Agency profile · federal money
The Judicial Branch committed $0 in contracts, grants and other awards in FY2026.
Data through 2026-10-19; source: USAspending.gov.
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Agency profile · federal money
The Judicial Branch committed $0 in contracts, grants and other awards in FY2026.
Data through 2026-10-19; source: USAspending.gov.
Gathering everything on record…
From public government records, which may contain errors. Check the official source before relying on a number. Not financial, legal or investment advice. Terms · About the data
Judicial Branch paid out $9.99B in FY2026 through Sep, against $9.76B in the same months of FY2025 (up 2.3%).
Month by month, net outlays (bars: dark FY2026, light FY2025)
| Month | FY2026 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct | $653.27M | $800.54M |
| Nov | $675.51M | $754.18M |
| Dec | $1.02B | $790.25M |
| Jan | $954.73M | $983.19M |
| Feb | $794.07M | $770.93M |
| Mar | $874.23M | $782.74M |
| Apr | $635.93M | $781.55M |
| May | $960.42M | $821.95M |
| Jun | $802.11M | $649.15M |
| Jul | $1.00B | $860.65M |
| Aug | $764.90M | $879.87M |
| Sep | $845.14M | $884.04M |
Net outlays: money actually paid out (benefits, salaries, payments on contracts and grants), not the money committed in the awards above. Single months swing when a payment date moves across a month end. Source: Monthly Treasury Statement, Table 5 (Treasury Fiscal Data), through 2026-09-30.
The budget requests $10.71B in budget authority for FY2027 (FY2026: $10.31B), of which $9.65B is discretionary, set in the yearly appropriations: 5% more than FY2026's $9.23B. Mandatory spending (benefits, credit reestimates) follows the laws already on the books. Congress decides what is enacted.
| Fiscal year | Budget authority |
|---|---|
| FY2021 actual | $8.60B |
| FY2022 actual | $8.90B |
| FY2023 actual | $9.49B |
| FY2024 actual | $9.61B |
| FY2025 actual | $9.66B |
| FY2026 estimate | $10.31B |
| FY2027 request | $10.71B |
| Bureau | FY2026 | FY2027 request | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services | $10.34B | $10.86B | +5% |
| Judicial Retirement Funds | $417.00M | $387.00M | −7% |
| Supreme Court of the United States | $207.00M | $228.00M | +10% |
| Administrative Office of the United States Courts | $130.00M | $138.00M | +6% |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | $41.00M | $43.00M | +5% |
| Federal Judicial Center | $36.00M | $37.00M | +3% |
| United States Court of International Trade | $25.00M | $26.00M | +4% |
| United States Sentencing Commission | $23.00M | $24.00M | +4% |
Budget authority: what Congress lets the agency commit, net of offsetting receipts; not the money paid out or the awards above. Years in which emergency or reconciliation laws added money stand out. Source: OMB Public Budget Database (budget authority), via GovInfo.
160 civilian employees at the end of August 2026, against 169 a year before (−5%) and 164 two years before.
Civilian employees only, as OPM counts them: not uniformed military, contractors or the Postal Service; some agencies don't report. Source: OPM Federal Workforce Data (employment).