SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

SUMMARY STATEMENT RELATING APPROPRIATION ESTIMATES TO THE CURRENT APPROPRIATION

Fiscal Year 2023 Enacted Appropriation $ 141,693,000

2023

Enacted 

Appropriation

2024 

Requested 

Appropriation

Salaries and Expenses - Mandatory $ 2,896,000 $ 3,073,000

Salaries and Expenses - Discretionary 109,551,000 127,063,000

Salaries and Expenses - Subtotal $ 112,447,000 $ 130,136,000

Care of the Building and Grounds 29,246,000 20,688,000

Totals $ 141,693,000 $ 150,824,000

Proposed Increase over Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriation $ 9,131,000

Total Requested Budget Authority, Fiscal Year 2024 $ 150,824,000

Requirements

1.1
Mandatory Discretionary Total

Fiscal Year 2023 Enacted Appropriation $ 2,896,000 $ 109,551,000 $ 112,447,000

Fiscal Year 2024 Requested Appropriation $ 3,073,000 $ 127,063,000 $ 130,136,000

Requested Increase from Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriation $ 177,000 $ 17,512,000 $ 17,689,000

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT REQUIREMENTS

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, as required by law,

excluding care of the building and grounds, including hire of passenger motor vehicles 

as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official 

reception and representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be 

expended as the Chief Justice may approve, [$109,551,000]$127,063,000, of which 

$1,500,000 shall remain available until expended.

 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under

current law for salaries of the chief justice and associate justices of the court.

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FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount

Fiscal Year 2023 Enacted Appropriation 9 2,896 527 109,551 536 112,447

Adjustments to Base to Maintain Current Services*

Page

No. A. Justices

1.16 1. Proposed January 2024 pay adjustment (4.7% for nine months) 122 - - - 122

1.16 2. Annualization of the 2023 pay adjustment (4.1% for three months) - 37 - - - 37

1.16 3. Benefits increases

a. Health benefits 8 - - - 8 

b. FICA adjustment - 9 - - - 9 

B. Court Support Personnel

1.16 4. Proposed January 2024 pay adjustment (5.2% for nine months) - - 2,863 - 2,863

1.17 5. Annualization of the 2023 pay adjustment (4.6% for three months) - - - 849 - 849

1.17 6. Promotions and within-grade increases - - - 534 - 534

1.17 7. Benefits increases

a. Health benefits - - - 267 - 267

b. FICA adjustment - - - 70 - 70

1.17 8. One more compensable day - - - 298 - 298

C. Other Adjustments

1.17 9. Inflationary increases for contracts, services, supplies, and equipment - - - 1,003 - 1,003

1.18 10. Inflationary increase in GSA space rental costs - - - 18 - 18

1.18 11. Annualize IT positions and building security contracts from FY23 request - - 1 1,101 1 1,101

1.18 12. Annualize applicable funding in P.L. 117-167 - - - 4,028 - 4,028

Subtotal, adjustments to base to maintain current services - 177 1 11,030 1 11,206

D. Program Increases

1.18 13. Expansion of protective activities - - - 5,897 - 5,897

1.18 14. New IT security positions - - 2.5 585 2.5 585

Subtotal, program increases - - 2.5 6,482 2.5 6,482

Total Appropriation Required, Fiscal Year 2024 9 3,073 530.5 127,063 539.5 130,136

SUMMARY OF REQUEST

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

FISCAL YEAR 2024 REQUIREMENTS ($000)

Mandatory Discretionary Total

*Line items may not sum to totals due to rounding. 1.3
Activity Fiscal Year 2022 

Actual

Fiscal Year 2023 

Assumed

Fiscal Year 2024 

Request

Salaries and Expenses, Total Obligations 104,032 118,421 131,136

Unobligated Balance, Start of Year

Technology Fund (3,655) (4,412) (3,684) 

Supplemental - (5,245) - 

Unobligated Balance, End of Year

Technology Fund 4,412 3,684 2,684 

Supplemental 5,245 - - 

Salaries and Expenses (expiring) 193 - - 

Appropriations 110,227 112,447 130,136

Mandatory Appropriation 2,789 2,896 3,073

Discretionary Appropriation 98,338 109,551 127,063

Supplemental Appropriation 9,100 - - 

Description Fiscal Year 2022 

Actual

Fiscal Year 2023 

Assumed

Fiscal Year 2024 

Request

11 Personnel compensation 56,470 58,441 62,493

12 Personnel benefits 21,548 23,142 26,099

13 Benefits of former personnel 0 6 6

21 Travel 1,140 1,448 2,075

22 Transportation of things 60 94 97

23 Rent, communications and utilities 1,477 1,701 1,752

24 Printing and reproduction 125 458 472

25 Other services 12,971 19,121 24,672

26 Supplies and materials 2,369 2,575 2,652

31 Equipment 7,872 11,434 10,819

Total Obligations 104,032 118,421 131,136

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SALARIES AND EXPENSES

OBLIGATIONS BY ACTIVITY ($000)

Object Classification ($000)*

*Line items may not sum to totals due to rounding. 1.4
Fiscal Year 2022 

Actual

Fiscal Year 2023 

Assumed

Fiscal Year 2024 

Request

Obligations incurred 104,032 118,421 131,136

Obligated balance, start of year 17,684 12,318 13,407

Obligated balance, end of year (12,318) (13,407) (14,660)

Outlays 109,398 117,332 129,884

Fiscal Year 2022 

Actual

Fiscal Year 2023 

Assumed

Fiscal Year 2024 

Request

Total compensable work years:

 Full-time equivalent employment 508 536 539.5

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

RELATION OF OBLIGATIONS TO OUTLAYS ($000)

Personnel Summary

*Line items may not sum to totals due to rounding.

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Fiscal Year 2022 

Actual

Fiscal Year 2023 

Assumed

Fiscal Year 2024 

Request

Unobligated Balance, Beginning of the Year 3,655 4,412 3,684

Deposits 1,500 1,500 1,500

Unobligated Balance, End of the Year (4,412) (3,684) (2,684)

Technology Fund, Total Obligations 743 2,228 2,500

FY 2022 Actual: Purchase of ITSM Cherwell; This system will be used for trouble ticketing, asset management, workflows and Information 

Technology change management. Purchase of Storage Area Network (SAN) replacement for an existing unit that supports all of the storage

requirements in the G-21 Data Center. Purchase of four additional fiber switches that upgrade existing switches to support the faster speeds

on the new PowerStore SAN and will additionally have room for future expansion. 

FY 2023 Projected: Replacement of Cybersecurity Systems components including an Intrusion Protection System upgrade due to current 

platform reaching the end of its useful life. Begin evaluation, design and implementation process for court-wide wireless refresh. Procure and

implement VPN laptop refresh. Evaluate options, plan for implementation of Multifactor Authentication (MFA) for Court-wide systems. 

FY 2024 Request: Procure and implement Court-wide Thin Client refresh; Replacement of End of Life VDI Host Servers. These servers host 

all of the virtual desktops throughout the Court. Continue the implementation of Court-wide wireless refresh. Continuation of VPN laptop 

refresh and rollout. 

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

TECHNOLOGY FUND OBLIGATIONS AND FINANCING (NO-YEAR FUNDING)

($000)

Activity

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Term* Case Filings During Term Original & Paid In Forma Pauperis Total Cases Disposed Of

1980 4,174 970 5,144 2,773 2,371 4,255 1981 4,422 889 5,311 2,957 2,354 4,433 1982 4,201 878 5,079 2,727 2,352 4,201 1983 4,222 878 5,100 2,706 2,394 4,141 1984 4,047 959 5,006 2,590 2,416 4,261 1985 4,413 745 5,158 2,581 2,577 4,275 1986 4,240 883 5,123 2,559 2,564 4,348 1987 4,493 775 5,268 2,593 2,675 4,387 1988 4,776 881 5,657 2,599 3,058 4,829 1989 4,918 828 5,746 2,430 3,316 4,932 1990 5,502 814 6,316 2,365 3,951 5,412 1991 5,866 904 6,770 2,463 4,307 5,828 1992 6,303 942 7,245 2,453 4,792 6,356 1993 6,897 889 7,786 2,454 5,332 6,682 11994 6,996 1,104 8,100 2,526 5,574 7,132 1995 6,597 968 7,565 2,467 5,098 6,599 1996 6,634 966 7,600 2,435 5,165 6,689 1997 6,781 911 7,692 2,439 5,253 6,718 1998 7,109 974 8,083 2,394 5,689 7,015 11999 7,377 1,068 8,445 2,421 6,024 7,332 12000 7,852 1,113 8,965 2,314 6,651 7,713 12001 7,924 1,252 9,176 2,218 6,958 8,025 12002 8,255 1,151 9,406 2,197 7,209 8,337 12003 7,814 1,068 8,882 2,064 6,818 7,790 12004 7,496 1,092 8,588 2,045 6,543 7,501 12005 8,521 1,087 9,608 2,033 7,575 8,209 12006 8,857 1,399 10,256 2,075 8,181 8,895 12007 8,241 1,361 9,602 1,974 7,628 8,375 12008 7,738 1,228 8,966 1,945 7,021 7,824 12009 8,159 1,142 9,301 1,913 7,388 8,096 12010 7,857 1,205 9,062 1,895 7,167 7,828 12011 7,713 1,239 8,952 1,870 7,082 7,656 12012 7,509 1,297 8,806 1,809 6,997 7,602 12013 7,376 1,204 8,580 1,874 6,706 7,547 12014 7,033 1,033 8,066 1,851 6,215 7,006 12015 6,475 1,060 7,535 1,847 5,688 6,506 12016 6,305 1,029 7,334 1,857 5,477 6,260 12017 6,315 1,075 7,390 2,070 5,320 6,206 12018 6,442 1,184 7,626 1,924 5,702 6,528 12019 5,411 1,123 6,534 1,828 4,706 5,712 2020 5,307 822 6,129 2,147 3,982 5,232 2021 4,900 897 5,797 2,001 3,796 5,071 

*October Term 2021 corresponds with fiscal year 2022.

Tot

Not D

Total Cases Carried Over From Prior Term

Table SC.1

Summary of Supreme Court Cases
1980 154 152 122 183

1981 184 170 126 201

1982 183 174 119 179

1983 184 174 81 149

1984 175 159 73 185

1985 171 171 106 187

1986 175 174 109 167

1987 167 160 87 180

1988 170 168 107 147

1989 146 146 80 123

1990 125 125 115 141

1991 127 123 77 121

1992 116 115 113 97

1993 99 99 70 99

1994 94 94 69 96

1995 90 90 120 106

1996 90 90 83 87

1997 96 94 51 90

1998 90 88 59 81

1999 83 79 54 92

2000 86 83 127 99

2001 88 85 72 88

2002 84 79 66 91

2003 91 89 52 87

2004 87 85 826 80

2005 90 82 105 78

2006 78 74 280 77

2007 75 72 208 95

2008 87 83 95 88

2009 82 77 95 78

2010 86 83 84 90

2011 79 73 137 66

2012 77 76 88 93

2013 79 77 72 76

2014 75 75 112 68

2015 82 76 146 81

2016 71 68 71 75

2017 69 63 103 78

2018 72 69 56 86

2019 73 69 105 60

2020 72 69 91 72

2021 70 63 97 74

Disposed of 

Term by Opinion

 Table SC.2

Summary of Case Dispositions

Cases Granted Review 

During Term

Cases Reviewed and Decided 

Without Argument 

During Term

Cases Granted Review

Argued This 

Term
Term

1980 1,096 11 32

1981 1,145 7 39

1982 1,077 19 45

1983 1,072 14 76

1984 982 11 62

1985 1,050 6 66

1986 951 11 86

1987 1,001 3 60

1988 1,064 5 90

1989 929 0 711990 984 3 551991 968 1 741992 974 2 761993 1,113 5 79

1994 992 5 82

1995 1,067 5 87

1996 935 1 110

1997 985 1 1151998 1,100 0 133

1999 1,085 0 132

2000 1,145 1 87

2001 1,006 2 91

2002 1,096 3 99

2003 1,064 2 86

2004 1,081 3 68

2005 1,236 2 112

2006 1,243 2 71

2007 1,094 3 20

2008 1,167 2 63

2009 1,268 2 60

2010 1,277 2 65

2011 1,256 1 61

2012 1,251 2 44

2013 1,286 1 73

2014 1,313 0 73

2015 1,303 0 47

2016 1,269 0 43

2017 1,425 0 45

2018 1,369 0 39

2019 1,071 0 32

2020 178 0 272021 876 0 15

*Some Applications addressed to a Justice are referred to the whole

Court for decision.

Applications for Relief 

to Individual Justices

Chambers 

Opinions

Applications for Stay 

in Capital Cases*

Table SC.3

Applications to Individual Justices,

Including Capital Cases





1.15

GENERAL STATEMENT AND INFORMATION

The Supreme Court Salaries and Expenses account funds salaries of the Chief Justice, eight Associate Justices, the Counselor to the 

Chief Justice, the four Statutory Officers of the Court, and the employees of the Court. The account also funds the necessary expenses

of the Court, including printing and binding of the Supreme Court reports, purchasing books for the Supreme Court, and 

miscellaneous expenses.

The fiscal year (FY) 2024 request for the Court totals $130,136,000. The request is the sum of $3,073,000 of mandatory 

appropriations and $127,063,000 of discretionary appropriations, including $1,500,000 of no-year funding for planning and 

implementing periodic Court-wide technology and automation upgrades. 

FISCAL YEAR 2023 APPROPRIATIONS

The judiciary built the FY 2024 discretionary budget request for the Supreme Court Salaries and Expenses account appropriation on 

the FY 2023 enacted discretionary appropriation, which is $109,551,000. For bill language, the judiciary used the language from P.L. 

117-328, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023.
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ADJUSTMENTS TO BASE TO MAINTAIN CURRENT 

SERVICES

A. JUDGES

1. Proposed 2024 pay adjustment

Mandatory Increase: $122,000 

The judiciary is assuming base federal pay rates will increase 

by 4.7 percent in January 2024 for an Employment Cost Index 

(ECI) adjustment. The requested increase provides for the cost 

of nine months of the anticipated pay raise in FY 2024, from 

January 2024 to September 2024. (If the ECI adjustment 

included in the President’s FY 2024 budget request is different 

from this 4.7 percent guidance, the judiciary will revise this 

line item in its FY 2024 budget re-estimate.) 

2. Annualization of assumed 2023 pay adjustment

Mandatory Increase: $37,000

The requested increase provides for the annualized costs of the 

2023 Employment Cost Index (ECI) pay adjustment. As a 

result, the ECI, federal pay rates for judges increased by 4.1 

percent, effective as of January 2023. The requested increase 

provides for the cost of three months (from October 2023 to 

December 2023) of the 2023 pay increase in FY 2024. 

3. Benefits increase

a. Health benefits

Mandatory Increase: $8,000 

Based on information from the Office of Personnel 

Management, health benefit premium contributions are 

projected to increase by an average of 6.6 percent both in 

January 2023 and January 2024. The requested increase 

annualizes the 2023 premium increase and includes a ninemonth provision for the increase anticipated for FY 2024. 

b. FICA adjustment

Mandatory Increase: $9,000 

Based on information from the Social Security Administration, 

employer contributions to the Old Age, Survivor, and 

Disability Insurance (OASDI) portion of the FICA tax will 

increase in 2023. The salary cap for OASDI increased from 

$147,000 to $160,200 in January 2023. The requested amount 

is needed to pay the Court’s contribution in FY 2024. 

B. PERSONNEL

4. Proposed 2024 pay adjustment

Requested Increase: $2,863,000

The judiciary is assuming federal pay rates will increase by 5.2 

percent in January 2024. The requested increase provides for 

the cost of nine months of the anticipated pay raise in FY 2024, 

from January 2024 to September 2024. (If the pay adjustment 

included in the President’s FY 2024 budget request is different 
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from this 5.2 percent guidance, the judiciary will revise this 

line item in its FY 2024 budget re-estimate.)

5. Annualization of assumed 2023 pay adjustment

Requested Increase: $849,000

The requested increase provides for the annualized costs of the 

2023 pay adjustment for Employment Cost Index (ECI) and 

locality pay. As a result of the pay adjustment, federal pay 

rates increased by an average of 4.6 percent, effective as of 

January 2023. The requested increase provides for the cost of 

three months (from October 2023 to December 2023) of the 

2023 pay increase in FY 2024. 

6. Promotions and within-grade increases

Requested Increase: $534,000 

The requested increase provides for promotions and withingrade increases for personnel. The salary plan for Supreme 

Court employees provides for periodic within-grade increases 

for staff who receive at least a satisfactory performance rating.

7. Benefits increases

a. Health benefits

Requested Increase: $267,000 

Based on information from the Office of Personnel 

Management, health benefit premium contributions are 

projected to increase by an average of 6.6 percent both in 

January 2023 and January 2024. The requested increase 

annualizes the 2023 premium increase and includes a ninemonth provision for the increase anticipated for FY 2024. 

b. FICA adjustment

Requested Increase: $70,000 

Based on information from the Social Security Administration, 

employer contributions to the Old Age, Survivor, and 

Disability Insurance (OASDI) portion of the FICA tax will 

increase in 2023. The salary cap for OASDI increased from 

$147,000 to $160,200 in January 2023. The requested amount 

is needed to pay the Court’s contribution in FY 2024. 

8. One more compensable day

Requested Increase: $298,000 

There is one more compensable day in FY 2024 than in FY

2023. The requested increase adjusts for personnel 

compensation and benefits associated with one more

compensable day. 

C. OTHER ADJUSTMENTS

9. Inflationary increases in charges for contracts, services,

supplies, and equipment

Requested Increase: 1,003,000 
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Consistent with guidance from the Office of Management and 

Budget, this request of $981,000 is required to fund 

inflationary increases of 3.0 percent for general operating

expenses, such as travel, communications, printing, contractual 

services, supplies and materials, and furniture and equipment, 

as well as inflationary increases of 5.0 percent and 4.0 percent 

for law books and electronic databases respectively. 

10. Inflationary increase in GSA space rental costs

Requested Increase: $18,000 

This request represents a 3.0 percent inflationary increase and 

adjustments in the cost of off-site GSA space rental charges for 

FY 2024.

11. Annualize IT positions and building security contracts

from FY 2023 request

Requested Increase: $1,101,000 

This request annualizes two IT security positions (network 

engineer and cyber security specialist) and building security 

contracts, net of one-time costs, provided in the Court’s FY 

2023 salaries and expenses appropriation. 

12. Annualize applicable funding in P.L. 117-167

Requested Increase: $4,028,000 

On August 9, 2022, Congress enacted supplemental funding 

available for use by the Court in FYs 2022 and 2023. Of the 

total appropriation, $4.4 million addressed Court needs arising 

in the beginning of FY 2023. The Court’s FY 2023 annual 

budget request was reduced by a corresponding amount. This 

request adds funding to FY 2024 for on-going needs that were 

funded by the supplemental appropriation (police pay 

adjustments and protective activities) in FY 2023. 

D. PROGRAM INCREASES

13. Expansion of protective activities

Requested Increase: $5,897,000 

This request would expand security activities conducted by 

Supreme Court Police to protect the Justices. On-going threat 

assessments show evolving risks that require continuous 

protection. Additional funding would provide for contract 

positions, eventually transitioning to full-time employees, that 

will augment capabilities of the Supreme Court police force 

and allow it to accomplish its protective mission. 

14. New IT security positions

Requested Increase: $585,000 (2.5 FTE) 

This request adds five new IT engineer positions (2.5 FTE) in 

cybersecurity, software development, and network engineering. 

The funding is pro-rated to provide funding for one-half of the 

fiscal year and would be annualized in the FY 2025 budget 

request.