House Bill 1618 Summary

• Appropriates $6,504,961.00 total ($5,837,516.00 general funds plus $667,445.00 special funds) for Mississippi State Supreme Court operations including the Supreme Court, Court Clerk's office, and State Law Library for fiscal year 2011 with 67 full-time permanent positions authorized.

• Appropriates $21,451,492.00 total ($21,051,492.00 general funds plus $400,000.00 from Criminal Justice Fund) for salaries and expenses of special judges, chancellors, and circuit judges with 102 full-time permanent positions and up to $80,000 per judge annually for support staff.

• Appropriates $20,560,547.00 total ($2,961,962.00 general funds plus $17,598,585.00 special funds) for the Administrative Office of Courts, including $150,000.00 specifically for a Drug Treatment Court Program in Hinds County and $1,875,000.00 for the Youth Court Support Fund.

• Appropriates $5,063,906.00 total ($5,031,716.00 general funds plus $32,190.00 special funds) for Court of Appeals operations with 57 full-time permanent positions and $378,088.00 for the Board of Bar Admissions with 3 full-time permanent positions.

• Establishes a Continuing Legal Education Fund and authorizes up to $1,250,000.00 from the Comprehensive Electronic Court Systems Fund for case management and electronic filing systems development.