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General Counsel

Legal Research (302250)

Mission
The mission of the Orange County Superior Court Legal Research Department is to assist the Court’s judicial officers in reaching just and legally correct decisions by providing them with analysis
of the issues raised based on research of the applicable law. In doing so, we benefit the public by facilitating the efficient, fair, and legally sound administration of justice.

FY 2024-25 Approved Budget

EXPENDITURES STAFFING
$15,937,999 5.70% 64 63.8
Total Expenditures Percent of Total Court Budget Positions FTEs

Case processing 0.8

Salaries and Benefits 15,748,150
FTEs by Job Type
Services and Supplies 189,849

Attorney 63.0

Cost Center Expenditure History

Salaries and Benefits of Budgeted Staffing (FTEs)

FY 2014-15 FY 2015-16 FY 2016-17 FY 2017-18 FY 2018-19 FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
20,000,000 58.8 62.8 63.8 7
55.8 53.8 55.8
51.1 51.8 52.8 6
48.3 48.3
15,000,000
5
4
10,000,000
3
2
5,000,000
9,015,918 9,685,616 10,142,288 10,275,479 10,441,967 11,377,069 11,185,926 12,530,441 12,970,833 15,026,414 15,748,150 1
- -
Salaries 5,936,984 6,429,804 6,817,822 6,879,722 7,103,413 7,676,162 7,494,051 8,288,385 8,417,948 9,828,988 10,376,958
Benefits 3,073,934 3,255,812 3,324,466 3,395,757 3,338,554 3,700,907 3,691,875 4,242,056 4,552,885 5,197,426 5,371,192
Services and Supplies
FY 2014-15 FY 2015-16 FY 2016-17 FY 2017-18 FY 2018-19 FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
250,000
212,314 200,092
200,000 189,849
143,191 144,402
150,000 119,074 122,511 128,789 124,110 123,740 132,384
100,000
50,000
-
Office Expense 184,852 98,695 96,756 96,760 96,530 96,550 88,540 97,464 102,348 161,186 141,030
Technology - - - - 21,000 - - - - - -
Travel/Training 27,462 20,379 25,755 32,029 25,661 27,560 35,200 34,920 42,054 38,906 48,819

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