Supreme Court (111)

Authority: Article VI, Sections 1 through 6, Constitution of Virginia; Title 17.1, Chapter 3 and § 19.2-163, Code of Virginia.

A. Out of the amounts for Appellate Review shall be paid:

1. The annual salary of the Chief Justice, $181,604 from July 1, 2012, to November 24, 2012, $181,604 from November 25, 2012, to November 24, 2013, and $181,604 from November 25, 2013, to June 30, 2014.

2. The annual salaries of the six (6) Associate Justices, each $170,339 from July 1, 2012, to November 24, 2012, $170,339 from November 25, 2012, to November 24, 2013, and $170,339 from November 25, 2013, to June 30, 2014.

3. To each justice, $13,500 the first year and $13,500 the second year, for expenses not otherwise reimbursed, said expenses to be paid out of the current appropriation to the Court.

B. There is hereby reappropriated the unexpended balance remaining at the close of business on June 30, 2012, in the appropriation made in Item 34, Chapter 890, Acts of Assembly of 2011, in the item detail Other Court Costs and Allowances (Criminal Fund) and the balance remaining in this item detail on June 30, 2013.

C. Out of the amounts appropriated in this Item, $4,200,000 the first year and $4,200,000 the second year from the general fund is included for increased reimbursements for court-appointed counsel pursuant to § 19.2-163, Code of Virginia.

D. The Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia shall encourage training of Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court judges regarding the options available for court-ordered services for families in truancy cases prior to the initiation of other remedies.

E. Out of the amounts appropriated for this item, $240,000 the first year from the general fund is included for the Supreme Court to contract with the National Center for State Courts to develop and implement a weighted caseload system to precisely measure and compare judicial caseloads throughout the Commonwealth on the circuit court, general district court, and juvenile and domestic relations district court levels. The Supreme Court shall report to the General Assembly by November 15, 2013, on the weighted caseload in each court in each county and city, and in each circuit and district based on the current circuit and district boundaries.  The Court shall also recommend a plan for the realignment of the circuit and district boundaries and the number of judges the Court recommends for assignment to each court in each county and city within the new circuits and districts.

F.  The Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court shall provide to the Chairmen of House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees on or before November 1, 2013, a report on the impact on criminal fund expenditures as a result of the hiring of full time foreign language interpreters.