California Appellate Court Facilities

Section 69202 requires the Judicial Council to annually recommend to the Governor and the Legislature the amount proposed to be spent for the planning, renovation, and building of facilities for the appellate courts. Facilities are subject to the State Building Construction Act and the Property Acquisition Law. In addition, the Administrative Office of the Courts serves as the implementing agency upon the approval of the Department of Finance.

Section 69204 requires the Judicial Council, as the policymaking body for the judicial branch, to have specified responsibilities and authorities with regard to appellate court facilities, in addition to any other authority or responsibilities established by law. These include:

Exercise full responsibility, control, and authority as an owner would have over appellate court facilities.

Exercise the full range of policymaking authority over appellate court facilities.

Establish policies, procedures, and guidelines for ensuring that the appellate courts have adequate and sufficient facilities.

Allocate appropriated funds for appellate court facilities maintenance and construction.

Prepare funding requests for appellate court facility construction, repair, and maintenance.

Implement the design, bid, award, and construction of all appellate court construction projects.

Provide for capital outlay projects that may be built with funds appropriated.

Keep funding for appellate court facilities, whether for operation, planning, or construction, separate from funding for trial court facilities.

Section 69206 requires the Administrative Office of the Courts to have specified responsibilities and authority in addition to other responsibilities and authority granted by law or delegated by the Judicial Council. These include: