Evening star., 1950-09-26
Courts Request
$2,706,9O0 in
1852 Budget
Nearly SIS Million
More Sought for
Other Legal Costs

Budget requests totaling $2,706,.
900 have been submitted to the
Commissioners for the various
courts serving the District for the
fiscal year 1852, it was disclosed
today.
The estimates total $205, 400
more than this years appropria-
ton. They include $95,000 to
complete and furnish two court
rooms and finish two judges
chambers on the third floor of the
Municipal Court Civil Division
Building.
Juvenile Court wants $340, 900
for operation in fiscal 1852; Mu-
nicipal Court, $846,40o, and the
Municipal Court of Appeals.
sos. 500.
In addition, an estimated ST.
425,0 900 is included as the Dis
trict's share Of the funds needed
for operating District Court, the
United States Attorneys office,
the United States MarshaPs Of
fee and the United States Court
Of Appeals.
Juvenile Courts estimate is
$23,5 500 higher than the appropri-
alton for this year. The court
seeks three new employees, statis-
tical analyst. a case supervisor and
a statistical clerk.
Would Show Effectiveness.
The statistical employees are
sought to provide the court and
the community with accurate data
on the work Of the court, its ef-
f1ciency and effectiveness in COM
batting delinquency and depend
encv.
At present, the Commissioners
we're advised. the meager statistics
available "are wholly inadequate
for intelligent analysis of delin-
quency trends in the District as
to areas, types of offenses, age,
race and sex classification.
Accurate statistical analysis
would enable the court to direct
| its own efforts into channels
which actual experience has
proved to be most effective and
to make comparison with juvenile
court work elsewhere, it was ex-
planned.
The statistics would make pos
sible more economical and effec-
tive planning of programs and
projects in the community relating
to the problems of juvenile de-
linquency, it was added.
Municipal Court, whose appro-
priation this fiscal year was
$668,000. seeks II new employees,
including an attorney-adviser two
probation officers and clerks and
stenographers.
i There are only two attorney
advisers now to perform legal re-
search work for 13 judges, the
Commissioners were informed.
Gases Increase.
There were 154,178 new cases
filed in the court during the fiscal
1850, as compared with 1917 in
the previous year. The court had
a cash income from fees, fines and
forfeitures during 1850 of $1,463,-
514-more than two and one-third
times the amount of the 1850
budget.
In addition to completing the
court rooms and judges chambers.
the court proposes to construct
and install jury boxes in the Small
Claims and Landlord and Tenant
Court rooms.
The work is required because Of
the three additional judges pro-
vided for the court by the 81st
Congress.
The Municipal Court of Appeals
estimate is only $500 higher than
this years appropriation. It in
cludes $4,000 for additions to its
library.
The contribution to the Federal
Court system includes so per cent
,of the cost of operating District
Court, the United States Attorneys
Office and the United States Mar
shals office and 80 per cent of
the cost of running the United
States Court of Appeals.