Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary
   1. The Courts
   2. Funding Issues
   3. Role of the Bar
2. Introduction
   1. Court Funding Committee: Formation and Charge
   2. History of the D.C. Courts and Court Funding Pre and Post National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997
3. The Courts' Core Programs
4. Challenges to the Administration of Justice: A Closer Look at Outstanding Budgetary Problems
   1. Non-Judicial Employee Salaries and Benefits
   2. Technology
   3. Physical Space
   4. Defender Services
5. The Significance of Adequate Court Funding to the D.C. Bar
   1. History of Board Action and Membership Votes on Court Funding
   2. Importance to the D.C. Bar
6. Conclusions and Recommendations