Adjusted         Executive                       
                                 Appropriation           Request                       Percent 
                                       2000-01           2001-02            Change      Change 
AGENCY SUMMARY
  General Fund                   1,429,927,682      1,492,486,161       62,558,479       4.37%
  Special Rev.-Fed.                  8,613,651          4,000,000       (4,613,651)    -53.56%
  Special Rev.-Other               117,041,164        150,657,554       33,616,390      28.72%
  Capital Projects Fund              7,775,000         35,825,000       28,050,000     360.77%
  Total for AGENCY SUMMARY:      1,563,357,497      1,682,968,715      119,611,218       7.65%


STATE OPERATIONS
  General Fund                   1,429,152,682      1,491,986,161       62,833,479       4.40%
  Special Rev.-Fed.                  8,613,651          4,000,000       (4,613,651)    -53.56%
  Special Rev.-Other                57,722,608         65,888,656        8,166,048      14.15%
  Total for STATE OPERATIONS:    1,495,488,941      1,561,874,817       66,385,876       4.44%

EMPLOYEE FRINGE BENEFITS
  General Fund                     196,782,322        211,788,132       15,005,810       7.63%
  Special Rev.-Other                 6,278,207          6,747,903          469,696       7.48%
  Total for Program:               203,060,529        218,536,035       15,475,506       7.62%

Court and Agency Operations
  General Fund                   1,232,370,360      1,280,198,029       47,827,669       3.88%
  Special Rev.-Fed.                  8,613,651          4,000,000       (4,613,651)    -53.56%
  Special Rev.-Other                42,436,785         50,152,116        7,715,331      18.18%
  Total for Program:             1,283,420,796      1,334,350,145       50,929,349       3.97%

Client's Security Fund of the State of New York
  Special Rev.-Other                 9,007,616          8,988,637          (18,979)     -0.21%
  Total for Program:                 9,007,616          8,988,637          (18,979)     -0.21%

AID TO LOCALITIES
  General Fund                         775,000            500,000         (275,000)    -35.48%
  Special Rev.-Other                59,318,556         84,768,898       25,450,342      42.90%
  Total for AID TO LOCALITIES:      60,093,556         85,268,898       25,175,342      41.89%

Court and Agency Operations
  General Fund                         775,000            500,000         (275,000)   -35.48%
  Special Rev.-Other                59,318,556         84,768,898       25,450,342     42.90%
  Total for Program:                60,093,556         85,268,898       25,175,342     41.89%

CAPITAL PROJECTS
  Capital Projects Fund             7,775,000          35,825,000       28,050,000    360.77%
  Total for CAPITAL PROJECTS:       7,775,000          35,825,000       28,050,000    360.77%

Courthouse Improvements
  Capital Projects Fund             7,775,000          35,825,000       28,050,000    360.77%
  Total for Program:                7,775,000          35,825,000       28,050,000    360.77%



                                                                                                                                                


                          BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
                   (Executive Budget: pp. 481-504)

State Operations

The New York State Courts are established and administered as an independent 
branch of government pursuant to Article VI of the State Constitution.  The cost 
of operating the courts (excluding town and village courts) are borne by the 
state pursuant to the Unified Court Budget Act.  The mission of the Unified 
Court System is to promote the rule of law and to serve the public by providing 
just and timely resolution of all matters before the courts.  The New York State 
Judiciary carries out its mission through eleven different trial courts (courts 
of original jurisdiction) and through its intermediate appellate courts and its 
highest court, the Court of Appeals.

The Judiciary is included in the Legislature and Judiciary budget bill.

Governor's Commentary

The Judiciary's All Funds appropriation request is $1.68 billion, a 119,600,000, 
or 7.7 percent increase over the current year.  Of this amount, $1.53 billion is 
requested from the State tax dollar supported General Fund, an increase of 
$90,600,000 or 6.3 percent over 2000-01.

The General Fund increase includes:

  --$49,400,000 for negotiated salary increments and base level increases;
  --$28,000,000 for the renovation and expansion of the Court of Appeals and 
      Justice buildings in Albany;
  --$17,500,000 for annualization of current year initiatives, including 
      $4.1 million for drug courts;
  --$15,000,000 for increased fringe benefit costs;
  --$7,900,000 for new initiatives or expansion of the Chief Judge's priority 
      areas such as the Civil Justice, Family Justice, Domestic Violence and 
      Court Security Programs (156 new positions);
  --$6,200,000 for various inflationary increases;
  --$2,200,000 for 14 certificated judges;
  --$1,600,000 for increased costs for the Law Guardian Program; and
  --$800,000 for new judgeships established in 2000.

These increases are partially offset by a $34,700,000 decrease in non-recurring 
collective bargaining costs, a $2,200,000 decrease due to early retirement and 
attrition and $900,000 in miscellaneous savings.

The All Funds appropriation growth also reflects a $25,500,000 increase in the 
Court Facilities Incentive Aid Fund which provides financial assistance to 
cities and counties for the construction, renovation, operation and maintenance 
of court facilities.  Major new costs for the Fund include interest payments 
associated with the ongoing construction of court facilities in New York City 
and the scheduled increase - per existing legislation - of the State's share of 
local court operating and maintenance costs from 75 percent in 2000-01 to 100 
percent in 2001-02.