Fiscal Year 2025-26 Judicial Council Allocations to Trial Courts

Judicial Council Reports

The Judicial Branch Budget Committee and Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee reports to the council provide helpful detail regarding the allocations, and can be viewed by following the links below on the California Courts website:

• Trial Court Budget: Allocations from the Trial Court Trust Fund and Trial Court Allocations for Fiscal Year 2025–26

• Trial Court Budget: Fiscal Year 2025–26 Allocation of Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act Funding

• Trial Court Budget: State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund Allocations for Fiscal Year 2025–26

• Allocations and Reimbursements to Trial Courts: Funding for Court Reporters in Family Law and Civil Law Case Types

• Child Support: AB 1058 Program Funding Methodologies and Fiscal Year 2025–26 Funding Allocations

The final reduction for fund balances above the 3 percent cap, based on courts’ final FY 2024–25 year-end fund balance figures, will occur following Judicial Council approval at its December 2025 business meeting.

Reporting Requirements

As a reminder, California Rule of Court (CRC) 10.620(f) requires trial courts to provide notice no later than 15 court days after receipt of the annual allocation of the trial court budget from the Judicial Council after enactment of the Budget Act.