposited into the JITF fund.

Administrative Office

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THE JUDICIARY

COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF OBLIGATIONS BY OBJECT CLASSIFICATION ($000)

Fiscal Year 2020

Object Classification Supreme Court

Ct of Appeals 

Federal Cir.

Ct. of Intn'l 

Trade

Salaries and 

Expenses Defender Services Fees of Jurors Court Security

Direct 

Program 1

Reimbursable 

Program 1

Federal Judicial 

Ctr

Judicial 

Retirement 

Funds

Sentencing 

Commission

Vaccine Injury 

Trust Fund Total Judiciary

Personnel Services and benefits

11 Personnel compensation 54,522 18,987 8,911 2,944,593 375,616 27,356 8,993 164,047 (80,108) 16,248 - 11,762 - 3,550,927

12 Personnel benefits 21,177 4,567 2,233 1,025,806 129,539 - 2,670 54,704 (26,960) 5,193 - 3,583 - 1,222,512

13 Benefits for former personnel 6 10 - 9,556 545 - - 23 (10) - - - - 10,130

 Total personnel services and benefits 75,705 23,564 11,144 3,979,955 505,700 27,356 11,663 218,774 (107,078) 21,441 - 15,345 - 4,783,569

Contractual services and supplies

Travel 1,369 110 150 68,751 15,264 22,216 614 2,066 (209) 6,554 - 349 - 117,234

22 Transportation of things 89 40 45 5,272 303 - 46 138 (73) 61 - 5 - 5,926

23 Rental payments to GSA - 6,402 8,288 1,056,156 44,310 - 8,976 - - - - - - 1,124,132

23 Rental payments to others - - - 52,753 448 - - - - - - - - 53,201

23 Communications utilities & misc. charges 3,857 165 17 78,357 10,063 2,694 - 673 (247) 532 - 23 - 96,134

24 Printing and reproduction 431 10 3 7,613 110 - - 186 (97) 56 - 175 - 8,487

25 Other services 23,298 4,799 1,691 500,760 497,427 1,381 553,775 5,424 (3,009) 949 240,100 2,335 - 1,828,930

26 Supplies and materials 3,527 110 45 13,315 1,778 1,338 394 1,113 (151) 735 - 155 - 22,359

91 Financial Transfers 501,354 4,009 505,363

 Total contractual services and supplies 32,571 11,636 10,239 2,284,331 569,703 27,629 563,805 13,609 (3,786) 8,887 240,100 3,042 - 3,761,766

Acquisition of capital assets

31 Equipment 4,708 620 280 74,146 17,158 - 29,927 1,469 (948) 523 - 1,283 - 129,166

32 Lands and Structures - - - - - - 60,762 - - - - - - 60,762

 Total acquisition of capital assets 4,708 620 280 74,146 17,158 - 90,689 1,469 (948) 523 - 1,283 - 189,928

Grants and fixed charges

41 Grants, subsidies and contributions - - - - 174,913 - - - - - - - - 174,913

42 Insurance claims and indemnities - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

43 Interest and dividends - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Total grants and fixed charges - - - - 174,913 - - - - - - - - 174,913

91 Undefined Disbursements2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

FY 2020 Total Assumed Obligations 112,984 35,820 21,663 6,338,432 1,267,474 54,985 666,157 233,852 (111,812) 30,851 240,100 19,670 - 8,910,176

Unobligated balance, start-of-year (20,192) - - (418,155) (32,900) (161) - - - - - - - (471,409)

Unobligated balance, end-of-year 13,178 - - 175,000 30,000 1,000 - - - - - - - 219,178

Fee Availability - - - (203,489) - - - - - - - - - (203,489)

Other Adjustments to Budgetary Resources - - - (175,000) (30,000) (2,279) (26,992) (27,779) - (415) - - - (262,465)

Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund - - - (9,070) - - - - - - - - 9,070 -

Reimbursable Program 1 - - - - - - - (111,812) 111,812 - - - - -

FY 2020 Appropriation, Assumed 105,969 35,820 21,663 5,707,718 1,234,574 53,545 639,165 94,261 - 30,436 240,100 19,670 9,070 8,191,991

FY 2020 Appropriation, Enacted 105,969 35,820 21,663 5,707,718 1,234,574 53,545 639,165 94,261 - 30,436 240,100 19,670 9,070 8,191,991

2

 Deposited into the JITF fund.

Administrative Office

1 More information on AO reimbursable program obligations is included in section 8. 

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THE JUDICIARY

COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF OBLIGATIONS BY OBJECT CLASSIFICATION ($000)

Fiscal Year 2021

Object Classification

Supreme 

Court

Ct of Appeals 

Federal Cir.

Ct. of Intn'l 

Trade

Salaries and 

Expenses

Defender 

Services

Fees of 

Jurors

Court 

Security

Direct 

Program 1

Reimbursable 

Program 1

Federal 

Judicial Ctr

Judicial 

Retirement 

Funds

Sentencing 

Commission

Vaccine 

Injury Trust 

Fund Total Judiciary

Personnel Services and benefits

11 Personnel compensation 57,128 19,426 9,105 3,041,856 400,009 27,565 9,301 171,303 (86,248) 16,542 - 12,305 - 3,678,292

12 Personnel benefits 22,557 4,750 2,368 1,035,222 142,461 - 2,831 58,398 (29,885) 5,625 - 3,694 - 1,248,021

13 Benefits for former personnel 6 12 - 11,753 565 - - 23 - - - - - 12,359

 Total personnel services and benefits 79,691 24,188 11,473 4,088,831 543,035 27,565 12,132 229,724 (116,133) 22,167 - 15,999 - 4,938,672

Contractual services and supplies

Travel 1,392 115 153 77,912 16,541 23,237 626 2,124 (214) 6,616 - 308 - 128,810

22 Transportation of things 95 45 46 5,427 329 - 47 142 (75) 62 - 6 - 6,124

23 Rental payments to GSA - 7,249 8,891 1,084,018 46,981 - 9,140 - - - - - - 1,156,279

23 Rental payments to others - - - 45,500 464 - - - - - - - - 45,964

23 Communications utilities & misc. charges 3,932 175 17 102,633 10,882 2,825 - 692 (252) 542 - 30 - 121,476

24 Printing and reproduction 440 10 3 8,573 116 - - 191 (99) 57 - 149 - 9,440

25 Other services 19,884 4,663 1,320 325,931 518,550 1,448 572,135 4,967 (2,449) 967 262,300 2,319 - 1,712,036

26 Supplies and materials 3,575 115 46 16,898 1,928 1,403 402 1,144 (154) 749 - 127 - 26,233

91 Financial Transfers 509,204 509,204

 Total contractual services and supplies 29,318 12,372 10,476 2,176,096 595,791 28,913 582,350 9,261 (3,243) 8,993 262,300 2,939 - 3,715,566

Acquisition of capital assets

31 Equipment 5,911 631 291 62,323 22,988 - 26,854 1,510 (967) 534 - 1,318 - 121,393

32 Lands and Structures - - - - - - 52,675 - - - - - - 52,675

 Total acquisition of capital assets 5,911 631 291 62,323 22,988 - 79,529 1,510 (967) 534 - 1,318 - 174,068

Grants and fixed charges

41 Grants, subsidies and contributions - - - - 184,426 - - - - - - - - 184,426

42 Insurance claims and indemnities - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

43 Interest and dividends - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Total grants and fixed charges - - - - 184,426 - - - - - - - - 184,426

91 Undefined Disbursements 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

FY 2021 Total Obligations 114,919 37,191 22,240 6,327,249 1,346,240 56,478 674,011 240,495 (120,343) 31,694 262,300 20,256 - 9,012,732

Unobligated balance, start-of-year (13,178) - - (175,000) (30,000) (1,000) - - - - - - - (219,178)

Unobligated balance, end-of-year 6,295 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,295

Fee Availability - - - (213,705) - - - - - (350) - - - (214,055)

Other Adjustments to Budgetary Resources - - - - - - (10,000) (20,340) - - - - (30,340)

Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund - - - (9,700) - - - - - - 9,700 -

Reimbursable Program 1 - - - - - - - (120,343) 120,343 - - - - -

FY 2021 Appropriation, Available 108,037 37,191 22,240 5,928,844 1,316,240 55,478 664,011 99,812 - 31,344 262,300 20,256 9,700 8,555,453

1 More information on AO reimbursable program obligations is included in section 8. 

2

 Deposited into the JITF fund.

Administrative Office

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 Appropriation FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021

Supreme Court

 Discretionary 82,962 88,134 92,561

 Mandatory 2,650 2,680 2,729

 Total, Salaries and Expenses 85,612 90,814 95,290

 Buildings and Grounds 10,886 21,230 19,710

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

 Discretionary 30,320 32,410 33,977

 Mandatory 3,041 3,120 3,168

 Total, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 33,361 35,530 37,145

Court of International Trade

 Discretionary 19,729 18,930 19,828

 Mandatory 1,352 2,099 2,143

 Total, Court of International Trade 21,081 21,029 21,971

Courts of Appeals, District Courts,

 and Other Judicial Services:

 Salaries and Expenses - Discretionary 5,132,997 5,474,841 5,723,781

 Salaries and Expenses - Mandatory 418,225 457,484 469,369

 Total, Salaries and Expenses 5,551,222 5,932,325 6,193,150

 Defender Services 1,155,851 1,243,554 1,356,240

 Fees of Jurors & Commissioners 52,428 54,061 55,531

 Court Security 574,796 642,063 663,833

Total, Courts of Appeals, District Courts,

 and Other Judicial Services 7,334,297 7,872,003 8,268,754

Administrative Office of the United 

 States Courts 90,898 94,699 101,157

Federal Judicial Center 29,467 31,623 32,499

Judicial Retirement Funds (Mandatory) 211,700 240,100 262,300

Sentencing Commission 18,317 19,911 20,742

 Subtotal, Discretionary 7,198,651 7,721,456 8,119,860

 Subtotal, Mandatory 636,968 705,483 739,709

 Total 7,835,619 8,426,939 8,859,569

Outlays - FY 2019 to FY 2021

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