Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judical Services

Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judical Services salaries of judges For salaries of circuit judges; district, judges (including judges of the district courts of the Virgin Islands, the Panama Canal Zone, and Guam); justices and judges retired or resigned under title 28, United States Code, sections 371, 372, and 373; and annuities of widows of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States in accordance with title 28, United States Code, section 375; $27,300,000. salaries of supporting personnel For salaries of all officials and employees of the Federal Judiciary, not otherwise specifically provided for $83,450,000: Provided, That the salaries of secretaries to circuit and district judges shall not exceed 87 Stat. 652the compensation established in chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, for General Schedule grade (GS) 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10, and that the salaries of law clerks to circuit and district judges shall not exceed the compensation established in chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, for General Schedule grade (GS) 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12: Provided further, That (exclusive of step increases corresponding with those provided for by chapter 53 of title 5 of the United States Code, and of compensation paid for temporary assistance needed because of an emergency) the aggregate salaries paid to secretaries and law clerks appointed by each of the circuit and district judges shall not exceed $43,453 and $33,377 per annum, respectively, except in the case of the chief judge of each circuit and the chief judge of each district court having five or more district judges, in which ease the aggregate salaries shall not exceed $56,228 and $42,897 per annum, respectively. representation by court-appointed council and operation of defender organizations For the operation of Federal Public Defender and Community Defender organizations, and the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 (18 U.S.C. 3006A, as amended by Public Law 91–447, October 14, 1970), $16,500,000: Provided, That not to exceed $1,000,000 of the funds contained in this title shall be available for compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed by judges of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals or by Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. fees of jurors For fees, expenses, and costs of jurors; and compensation of jury commissioners; $18,500,000. travel and miscellaneous expenses For necessary travel and miscellaneous expenses, not otherwise provided for, incurred by the Judiciary, including the purchase of firearms and ammunition, $12,909,000. administrative office of the united states courts For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, including travel, advertising, and rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $3,906,000: Provided, That not to exceed $100,000 of the appropriations contained in this title shall be available for the study of rules of practice and procedure. salaries and expenses of united states magistrates For compensation and expenses of United States Magistrates, including secretarial and clerical assistance, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 634–635, $7,837,000. salaries of referees For salaries of referees as authorized by the Act of June 28, 1946, as amended (11 U.S.C. 68), not to exceed $6,991,000, to be derived from the Referees’ salary and expense fund established in pursuance of said Act, and, to the extent of any deficiency in said fund, from any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. 87 Stat. 653 expenses of referees For expenses of referees as authorized by the Act of June 28, 1946, as amended (11 U.S.C. 68,102), not to exceed $12,660,000, to be derived from the Referees’ salary and expense fund established in pursuance, of said Act, and, to the extent of any deficiency in said fund, from any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated: Provided, That $440,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for “Administrative Office of the United States Courts” for general administrative expense of the bankruptcy system.