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Louisiana court salaries and budgets
| Louisiana salaries and budgets | |||
| State judicial budget | |||
| Annual budget: $215,091,329 | |||
| Supreme Court | |||
| Associate Justices: $194,427[1] | |||
| Intermediate Appellate Court | |||
| Judges: $182,007[2] | |||
| Other states | |||
The Louisiana Judicial System had a budget of $215,091,329 for fiscal year 2026.
Data by year
| Fiscal Year | Court budget |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $215,091,329[3] |
| 2025 | $208,551,329[4] |
| 2024 | $198,517,464[5] |
| 2023 | $196,694,749[6] |
| 2022 | $183,642,214[7] |
| 2021 | $175,801,729[8] |
| 2020 | $171,093,866[9] |
| 2019 | $173,164,719[10] |
| 2018 | $171,164,719[11] |
| 2017 | $171,331,279[12] |
| 2016 | $179,603,192[13] |
| 2015 | $179,114,420[14] |
| 2014 | $169,242,549[15] |
| 2013 | $165,080,427[16] |
| 2012 | $164,177,458[17] |
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ The salary of the chief justice may be higher than an associate justice.
- ↑ The salary of the chief judge may be higher than an associate judge.
- ↑ LegiScan, "Louisiana House Bill 647," accessed October 23, 2025
- ↑ Louisiana Legislature, "Act No. 775," accessed October 10, 2024
- ↑ Louisiana Legislature, "Act No. 400," accessed December 6, 2023
- ↑ Louisiana Legislature, "Act No. 168," accessed October 14, 2022
- ↑ Louisiana Supreme Court, "FY 2021-2022 Approved Judicial Appropriation," accessed October 14, 2022
- ↑ Louisiana Legislature, "Act No. 116," accessed October 14, 2022
- ↑ Louisiana Supreme Court, "FY 2019-2020 Approved Judicial Appropriation," accessed October 14, 2022
- ↑ Louisiana Supreme Court, "FY 2018-2019 Approved Judicial Appropriation," accessed October 14, 2022
- ↑ Louisiana Supreme Court, "FY 2017-2018 Approved Judicial Appropriation," accessed October 14, 2022
- ↑ Louisiana Supreme Court, "HB1," accessed September 19, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Supreme Court, "FY 2015-2016 Approved Judicial Appropriation," accessed October 14, 2022
- ↑ Louisiana State Legislature, "2014 Regular Session - House Bill 1095, Act 65," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana State Legislature, "2013 Regular Session - House Bill 691, Act 64," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana State Legislature, "2012 Regular Session - House Bill 1058, Act 63," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana State Legislature, "2011 Regular Session - House Bill 608, Act 62," accessed October 7, 2014
Federal courts:
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