[20140422]IF10459_2015财年司法预算申请.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated April 22, 2014Judiciary Budget Request, FY2015Overview The FY2015 judiciary budget request totals $7.30 billion, an increase of 3.7% over the FY2014 appropriations. This total includes $6.74 billion in discretionary funds, and $565.6 million in mandatory funding, which is used to pay the salaries and benefits of judges. Two accounts fund the Supreme Court, a Salaries and Expenses account and a second account for the care of its building and grounds, which are the responsibility of the Architect of the Capitol. Together, these total approximately 1% of the judiciary budget. The rest of the judiciarys budget provides funding for the “lower” federal courts and related judicial services. The largest accountthe Salaries and Expenses account for the U.S. Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Servicesis approximately 72% of the total FY2015 budget request, and covers the “salaries of circuit and district judges (including judges of the territorial courts of the United States), justices and judges retired from office or from regular active service, judges of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and