Specification of Judgeships to be Filled (405 Total)
Item 50 #1c
Item 50 #1c | First Year - FY2015 | Second Year - FY2016 | |
| Judicial Department |
| Judicial Department Reversion Clearing Account | FY2015 $0 | FY2016 $855,795 | GF |
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Page 35, after line 34, insert:
"D. Sufficient funding is included within the Judicial Department to support a total of 405 circuit and district court judgeships. The vacant judgeships to be filled as of July 1, 2015, are as follows:
1. Circuit Court judgeships: one each in the 7th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 20th, and 27th Circuits; two each in the 19th, 24th, and 26th Circuits; and, three in the 31st Circuit, for a total of 16 Circuit Court judgeships to be filled as of July 1, 2015.
2. General District Court judgeships: one each in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 14th, and 26th Districts; and, two in the 19th District, for a total of eight General District Court judgeships to be filled as of July 1, 2015.
3. Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court judgeships: one each in the 4th, 22nd, 24th, 26th, and 28th Districts; and, two in the 23rd District, and three in the 15th, for a total of ten Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court judgeships to be filled as of July 1, 2015.
4. Included in the appropriation for this item is $855,795 from the general fund in the second year to support the filling of judgeships. The Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court is authorized to request the transfer of funds between this Item and Items 39, 40, and 41 as needed, to reflect the distribution of the 405 judgeships."
Explanation
(This amendment recognizes that the funding provided for the Judicial Department by the 2015 General Assembly is sufficient to support a total of 405 Circuit, General District, and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court judgeships. This amendment also includes language specifying the 16 vacant Circuit, eight vacant General District, and ten vacant Juvenile and Domestic Relations judgeships which are to be filled as of July 1, 2015. This amendment therefore provides for the filling of a total of 34 vacant positions to achieve the total of 405 filled judgeships, effective July 1, 2015, within the available resources.)