JUDICIARY.
Supreme Judicial Court.
0320-0003 For the operation of the supreme judicial court, including salaries of the chief justice and the 6 associate justices......................................................................................... $7,538,951
0320-0010 For
the operation of the clerk's office of the supreme judicial court for
0321-0001 For
the operation of the commission on judicial conduct...................................... $565,278
0321-0100 For the services of the board of bar examiners................................................. $1,087,055
Committee for Public Counsel Services.
0321-1500 For the operation of the committee for public counsel services as authorized by chapter 211D of the General Laws; provided, that the committee shall submit a report to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, not later than January 31, 2007 that shall include, but not be limited to the following: (a) the number of clients assisted by the committee in the prior fiscal year; (b) any proposed expansion of legal services delineated by type of service, target population, and cost; (c) the total number of persons who received legal services by the committee, by type of case and geographic location; (d) the costs for services rendered per client, by type of case and geographic location; (e) the amount paid, if any, to the committee by clients for services rendered by type of case and geographic location; (f) the average cost for services rendered by the committee by type of case and (g) the average number of hours spent per attorney or staff per type of case; and provided further, that the committee shall expend not less than $280,000 for salary increases for existing public defenders paid from this line item........................................................ $17,166,477
0321-1505 For additional costs of the public defender division; provided, that no funds from this appropriation shall support existing costs associated with line item 0321-1500; provided further, that the committee shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 31, 2007 on the efficiencies gained from the additional resources provided in this item; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to the following: (1) the number of assignment of counsel that this appropriation has shifted from private bar advocates to the public defender division since the effective date of this act, (2) the savings the commonwealth has realized from this appropriation since the effective date of this act, and (3) number of public defender positions filled and the location of the Sexually Dangerous Persons office; and provided further, that not less than $26,000 shall be expended by the committee for the purpose of increasing the salaries of existing public defenders within this line item.................................................. $941,049
0321-1510 For
compensation paid to private counsel assigned to criminal and civil cases under
subsection (b) of
section 6 of chapter 211D of the General Laws,
pursuant to section 12
of said chapter 211D;
provided, that not more than $1,000,000 of the sum appropriated in this item
may be expended for services rendered before fiscal year 2007..................................................... $119,763,305
0321-1513 For the expansion of the public
defender division pursuant to chapter 54 of the acts of 2005;
provided, that the committee shall submit a report to the house and senate
committees on ways and means not later than January 31, 2007 on the progress of
said expansion; provided further, said report shall include the following: (1)
the number of offices that have been opened, (2) the number of staff hired to
work in the district offices; and (3) the estimated savings the commonwealth
has realized from having said cases assigned to public defenders as opposed to
being assigned to private bar advocates; and provided further, that no funds from this appropriation
shall support existing costs associated with line item 0321-1500
.................................... $7,143,260
0321-1518 The chief counsel for the committee for public services may expend an amount not to exceed $750,000 from revenues collected from fees charged for attorney representation of indigent clients...................................................................................................................... $750,000
0321-1520 For
fees and costs as defined in section 27A
of chapter 261 of the
General Laws, as ordered by a justice of the appeals court or a justice of a
department of the trial court of the commonwealth on behalf of indigent
persons, as defined in said section 27A
of said chapter 261;
provided, that not more than $500,000 of the sum appropriated in this item may
be expended for services rendered before fiscal year 2007................................................................................... $8,456,513
0321-1600 For the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation to provide legal representation for indigent or otherwise disadvantaged residents of the commonwealth; provided, that notwithstanding section 9 of chapter 221A of the General Laws, $1,204,604 shall be expended for the disability benefits project, $544,286 shall be expended for the Medicare Advocacy Project, and $2,490,993 shall be expended for the Battered Women's Legal Assistance Project; provided further, that the corporation shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 30, 2007 that shall include, but not be limited to the following: (a) the number of persons whom the programs funded by the corporation assisted in the prior fiscal year; (b) any proposed expansion of legal services delineated by type of service, target population, and cost; and (c) the total number of indigent or otherwise disadvantaged residents of the commonwealth who received services of the corporation, by type of case and geographic location; and provided further, that the corporation may contract with any organization for the purpose of providing the representation................................................................................................................... $9,470,424
0321-2000 For the operation of the mental health legal advisors committee and for certain programs for the indigent mentally ill, as provided in section 34E of chapter 221 of the General Laws $621,413
0321-2100 For
the
0321-2205 For
the expenses of the social law library located in
Appeals Court.
0322-0100 For the appeals court, including the salaries, traveling allowances and expenses of the chief justice, recall judges and the associate justices........................................................ $10,616,684
Trial Court.
0330-0101 For
the salaries of the justices of the superior court department of the trial
court $10,650,966
0330-0102 For
the salaries of the justices of the district court department of the trial
court. $19,718,851
0330-0103 For
the salaries of the justices of the probate and family court department of the
trial court................................................................................................................... $6,619,801
0330-0104 For
the salaries of the justices of the land court department of the trial court......... $783,592
0330-0105 For
the salaries of the justices of the
0330-0106 For
the salaries of the justices of the housing court department of the trial court. $1,302,366
0330-0107 For
the salaries of the justices of the juvenile court department of the trial
court.. $5,063,478
0330-0300 For
the central administration of the trial court, including costs associated with
trial court non-employee services, trial court dental and vision health plan
agreement, jury expenses, trial court law libraries, statewide
telecommunications, private and municipal court rental and leases, rental of
county court facilities, operation
of courthouse facilities, witness fees, printing expenses, equipment
maintenance and repairs, court interpreter program, and insurance and
chargeback costs; provided, that funds may be expended for the judicial
training institute; provided further, that the chief justice of administration
and management shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways
and means before September 1, 2006 detailing the progress made in moving the
business of eastern Hampshire district court jurisdiction to the Belchertown
location; provided further,
notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all criminal and
civil business within the eastern Hampshire district court jurisdiction shall
be conducted in the town of Belchertown as of November 1, 2006; provided
further, that funds from this item or any other item shall not be expended for
the cost associated with the district court of eastern Hampshire, unless said
division is located in the town of Belchertown as of said date; provided
further, that notwithstanding section 9A
of chapter 30, or any
general or special law to the contrary, the rights afforded to a veteran,
pursuant to said section 9A
of said chapter 30,
shall also be afforded to any veteran, as so defined, who holds a trial court
office or position in the service of the commonwealth not classified under
chapter 31, other
than an elective office, an appointive office for a fixed term or an office or
position under section 7
of chapter 30, and
who (1) has held the office or position for not less than 1 year and (2) has 30
years of total creditable service to the commonwealth, as defined in chapter 32; provided further, that
not less than $100,000 shall be expended from this item for a contract with
Massachusetts General Hospital for a research program on abused children; provided further, that the trial court
shall submit a report to the victim and witness assistance board detailing the
amount of assessments imposed within each court by a justice or
clerk-magistrate during the previous calendar year pursuant to section 8 of chapter 258B of the General Laws;
provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the
number of cases in which the assessment was reduced or waived by a judge or
clerk-magistrate within the courts; and provided
further, that the report shall be submitted to the victim and witness
assistance board on or before January 14, 2007................................................................................................................ $129,230,607
0330-0317 For
the operation and expenses of the
0330-0410 For alternative dispute resolution services for the trial court; provided, that the services shall be made available to the extent possible in connection with child care, protection and custody proceedings in juvenile and probate courts......................................................... $842,737
0330-0441 For permanency mediation services in the probate and juvenile courts.................. $476,598
0330-3200 For
the court security program, including personnel and expenses; provided, that
the chief justice for administration and management shall submit a report to
the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 31, 2007,
detailing the number of court officers and security personnel located in each
trial court of the commonwealth.............................. $59,614,924
0330-3333 The chief justice for administration and management may expend an amount not to exceed $17,000,000 from fees charged and collected pursuant to section 3 of chapter 90C, chapter 185, section 22 of chapter 218 and sections 2, 4A, 4C, 39 and 40 of chapter 262 of the General Laws; provided, that the chief justice shall only expend or allocate funds from this item to the 7 departments of the trial court for the operation of the departments; provided further, that any expenditures or allocations shall be made in accordance with schedules submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before the expenditures or allocations are made; provided further, that the only revenue available for expenditure in this item for fiscal year 2007 shall be revenue collected from the fees in excess of the amount collected and deposited into the General Fund in fiscal year 2003 from the fees; provided further, that no allocation shall occur until the schedules have been approved by said committees; provided further, that the fees shall continue to be transmitted to the treasurer for deposit into the General Fund before the expenditure authorized by this item; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the chief justice may incur expenses and the comptroller shall certify for payments amounts not to exceed the lower of one half of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate therefore as reported in the state accounting system........................ $17,000,000
0330-3334 The chief justice for administration and management may expend an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 from fees charged and collected pursuant to section 87A of chapter 276 of the General Laws; provided, that the chief justice shall expend or allocate funds from this item only to the district court and Boston Municipal Court departments of the trial court for the operation of those departments; provided further, that any expenditures or allocations shall be made in accordance with schedules submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before the expenditures or allocations are made; provided however, that the chief justice shall allocate or expend the funds authorized in this item in a manner that accounts for the individual district court's compliance with section 13 of chapter 300 of the acts of 2002; and provided further, that the fees shall continue to be transmitted to the treasurer for deposit into the General Fund before the expenditure authorized by this item............................................................... $20,000,000
0330-3335 For salary adjustments for clerks
and assistant clerks and certain trial court employees pursuant to chapter 106
of the acts of 2005; provided, that any expenditures or allocations shall be
made in accordance with schedules submitted to the house and senate committees
on ways and means 30 days before the expenditures or allocations are made
........................ $19,007,323
0331-0100 For the administrative office of the superior court department............................. $6,248,393
0331-0300 For medical malpractice tribunals established in accordance with the provisions of section 60B of chapter 231 of the General Laws........................................................................ $59,323
0331-2100 For the Barnstable superior court; provided, that the clerk of the court shall have responsibility for the internal administration of his office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping...................................................................................................................... $716,338
0331-2200 For the Berkshire superior court; provided, that the clerk of the court shall have responsibility for the internal administration of his office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping $201,536
0331-2300 For the Bristol superior court; provided, that the clerk of the court shall have responsibility for the internal administration of his office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping $858,760
0331-2400 For the Dukes superior court; provided, that the clerk of the court shall have responsibility for the internal administration of his office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping $160,515
0331-2500 For the Essex superior court; provided, that the clerk of the court shall have responsibility for the internal administration of his office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping $1,447,990
0331-2600 For the Franklin superior court; provided, that the clerk of the court shall have responsibility for the internal administration of his office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping $299,747
0331-2700 For the Hampden superior court; provided, that the clerk of the court shall have responsibility for the internal administration of his office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping $1,288,286
0331-2800 For the Hampshire superior court; provided, that the clerk of the court shall have responsibility for the internal administration of his office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping...................................................................................................................... $310,264
0331-2900 For the Middlesex superior court; provided, that the clerk of the court shall have responsibility for the internal administration of his office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping $3,232,440
0331-3000 For the Nantucket superior court; provided, that the clerk of the court shall have responsibility for the internal administration of his office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping $135,265
0331-3100 For the Norfolk superior court; provided, that the clerk of the court shall have responsibility for the internal administration of his office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping $1,186,622
0331-3200 For the Plymouth superior court; provided, that the clerk of the court shall have responsibility for the internal administration of his office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping $1,087,829
0331-3300 For
the
0331-3400 For the Suffolk superior criminal court; provided, that the clerk of the court shall have responsibility for the internal administration of his office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping................................................................................................................... $1,940,875
0331-3500 For the Worcester superior court; provided, that the clerk of the court shall have responsibility for the internal administration of his office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping $1,070,743
District Court Department.
0332-0100 For the administrative office of the district court department, including a civil conciliation program...................................................................................................................... $858,068
0332-1100 For the first district court of Barnstable.............................................................. $536,692
0332-1200 For
the second district court of Barnstable at
0332-1203 For
the third district court of Barnstable at
0332-1300 For
the district court of northern Berkshire at
0332-1400 For
the district court of central Berkshire at
0332-1500 For
the district court of southern
0332-1600 For
the first district court of Bristol at
0332-1700 For
the second district court of Bristol at
0332-1800 For
the third district court of Bristol at
0332-1900 For
the fourth district court of Bristol at
0332-2000 For the district court of Edgartown..................................................................... $169,016
0332-2100 For
the first district court of Essex at
0332-2300 For
the third district court of Essex at
0332-2400 For
the central district court of northern Essex at
0332-2500 For
the district court of eastern Essex at
0332-2600 For
the district court of
0332-2700 For
the district court of southern Essex at
0332-2800 For
the district court of
0332-2900 For
the district court of
0332-3000 For
the district court of
0332-3100 For
the district court of
0332-3200 For
the district court of
0332-3300 For
the district court of
0332-3400 For the district court of eastern Hampden at Palmer............................................ $301,552
0332-3500 For
the district court of
0332-3600 For
the district court of western Hampden at
0332-3700 For
the district court of Hampshire at
0332-3800 For the district court of eastern Hampshire at Belchertown.................................. $165,631
0332-3900 For
the district court of
0332-4000 For
the district court of
0332-4100 For
the district court of
0332-4200 For
the district court of
0332-4300 For
the district court of
0332-4400 For
the first district court of eastern Middlesex at
0332-4500 For
the second district court of eastern Middlesex at
0332-4600 For
the third district court of eastern Middlesex at
0332-4700 For
the fourth district court of eastern Middlesex at
0332-4800 For the first district court of northern Middlesex at Ayer....................................... $368,553
0332-4900 For
the first district court of southern Middlesex at
0332-5000 For
the district court of central Middlesex at
0332-5100 For
the district court of
0332-5200 For
the district court of northern
0332-5300 For
the district court of East Norfolk at
0332-5400 For
the district court of western
0332-5500 For
the district court of southern
0332-5600 For the municipal court of Brookline................................................................... $345,274
0332-5700 For
the district court of
0332-5800 For
the second district court of Plymouth at
0332-5900 For
the third district court of Plymouth at
0332-6000 For
the fourth district court of Plymouth at
0332-6300 For the district court of Chelsea; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, said district court shall be the permanent location for the northern trial session to handle six person jury cases; provided further, that all personnel within said district court whose duties relate to said northern trial session shall report to the clerk magistrate of said district court; and provided further, that the clerk magistrate shall utilize whatever space within the facility-at-large he deems necessary to comply with S.J.C. Rule 3:12, Canon 3(A)6......... $804,083
0332-6900 For the central district court of Worcester........................................................ $1,534,374
0332-7000 For
the district court of
0332-7100 For
the district court of
0332-7200 For the district court of Winchendon.................................................................. $137,821
0332-7300 For
the first district court of northern
0332-7400 For
the first district court of eastern
0332-7500 For
the second district court of eastern
0332-7600 For
the district court of southern
0332-7700 For
the second district court of southern
0332-7800 For
the third district court of southern
0332-7900 For
the district court of western
Probate and
0333-0002 For the administrative office of the probate and family court department.............. $1,307,828
0333-0100 For
the
0333-0150 For
the operation of a child and parents program in the
0333-0200 For
the
0333-0300 For
the
0333-0400 For the Dukes probate court............................................................................. $122,327
0333-0500 For
the
0333-0600 For
the
0333-0700 For the Hampden probate court ..................................................................... $2,607,285
0333-0711 For the operation of the Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire family court clinic to be administratively located in the city of Springfield and to serve the Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire divisions of the probate court.............................................................. $39,748
0333-0800 For the Hampshire probate court....................................................................... $645,228
0333-0900 For the Middlesex probate court..................................................................... $3,377,715
0333-0911 For the Middlesex probate court family services clinic......................................... $193,762
0333-1000 For
the
0333-1100 For
the
0333-1111 For the Norfolk probate court family services clinic.............................................. $139,772
0333-1200 For
the
0333-1300 For
the
0333-1313 For the Suffolk probate community access program of community outreach and education; provided, that said program shall be targeted at low income persons who experience educational and language barriers to court access; and provided further, that said program shall be administered by the register of probate of Suffolk county............................................................. $191,719
0333-1400 For
the
0333-1411 For the Worcester probate court family services clinic......................................... $169,362
Land Court Department.
0334-0001 For the operation of the land court.................................................................. $2,386,331
0335-0001 For
the central division of the
0335-0100 For
the Brighton division of the
0335-0200 For
the
0335-0300 For
the Dorchester division of the
0335-0400 For
the East Boston division of the
0335-0500 For
the Roxbury division of the
0335-0600 For
the South Boston division of the
0335-0700 For
the West Roxbury division of the
0336-0002 For the administrative office of the housing court department................................ $103,132
0336-0100 For
the
0336-0200 For the western division of the housing court...................................................... $691,755
0336-0300 For
the
0336-0400 For the southeastern division of the housing court...