COBI 2015 - Court of Appeals

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FY 2016 Appropriation

The jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals is complementary to the Utah Supreme Court, and is also located in the Scott M. Matheson Courthouse. The Court of Appeals hears all appeals from the Juvenile Court as well as appeals from the District Court involving domestic relations cases, divorce, annulment, property division, child custody, support, visitation, adoption, paternity, and criminal matters of less than a first degree. The court reviews appeals of formal administrative proceedings by state agencies, with a few exceptions. The Court of Appeals also has jurisdiction to hear cases transferred to it by the Supreme Court.

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $4,202,900 from all sources for Court of Appeals. This is a 3.1 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $4,202,900 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 3.3 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

The clearance rate for cases processed versus those submitted to the Court of Appeals is depicted below. Currently, more cases are being submitted to this court than are being processed.

Statute

UCA 78A-1-101 establishes the Court of Appeals.

UCA 78A-4-102 establishes the judges, their terms of office, their functions and the filing fees.
UCA 78A-4-103 outlines the court's jurisdiction,
UCA 78A-4-106 creates an appellate mediation office, protects records and grants the office immunity, and
Additional responsibilities are outlined in the remaining sections of 78A-4.

The Utah Court of Appeals was created in 1987. It consists of seven judges who serve six-year, renewable terms. A presiding judge is elected by a majority vote of the Appellate judges to serve for two years. The judges are assisted by the clerk of the court, central staff attorneys, law clerks, legal secretaries, and deputy court clerks.

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 20

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that the appropriations provided for in the Administration line item not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015.

SB0002: Item 16

Under provisions of Section 67-8-2, Utah Code Annotated, salaries for District Court judges for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 and ending June 30, 2016 shall be $150,000. Other judicial salaries shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 67-8-2 and rounded to the nearest $50.

SB0003: Item 55

Notwithstanding the judicial salary rate set in Senate Bill 2 Item 16, under provisions of Section 67-8-2, Utah Code Annotated, the new salary for District Court judges for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 and ending June 30, 2016 shall be $152,850. Other judicial salaries shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 67-8-2 and rounded to the nearest $50.

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Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
General Fund	3,719,800	3,788,100	3,837,400	3,960,100	4,103,400	(45,200)	4,058,200	113,600	4,171,800
General Fund, One-time	0	0	0	4,400	8,800	(300)	8,500	22,600	31,100
Beginning Nonlapsing	0	10,500	10,500	10,500	0	8,700	8,700	(8,700)	0
Closing Nonlapsing	(55,900)	(136,100)	(26,600)	(8,700)	0	0	0	0	0
Lapsing Balance	0	0	0	(157,900)	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$3,663,900	$3,662,500	$3,821,300	$3,808,400	$4,112,200	($36,800)	$4,075,400	$127,500	$4,202,900

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	3,585,700	3,583,600	3,746,400	3,722,100	4,021,600	(41,700)	3,979,900	136,200	4,116,100
In-state Travel	800	1,000	3,000	1,500	2,700	(1,500)	1,200	0	1,200
Out-of-state Travel	2,000	1,900	800	1,500	5,400	(1,400)	4,000	0	4,000
Current Expense	70,400	68,700	68,600	70,800	82,500	7,800	90,300	(8,700)	81,600
DP Current Expense	5,000	7,300	2,500	12,500	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$3,663,900	$3,662,500	$3,821,300	$3,808,400	$4,112,200	($36,800)	$4,075,400	$127,500	$4,202,900

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Other Indicators	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Budgeted FTE	35.30	36	36	35.50	35.50	0.50	36	0	36
Actual FTE	27.10	27.40	27.70	27.50	0	0	0	0	0

COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.