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The judiciary’s appropriation request for FY 2020 totals $8,294,392,000 (including $669,764,000 in mandatory appropriations and 

$7,624,628,000 in discretionary appropriations), an increase of $388,210,000, or 4.9 percent, over the FY 2019 assumed

appropriations. 

Mandatory Discretionary Total

FY 2019 Assumed Appropriation 634,603 7,271,579 7,906,182

FY 2020 Adjustments to Base 35,161 288,935 324,096

FY 2020 Program Increases - 64,114 64,114

FY 2020 Total Increases 35,161 353,049 388,210

FY 2020 Total Request 669,764 7,624,628 8,294,392

($000)

Summary of FY 2020 Request

Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations Assumption

In the absence of enacted full FY 2019 appropriations, the judiciary made assumptions to construct a FY 2020 budget request. The 

specific assumption for each account is detailed below in each section of this Congressional Budget Summary as well as in each 

chapter of the full FY 2020 Congressional Budget Justification. After full-year FY 2019 appropriations are enacted, the judiciary will 

re-estimate its FY 2020 budget request and transmit to the Appropriations Committees any changes to FY 2020 appropriations 

requirements and language. 

Further, for bill language, the judiciary used the language from H.R. 6147, the House-passed FY 2019 Financial Services and 

General Government appropriations bill, updated with the FY 2019 assumed funding level, as the closest approximation of 

eventual enacted FY 2019 appropriations language. 

Adjustments to Base (Mandatory Appropriations) 

A $35.2 million increase is requested for mandatory judiciary appropriations, as follows: 
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1. An increase of $28.4 million is required for the judiciary retirement trust funds accounts based on requirements calculated by an

independent actuary.

2. An increase of $3.8 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 Salaries and Expenses account, including the annualization of the assumed FY 2019 pay adjustment of 1.4 percent for

judges. Of the $3.8 million, $1.3 million is requested for an increase in the agency contribution rate to the Federal Employee

Retirement System from 13.7 percent to 16.0 percent.

3. An increase of $3.0 million is associated with an additional 8 active Article III judge FTE (based on an assumption of 40

confirmations), an additional 4 senior judge FTE, and an additional 1 bankruptcy judge FTE.

Adjustments to Base (Discretionary Appropriations)

Of the requested $353.0 million increase in discretionary appropriations, $288.9 million (82 percent) will provide for pay adjustments, 

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

1. An increase of $94.1 million will provide for inflationary pay and benefit increases for magistrate and claims judges, judges’ staff,

and other judiciary personnel. This includes annualizing an assumed January 2019 pay adjustment (1.4 percent for magistrate and

claims court judges and 1.9 percent for staff), changes in benefit costs, one more compensable day, and a wage rate adjustment for

court security officers (CSOs).

2. An increase of $77.1 million is requested for a planned increase to the agency contribution rate to the Federal Employee

Retirement System (FERS) plans for FY 2020. Based upon guidance from the Office of Management and Budget, the agency

contribution rate will increase for most employees from 13.7 percent to 16.0 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.

3. An increase of $35.2 million is necessary to replace non-appropriated sources of funds used in FY 2019 to support base

requirements with direct appropriations for the courts’ Salaries and Expenses and Defender Services accounts. The judiciary will

keep the Appropriations Subcommittees informed of any change in this estimate.
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4. A net increase of $31.1 million is associated with changes in the judiciary’s space program. This includes an increase of $38.8

million for space rental adjustments and $0.9 million for new space expected to be delivered in FY 2020, partially offset by a

decrease of $4.6 million in other space-related adjustments and $4.0 million in savings associated with the judiciary’s space

reduction program.

5. An increase of $24.6 million will provide for increases in contract rates and other standard inflationary increases. Of this amount,

$0.5 million is for the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.

6. An increase of $8.9 million is associated with a change in panel attorney representations based on FY 2020 caseload projections in

the defender services program.

7. An increase of $8.6 million is for the annualization of positions assumed to be funded in FY 2019, including:

• 2 positions (1 FTE) for the Supreme Court Buildings and Grounds account;

• 56 federal public defender organization positions (28 FTE) and 14 community defender organization positions for the

Defender Services account;

• 3 reimbursable training positions for the Defender Services account; and

• 35 CSO positions for the Court Security account.

8. An increase of $7.7 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, 41 FTE for active Article III judges, 13 FTE for

senior judges, and 2 FTE for bankruptcy judges.

9. A net increase of $5.3 million is associated with adjustments to systems and equipment requirements in the court security program.

10. An increase of $2.1 million will provide for estimated increases in Federal Protective Service (FPS) security charges.

11. A net increase of $0.5 million in information technology (IT) requirements for the courts’ Salaries and Expenses account is due to:

• an increase of $15.6 million for the continued implementation of ongoing IT projects,

• a decrease of $13.4 million in non-recurring costs associated with the Probation and Pretrial Automated Tracking System

(PACTS), and
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• a decrease of $1.7 million due to contractor conversion savings.

12. A decrease of $2.7 million is for non-recurring costs associated with the evidence-based practices program.

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

• a decrease of $4.3 million in non-recurring project requirements in the Supreme Court’s Care of the Building and Grounds

account,

• an increase of $1.1 million in a base adjustment in the petit juror program in the Fees of Jurors account, and

• a net decrease of $0.4 million associated with a projected net change in juror requirements based on FY 2020 projected

caseload.

Program Changes (Discretionary Appropriations)

The remaining $64.1 million (18 percent) of the requested increase is for program enhancements including: 

1. An increase of $18.2 million for Defender Services for the continued implementation of the federal defender organization staffing

formula. These funds will provide for 190 additional staff (150 federal public defender organization positions/75 FTE and 40

community defender organization positions).

2. A net increase of $12.7 million will support infrastructure and security requirements for new courthouse construction projects

consisting of $21.7 million in additional infrastructure requirements, partially offset by $9.0 million in non-recurring security

requirements.

3. An increase of $6.3 million is to begin the implementation of a multi-year video management system replacement strategy in the

Court Security account.

4. An increase of $6.0 million will fund 6 additional magistrate judge positions (6 FTE), 18 chambers staff (18 FTE), and the

associated operating costs for newly proposed magistrate judgeships in the following locations:

• District of Delaware, 1 judgeship

• District of New Jersey, 2 judgeships
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• Western District of Texas, 1 judgeship

• Northern District of Illinois, 2 judgeships

5. An increase of $5.6 million will support 34 additional CSO positions at new courthouses projected to be open in FY 2020 or early

FY 2021 and an additional 69 CSO positions for the continued implementation (4th year) of the revised CSO staffing formula.

6. An increase of $5.0 million for the court security program for the continued implementation of the physical access control systems

(PACS) replacement strategy. This increase results in a total of $32.0 million in PACS funding for FY 2020.

7. An increase of $4.2 million to the Supreme Court Care of Buildings and Grounds account to support infrastructure upgrades

requirements for Supreme Court facilities.

8. An increase of $2.8 million for the courts’ Salaries and Expenses account is for the development of a new financial disclosure

reporting system.

9. An increase of $2.3 million will support 6 national positions (3 FTE) related to IT and cyclical replacement of the FDO server

infrastructure for the Defender Services account.

10. An increase of $2.2 million will provide for a $7 hourly rate increase (to $149 per hour) above the assumed FY 2019 hourly rate of

$142 for non-capital panel attorney cases in FY 2020, effective January 2020.

11. An increase of $1.7 million for the courts’ Salaries and Expenses account will support upgrades to the judiciary’s payroll

projection system.

12. An increase of $0.7 million is for 7 additional FDO panel management positions consisting of 4 positions/2 FTE for federal public

defender organizations and 3 positions for community defender organizations to support panel management.

13. An increase of $0.6 million will fund 8 reimbursable positions to support program operations and training programs for federal

defender staff and panel attorneys.

14. An increase of $0.6 million is for 11 additional district supervisors to support the CSO program.
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15. An increase of $0.4 million is for 2 staff positions (2 FTE) to expand the Office of Judicial Integrity, which was established within

the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts in 2018.

16. A net decrease of $5.2 million is associated with a decline of 42 FTE in court support staffing in the courts’ Salaries and Expenses

account due to changes in FY 2020 projected caseload.
The Judiciary

Summary of Appropriation Request for Fiscal Year 2020 ($000)

FY 2018 FY 202

Enacted 1 Change 

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

Supreme Court

Salaries and Expenses 2,651 82,028 84,679 2,663 84,703 87,366 17 2,996 3,013 

Building and Grounds - 16,153 16,153 - 15,999 15,999 - 391 391 

Total, Supreme Court 2,651 98,181 100,832 2,663 100,702 103,365 17 3,387 3,404 

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 2,998 31,291 34,289 3,028 32,016 35,044 14 967 981 

Court of International Trade 1,591 18,889 20,480 2,087 19,450 21,537 12 480 492 

Courts of Appeals, District Courts and 

Other Judicial ServicesSalaries and Expenses - Direct 404,275 5,099,061 5,503,336 415,125 5,154,461 5,569,586 6,718 229,509 236,227 

Vaccine Injury Fund - 8,230 8,230 - 8,475 8,475 - 537 537  Total, Salaries and Expenses 404,275 5,107,291 5,511,566 415,125 5,162,936 5,578,061 6,718 230,046 236,764 

Defender Services - 1,078,713 1,078,713 1,157,390 - 1,157,390 - 77,184 77,184 Fees of Jurors and Commissioners - 50,944 50,944 - 50,750 50,750 - 1,101 1,101 

Court Security - 586,999 586,999 - 607,275 607,275 - 33,998 33,998 

Subtotal (CADCOJS) 404,275 6,823,947 7,228,222 415,125 6,978,351 7,393,476 6,718 342,329 349,047 

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts - 90,423 90,423 - 92,693 92,693 - 4,252 4,252 

Federal Judicial Center - 29,265 29,265 - 29,819 29,819 - 917 917 

Judicial Retirement Funds 195,000 - 195,000 211,700 - 211,700 28,400 - 28,400 

Sentencing Commission - 18,699 18,699 - 18,548 18,548 - 717 717 

Direct, Total 606,515 7,102,465 7,708,980 634,603 7,263,104 7,897,707 35,161 352,512 387,673 

Vaccine Injury Fund, Total - 8,230 8,230 - 8,475 8,475 - 537 537 

Grand Total 606,515 7,110,695 7,717,210 634,603 7,271,579 7,906,182 35,161 353,049 388,210 

1 FY 2018 mandatory levels reflect actuals, with the exception of Supreme Court which reflects the FY 2018 financial plan level.

 FY 2019 mandatory levels represent FY 2019 assumed financial plan levels.

FY 2019

Assumed 1
FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 

Authorized 

Positions

Amount 

($000)

Authorized 

Positions

Amount 

($000)

Authorized 

Positions Mand.

Supreme Court 9 2,651 9 2,663 - 17 Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 12 2,998 12 3,028 - 14 Court of International Trade 9 1,591 9 2,087 - 12 Courts of Appeals, District Courts and Other Judicial Services 1,193 404,275 1,192 415,125 (1) 6,718 

Judicial Retirement Funds - 195,000 - 211,700 - 28,400 

Total 1,223 606,515 1,222 634,603 (1) 35,161 

The Judiciary

Summary of Mandatory Costs

1 FY 2018 mandatory levels reflect actuals. FY 2019 mandatory levels represent FY 2019 assumed financial plan levels.

 Actual 1 Estimate 1 Change 
Summary of Personnel

FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 R

 Full Time Equivalents by Account Actual Estimate Increase 

FTEs FTEs FTEs 

Direct PositionsSupreme Court

Salaries and Expenses 488 522 - 

Building and Grounds 45 53 1 

Court of Appeals for the Fed. Circuit 145 152 - 

Court of International Trade 60 77 - 

Courts of Appeals, District Courts and 

Other Judicial ServicesSalaries and Expenses 27,634 27,870 51 

Defender Services 2,942 3,019 108 

Fees of Jurors and Commissioners - - - Court Security 55 75 - 

Subtotal 30,631 30,964 159 

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts 599 622 2 

 Reimbursable From: Salaries and Expenses 446 540 43 

 Defenders Services 32 33 5 

 Court Security 9 9 - 

Federal Judicial Center 125 128 - 

Payment to Judicial Retirement Funds - - - Sentencing Commission 93 95 - 

Grand Total 32,673 33,195 210 

Reimbursable PositionsSupreme 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 - 

Defender Services - - - 

Fees of Jurors and Commissioners - - - 

Court Security - - - 

Subtotal 38 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 - 
FTE ($000) FTE ($000) FTE ($000) FTEs ($000) FTE ($000) FTE ($000) FTE ($000) 

FY 2019 Assumed Appropriation Level - Mandatory 9 2,663 12 3,028 9 2,087 1,789 415,125 - - - - - - 

FY 2019 Assumed Appropriation Level - Discretionary 566 100,702 140 32,016 68 19,450 29,175 6,978,351 622 92,693 128 29,819 95 18,548 

 AO Reimbursable FTE - - - - - - - - 582 - - - - - 

FY 2019 Assumed Available Appropriation 575 103,365 152 35,044 77 21,537 30,964 7,393,476 1,204 92,693 128 29,819 95 18,548 

FY 2020 Adjustments to Base

 Judges: 

- Annualization of assumed 2019 pay adjustment (1.4% for three months) - 9 - 9 - 7 - 1,938 - - - - - - 

- Pay and benefits adjustments - 8 - 5 - 5 - 1,482 - - - - - - 

 - FERS adjustments - - - - - - - 3,636 - - - - - - 

 - Increase in average number of filled Article III judgeships - - - - - - 49 7,759 - - - - - - 

 - Increase in average number of senior judges - - - - - - 17 2,520 - - - - - -  - Increase in average number of filled bankruptcy judgeships - - - - - - 3 405 - - - - - - 

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

 Court Personnel and Other Programs:  - Annualization of assumed 2019 pay adjustment (1.9% for three months) - 309 - 70 - 32 - 18,727 - 486 - 96 - 72 

- Pay and benefits adjustments - 695 - 207 - 80 - 35,628 - 930 - 190 - 208 

 - FERS adjustments - 1,520 - 244 - - 70,284 - 1,967 - 119 365 - 256 

 - One more compensable day - 272 - 67 - 35 - 16,691 - 400 - 79 - 60 

- Annualization of assumed 2019 panel attorney capital rate - - - - - - - 200 - - - - - - 

 - Annualization of assumed 2019 panel attorney non-capital rate - - - - - - - 4,389 - - - - - - 

 - Annualization of FY 2019 increase in positions 1 125 - - - - 28 6,942 - - - - - - 

 - Annualization of FY 2019 increase of court security officer (CSO) - - - - - - - 1,549 - - - - - - 

- FY 2020 CSO contract and wage rate adjustments (3%) - - - - - - - 13,208 - - - - - - 

 - Funding necessary to maintain current services (financing adjustment) - - - - - - - 35,170 - - - - - - 

 - Inflation (including law books and computer assisted legal research) - 514 - 146 - 30 - 22,978 - 105 - 187 - 121 

- Space related costs (includes inflation for space rental rates) - - - 233 - 174 - 30,741 - - - - - - 

 -Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund adjustment - - - - - - - 537 - - - - - - 

- Information technology requirements - - - - - - - 466 - - - - - - - Change in projected panel attorney workload - - - - - - - 8,943 - - - - - - 

- Change in available jurors - - - - - - - (438) - - - - - - 

 - FPS security service charges - - - - - - 2,113 - 10 - - - - - 

- Adjustments to base for security systems and equipment - - - - - - - 5,296 - - - - - - 

 - Evidence-based practices (non-recurring requirements) - - - - - - - (2,719) - - - - - - 

- Other adjustments to base - (4,247) - - - - - 1,051 - - - - - - 

Subtotal, FY 2020 Adjustments to Base (795) 1 - 981 - 492 97 289,496 - 3,888 - 917 - 717 

Total Adjustments to Base, Mandatory - 17 - 14 - 12 13 6,718 - - - - - - Total Adjustments to Base, Discretionary 1 (812) - 967 - 480 84 282,778 - 3,888 - 917 - 717 

 AO Reimbursable FTE changes - - - - - - - - 38 - - - - - 

FY 2020 Adjusted Base 576 102,570 152 36,025 77 22,029 31,061 7,682,972 1,242 96,581 128 30,736 95 19,265 

FY 2020 Program Increases

 Judges: 

- Magistrate judges and staff - - - - - - 24 6,031 - - - - - - 

 Court Personnel and Other Programs:  - Increase for electrical resiliency upgrade at Supreme Court - 3,959 - - - - - - - - - - - - 

 - Fountain and paver restoration and design at Supreme Court - 240 - - - - - - - - - - - - 

- Financial Disclosure Reporting System replacement - - - - - - - 2,784 - - - - - - 

 - Upgrade to the Payroll Projection System - - - - - - - 1,723 - - - - - - 

 - Infrastructure costs for new courthouse construction projects - - - - - - - 12,731 - - - - - -  - FY 2020 court support staffing due to workload changes - - - - - - (42) (5,234) - - - - - - 

 - Non-capital panel attorney hourly rate increase (from $142 to $149) - - - - - - - 2,195 - - - - - - 

 - Continued implementation of the FDO staffing formula - - - - - - 75 18,240 - - - - - - 

 - FDO panel management & national information technology position - - - - - - 5 1,087 - - - - - -  - Defenders Services reimbursable positions - - - - - - - 620 - - - - - -  - Defenders Services information technology requirement - - - - - - - 1,900 - - - - - -  - Physical access control systems replacement - - - - - - - 5,003 - - - - - - 

 - CSOs for new courthouse construction projects - - - - - - - 1,660 - - - - - - 

 - Video management systems replacement - - - - - - - 6,300 - - - - - - 

 - Phased implementation of CSO staffing standards (69 CSOs) - - - - - - - - 3,951 - - - - - 

 - Additional district supervisors for court security - - - - - - - 560 - - - - - - 

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

Subtotal, FY 2020 Program Increases - 4,199 - - - - 62 59,551 2 364 - - - - 

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

Total Program Increases, Discretionary - 4,199 - - - - 62 59,551 2 364 - - - - 

 AO Reimbursable FTE changes - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - - 

Total Mandatory Increases - 17 - 14 - 12 13 6,718 - - - - - - 

Total Discretionary Increases 1 3,387 - 967 - 480 146 342,329 2 4,252 - 917 - 717 

 AO Reimbursable FTE changes - - - - - - - - 48 - - - - - 

 Subtotal, FY 2020 Total Increases 1 3,404 - 981 - 492 159 349,047 50 4,252 - 917 - 717 FY 2020, Total Mandatory Appropriation 9 2,680 12 3,042 9 2,099 1,802 421,843 - - - - - - 

FY 2020, Total Discretionary Appropriation 567 104,089 140 32,983 68 19,930 29,321 7,320,680 624 96,945 128 30,736 95 19,265 

 AO Reimbursable FTE - - - - - - - - 630 - - - - - 

FY 2020, Total Judiciary 576 106,769 152 36,025 77 22,029 31,123 7,742,523 1,254 96,945 128 30,736 95 19,265 

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

Total 

CADCOJS 1

Supreme 

Court

Federal 

Circuit

International 

Trade

Administrative 

Office

Fed. Judicial 

Center

 Sentencing 

Commission

FY 2020 Summary of Requested Mandatory & Discretionary Changes
Fees of Jurors and 

Commissioners

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

FY 2019 Assumed Appropriation Level - Mandatory 1,789 415,125 - - - - - 1,789 FY 2019 Assumed Appropriation Level - Discretionary 26,081 5,162,936 3,019 1,157,390 50,750 75 607,275 29,175 

 AO Reimbursable FTE - - - - - - - - 

FY 2019 Assumed Available Appropriation 27,870 5,578,061 3,019 1,157,390 50,750 75 607,275 30,964 

FY 2020 Adjustments to Base

Judges:- Annualization of assumed 2019 pay adjustment (1.4% for three months) - 1,938 - - - - - - 

- Pay and benefits adjustments - 1,482 - - - - - - 

- FERS adjustments - 3,636 - - - - - - 

- Increase in average number of filled Article III judgeships 49 7,759 - - - - - 49 

- Increase in average number of senior judges 17 2,520 - - - - - 17 

- Increase in average number of filled bankruptcy judgeships 3 405 - - - - - 3 

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

Court Personnel and Other Programs:- Annualization of assumed 2019 pay adjustment (1.9% for three months) - 16,031 - 2,641 - - 55 - 

- Pay and benefits adjustments - 31,122 - 4,410 - - 96 - 

- FERS adjustments - 58,326 - 11,701 - - 257 - 

- One more compensable day - 13,050 - 1,796 - - 1,845 - 

- Annualization of assumed 2019 panel attorney capital rate - - - 200 - - - - 

- Annualization of assumed 2019 panel attorney non-capital rate - - - 4,389 - - - - 

- Annualization of FY 2019 increase in positions - - 28 6,942 - - - 28 

- Annualization of FY 2019 increase of court security officer (CSO) positions - - - - - - 1,549 - 

- FY 2020 CSO contract and wage rate adjustments (3%) - - - - - - 13,208 - 

- Funding necessary to maintain current services (financing adjustment) - 28,170 - 7,000 - - - - 

- Inflation (including law books and computer assisted legal research) - 18,352 - 3,193 488 - 945 - 

- Space related costs (includes inflation for space rental rates) - 28,653 - 1,927 - - 161 - 

-Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund adjustment - 537 - - - - - - 

- Information technology requirements - - 466 - - - - - 

- Change in projected panel attorney workload - - - 8,943 - - - - 

- Change in available jurors - - - - (438) - - - 

- FPS security service charges - - - - - - 2,113 - 

- Adjustments to base for security systems and equipment - - - - - - 5,296 - 

- Evidence-based practices (non-recurring requirements) - (2,719) - - - - - - 

- Other adjustments to base - - - - 1,051 - - - 

Subtotal, FY 2020 Adjustments to Base 69 209,728 28 53,142 1,101 - 25,525 97 

Total Adjustments to Base, Mandatory 13 6,718 - - - - - 13 

Total Adjustments to Base, Discretionary 56 203,010 28 53,142 1,101 - 25,525 84 

 AO Reimbursable FTE - - - - - - - - 

FY 2020 Adjusted Base 27,939 5,787,789 3,047 1,210,532 51,851 75 632,800 31,061 

FY 2020 Program Increases

Judges:- Magistrate judges and staff 24 6,031 - - - - - 24 

Court Personnel and Other Programs: - - - Increase for electrical resiliency upgrade at Supreme Court - - - - - - - - 

- Fountain and paver restoration and design at Supreme Court - - - - - - - - 

- Financial Disclosure Reporting System replacement - 2,784 - - - - - - 

- Upgrade the Payroll Projection System - 1,723 - - - - - - 

- Infrastructure costs for new courthouse construction projects - 21,732 - - - - (9,001) - 

- FY 2020 court support staffing due to workload changes (42) (5,234) - - - - - (42) 

- Non-capital panel attorney hourly rate increase (from $142 to $149) - - - 2,195 - - - - 

- Continued implementation of the FDO staffing formula - - 75 18,240 - - - 75 

- FDO panel management & national information technology positions - - 5 1,087 - - - 5 

- Defenders Services reimbursable positions - - - 620 - - - - 

- Defenders Services information technology requirements - - - 1,900 - - - - 

- Physical access control systems replacement - - - - - - 5,003 - 

- CSOs for new courthouse construction projects - - - - - - 1,660 - 

- Video management systems replacement - - - - - - 6,300 - - Phased implementation of CSO staffing standards (69 CSOs) - - - - - - 3,951 - 

- Additional district supervisors for court security - - - - - - 560 - 

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

Subtotal, FY 2020 Program Increases (18) 27,036 80 24,042 - - 8,473 62 

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

Total Program Increases, Discretionary (18) 27,036 80 24,042 - - 8,473 62  AO Reimbursable FTE - - - - - - - - 

Total Mandatory 13 6,718 - - - - - 13 

Total Discretionary 38 230,046 108 77,184 1,101 - 33,998 146 

 AO Reimbursable FTE - - - - - - - - 

 Subtotal, FY 2020 Total Increases 51 236,764 108 77,184 1,101 - 33,998 159 

FY 2020, Total Mandatory Appropriation 1,802 421,843 - - - - - 1,802 

FY 2020, Total Discretionary Appropriation 26,119 5,392,982 3,127 1,234,574 51,851 75 641,273 29,321 

 AO Reimbursable FTE - - - - - - - - 

FY 2020, Total Judiciary 27,921 5,814,825 3,127 1,234,574 51,851 75 641,273 31,123 

Y 2020 Summary of Requested Mandatory & Discretionary Changes - Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services (CADOJ

Salaries 

and Expenses

Defender 

Services

Court 

Security

Tota

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THE JUDICIARY

COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF OBLIGATIONS BY OBJECT CLASSIFICATION

Object Classification FY 2018 Actual FY 2019 Estimate FY 2020 Request

Personnel Services and benefits11 Personnel compensation 3,220,632 3,514,656 3,562,431 

12 Personnel benefits 1,078,582 1,158,250 1,185,625 

13 Benefits for former personnel 8,961 10,925 12,398 

 Total personnel services and benefits 4,308,175 4,683,832 4,760,454 

21 Travel 113,709 122,602 125,848 

22 Transportation of things 5,059 5,492 5,950 

23 Rental payments to GSA 1,104,536 1,114,376 1,117,699 

23 Rental payments to others 36,723 45,083 46,108 

23 Communications utilities & misc. charges 135,405 147,753 147,393 

24 Printing and reproduction 7,780 8,870 9,430 

25 Other services 1,826,367 1,972,397 2,028,532 26 Supplies and materials 27,078 30,638 31,165 

 Total contractual services and supplies 3,256,657 3,447,211 3,512,126 

Acquisition of capital assets31 Equipment 274,091 307,570 313,289 

32 Lands and Structures - - - 

42 Claims and Indemnities - 

 Total acquisition of capital assets 274,091 307,570 313,289 

Grants and fixed charges41 Grants, subsidies and contributions 155,171 165,004 175,659 

42 Insurance claims and indemnities - - - 

43 Interest and dividends 300 - - 

 Total grants and fixed charges 155,471 165,004 175,659 

91 Undefined Disbursements 5,872 32 32 

Total obligations 8,000,266 8,603,649 8,761,559 Unobligated balance, start-of-year (317,896) (312,749) (253,029) 

Unobligated balance, end-of-year 404,889 253,029 9,859 

Unobligated balance, expiring 2,928 - -

Encumbered Carryforward - - - Encumbered Fee Carryforward (140,738) - - Anticipated Financial Plan Savings - (16,849) - Carryforward - (184,650) - 

Other Adjustments 11,829 62,293 - Change in Uncollected Payments (239) (200,000) - Current Year Offsetting Collections (20,127) (21,593) (223,227) 

Tranfer - - - 

Information Technology Fund 15,883 (64,608) (770) Fee Availability (211,324) (204,835) - 

No-Year Funds 3,250 - - Prior Year Recoveries (31,510) (7,505) - 

Appropriation, Enacted 7,717,210 7,906,182 8,294,392 

Detailed tables by fiscal year and appropriation follow
THE JUDICIARY

COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF OBLIGATIONS BY OBJECT CLASSIFICATION ($000)Fiscal Year 2018

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

Personnel Services and benefits11 Personnel compensation 50,340 16,643 6,861 2,679,603 334,665 23,094 6,867 137,474 (60,006) 15,048 - 

12 Personnel benefits 17,702 3,923 1,865 908,368 111,882 1 2,314 44,213 (19,770) 4,729 - 

13 Benefits for former personnel 6 14 - 8,526 387 - - 119 (91) - - 

 Total personnel services and benefits 68,048 20,580 8,726 3,596,497 446,934 23,095 9,181 181,806 (79,867) 19,777 - 

21 Travel 804 81 103 67,913 13,804 22,476 602 1,696 (154) 5,972 - 

22 Transportation of things 80 21 16 4,548 248 - 48 118 (77) 50 - 

23 Rental payments to GSA - 6,116 7,321 1,042,776 40,736 - 7,587 - - - - 

23 Rental payments to others - - - 36,150 573 - - - - - - 

23 Communications utilities & misc. charges 2,926 167 94 120,534 8,498 2,375 - 471 (193) 504 - 

24 Printing and reproduction 367 13 2 7,076 80 - - 212 (142) 21 - 

25 Other services 15,958 5,194 3,147 640,502 442,223 1,016 516,774 5,213 (2,282) 1,353 195,000 

26 Supplies and materials 3,161 113 62 18,011 1,640 1,303 1,706 443 (78) 622 - 

 Total contractual services and supplies 23,296 11,705 10,745 1,937,510 507,802 27,170 526,717 8,153 (2,926) 8,522 195,000 

Acquisition of capital assets31 Equipment 4,679 701 432 204,516 15,173 - 43,104 3,571 (1,938) 1,822 - 

32 Lands and Structures - - - - - - - - - - - 

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

 Total acquisition of capital assets 4,679 701 432 204,516 15,173 - 43,104 3,571 (1,938) 1,822 - 

Grants and fixed charges41 Grants, subsidies and contributions - - - - 155,171 - - - - - - 

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

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

 Total grants and fixed charges - - - - 155,171 - - 300 - - - 

91 Undefined Disbursements2 - 1,202 1,200 - - - - 3,300 - - - 

FY 2018 Total Obligations 96,023 34,188 21,103 5,738,523 1,125,080 50,265 579,002 197,130 (84,731) 30,121 195,000 Unobligated balance, start-of-year (13,104) - - (208,869) (77,762) (78) (18,083) - - - - 

Unobligated balance, end-of-year 16,095 - - 317,140 44,008 1,593 26,053 - - - - 

Unobligated balance, expiring 1,818 634 339 - - - - - - - - 

Encumbered Fee Carryforward - - - (140,738) - - - - - - - 

Change in Uncollected Payments - - - - (239) 

Current Year Offsetting Collections - (89) (31) - - - (19,452) - - (555) - 

Prior Year Recoveries/Unobligated transfers  between expired and unexpired accounts - - - (18,327) (12,374) (836) 27 - - - - 

Information Technology Fund - (444) (930) 20,082 - - - (2,524) - (301) - 

Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund - - - (8,230) - - - - - - - Fee Availability - - - (211,324) 

Other Adjustments to Budgetary Resources - - - 11,829 - - - - - - - 

Transfer - - - - - - - - - - - No-Year Funds - - - 3,250 - - - - - - - 

Reimbursable Program 1 - - - - - - - (84,731) 84,731 - - 

FY 2018 Appropriation, Enacted 100,832 34,289 20,480 5,503,336 1,078,713 50,944 586,999 90,423 - 29,265 195,000 

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

2 Deposited into the JITF fund.

Administrative Office
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

Personnel Services and benefits11 Personnel compensation 53,812 17,902 8,625 2,937,498 352,525 24,279 8,825 159,316 (75,086) 15,560 

12 Personnel benefits 19,350 4,146 2,424 976,296 119,284 1 2,620 49,359 (24,220) 5,054 

13 Benefits for former personnel 6 14 - 10,355 537 - - 23 (10) - 

 Total personnel services and benefits 73,169 22,062 11,049 3,924,149 472,346 24,280 11,445 208,698 (99,316) 20,614 

Contractual services and supplies Travel 1,342 102 105 76,117 14,662 21,482 431 1,707 (158) 6,477 

22 Transportation of things 87 24 20 4,986 253 - 12 137 (79) 47 

23 Rental payments to GSA - 6,282 8,677 1,048,942 42,906 - 7,569 - - - 

23 Rental payments to others - - - 44,499 584 - - - - - 

23 Communications utilities & misc. charges 3,409 175 30 131,484 9,219 2,423 - 603 (197) 578 

24 Printing and reproduction 423 15 8 8,006 82 - - 251 (145) 57 25 Other services 20,449 6,081 2,003 709,360 472,344 2,236 541,770 5,331 (2,328) 

1,024 

26 Supplies and materials 4,029 120 56 21,304 1,716 1,329 364 1,076 (197) 743 

 Total contractual services and supplies 29,739 12,799 10,899 2,044,698 541,766 27,470 550,146 9,105 (3,104) 

8,926 

Acquisition of capital assets31 Equipment 4,523 1,635 568 223,699 16,562 - 55,733 4,294 (2,382) 1,124 

32 Lands and Structures - - - - - - - - - - 

 Total acquisition of capital assets 4,523 1,635 568 223,699 16,562 - 55,733 4,294 (2,382) 1,124 

Grants and fixed charges41 Grants, subsidies and contributions - - - - 165,004 - - - - - 42 Insurance claims and indemnities - - - - - - - - - - 

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

 Total grants and fixed charges - - - - 165,004 - - - - - 

91 Undefined Disbursements2 - - 32 - - - - - - - 

FY 2019 Total Assumed Obligations 107,431 36,496 22,548 6,192,546 1,195,678 51,750 617,324 222,097 (104,802) 30,664 

Unobligated balance, start-of-year (16,095) - - (225,000) (44,008) (1,593) (26,053) - - - 

Unobligated balance, end-of-year 12,029 - - 200,000 30,000 1,000 10,000 - - - Encumbered Carryforward - - - - - - - - - - 

Carryforward - - - (184,650) - - - - - - 

Current Year Offsetting Collections - - (32) - - - - (21,146) - (415) Prior Year Recoveries/Unobligated transfers between  expired and unexpired accounts - - - - (13,151) (407) 6,053 - - - 

Change in uncollected payments - - - - - - - - - - 

Other Adjustments to Budgetary Resources - - - 56,573 5,720 - - - - Unobligated tranfers between expired and unexpired accounts - - - (200,000) - - - - - 

Anticipated Financial Plan Savings - - - - (16,849) - - - - 

Information Technology Fund - (1,452) (979) (56,573) - - (49) (3,456) (430) 

Fee Availability - - - (204,835) - - - - - 

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

Reimbursable Program 1 - - - - - - - (104,802) 104,802 - 

FY 2019 Appropriation, Assumed 103,365 35,044 21,537 5,569,586 1,157,390 50,750 607,275 92,693 (0) 29,819 

2 Deposited into the JITF fund.

Administrative Office

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

Personnel Services and benefits11 Personnel compensation 54,994 18,224 8,740 2,961,865 23,887 371,765 9,122 167,317 (80,989) 15,831 

12 Personnel benefits 21,107 4,426 2,586 984,027 133,486 1 2,857 56,139 (28,842) 5,513 

13 Benefits for former personnel 6 15 - 11,753 601 - - 23 - - 

 Total personnel services and benefits 76,107 22,665 11,326 3,957,645 23,888 505,852 11,979 223,479 (109,831) 21,344 

Contractual services and supplies Travel 1,365 115 102 77,912 22,462 15,415 498 1,741 (681) 6,576 

22 Transportation of things 93 26 20 5,427 260 - 12 140 (81) 48 

23 Rental payments to GSA - 6,515 8,851 1,049,393 45,210 - 7,730 - - - 

23 Rental payments to others - - - 45,500 608 - - - - - 

23 Communications utilities & misc. charges 3,452 182 20 130,633 2,643 9,534 - 613 (301) 590 

24 Printing and reproduction 431 17 8 8,573 85 - - 256 (148) 58 25 Other services 18,746 6,127 1,858 693,536 491,864 2,431 569,952 4,775 (3,407) 1,044 

26 Supplies and materials 4,127 127 41 21,523 1,427 1,761 369 1,239 (320) 758 

 Total contractual services and supplies 28,214 13,109 10,900 2,032,497 28,963 578,561 564,738 8,764 (4,938) 9,074 

Acquisition of capital assets31 Equipment 4,618 621 202 226,349 18,326 - 60,733 1,471 (860) 708 

32 Lands and Structures - - - - - - - - - - 

 Total acquisition of capital assets 4,618 621 202 226,349 18,326 - 60,733 1,471 (860) 708 

Grants and fixed charges41 Grants, subsidies and contributions - - - - 175,659 - - - - - 

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

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

 Total grants and fixed charges - - - - 175,659 - - - - - 

91 Undefined Disbursements 2 - - 32 - - - - - - - 

FY 2020 Total Obligations 108,939 36,395 22,460 6,216,490 1,264,574 52,851 651,273 233,714 (115,629) 31,126 

Unobligated balance, start-of-year (12,029) - - (200,000) (1,000) (10,000) (30,000) - - - 

Unobligated balance, end-of-year 9,859 - - - - - - - - - 

Current Year Offsetting Collections - - (32) (201,665) - - - (21,140) - (390) 

Anticipated Financial Plan Savings - 

Information Technology Fund - (370) (400) - - 

Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund - - - (9,012) - - - - - - 

Reimbursable Program 1 - - - - - - - (115,629) 115,629 - 

FY 2020 Appropriation, Available 106,769 36,025 22,029 5,805,813 1,234,574 51,851 641,273 96,945 - 30,736 

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

2 Deposited into the JITF fund.

Administrative Office
 Appropriation FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020

Supreme Court Discretionary 77,663 85,358 87,247

 Mandatory 2,651 2,663 2,680

 Total, Salaries and Expenses 80,314 88,021 89,927

 Buildings and Grounds 10,405 18,176 19,080

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Discretionary 30,268 31,607 33,000

 Mandatory 2,998 3,028 3,042

 Total, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 33,266 34,635 36,042

Court of International Trade Discretionary 17,880 18,808 19,797

 Mandatory 1,591 2,087 2,099

 Total, Court of International Trade 19,471 20,895 21,896Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services: Salaries and Expenses - Discretionary 5,156,479 5,587,561 5,596,085

 Salaries and Expenses - Mandatory 404,275 415,125 421,843

 Total, Salaries and Expenses 5,560,754 6,002,686 6,017,928

 Defender Services 1,101,381 1,184,145 1,260,215

 Fees of Jurors & Commissioners 49,198 50,824 52,687 Court Security 565,751 622,000 642,000Total, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services 7,277,084 7,859,655 7,972,830

Administrative Office of the United  States Courts 90,946 94,237 96,345

Federal Judicial Center 28,612 29,451 29,908Judicial Retirement Funds (Mandatory) 195,000 211,700 240,100United States Sentencing Commission 17,675 18,136 19,385

 Subtotal, Discretionary 7,146,258 7,740,303 7,855,749

 Subtotal, Mandatory 606,515 634,603 669,764

 Total, Judiciary 7,752,773 8,374,906 8,525,513

THE JUDICIARY

Outlays - FY 2018 to FY 2020