Budget Resource
Center

...providing state budgets, reports, and current news to help the court community make informed budgetary decisions.

Cost-Saving Actions by State
Click on the any of the states to view financial actions already underway.

States that reported budget shortfalls for FY2009 and/or FY2010 for the Judicial Branch.
States that are not reporting budgets shortfalls for their Judicial Branch.

Reports

• "Overview of the U.S. Economy: Perspective from the BEA Accounts." Bureau of Economic Analysis.
• "Percent Reduction in Judicial Budgets FY2010." Denver: National Center for State Courts. July 2009.
• "Percent Reduction in Judicial Budgets FY2009." Denver: National Center for State Courts. July 2009.
• "Initial Actions To Close FY 2009 Budget Gaps." National Conference of State Legislatures. June 18, 2009.
• "Tough Decisions and Limited Options: How Philadelphia and Other Cities are Balancing Budgets in a Time of Recession." The Pew Charitable Trusts. May 18, 2009.
• "FY 2010 Actions & Proposals to Balance the Budget: Criminal Justice." National Conference of State Legislatures. May 5, 2009.

Gavel to Gavel

• Database. Search the Gavel to Gavel legislation database based on state, year, legislation category, or any combination.

State Links

• Court Budget Web Sites
• Strategic Planning
• State Budgets for 2009
• State Budget Offices
• State of the Judiciary Messages