Robert Barnes cited the chief justiceâs report as saying the federal courts saw funding reduced by $350 million in March.
âThe independent judicial branch consumes only the tiniest sliver of federal revenues, just two-tenths of one percent of the federal governmentâs total outlays,â Roberts said.
Security in the courts has also received less funding, he added.
Roberts noted that the numbers of clerks, probation and pretrial officers and public defenders have gone down.
âThe impact of the sequester was more significant on the courts than elsewhere in the government because virtually all of their core functions are constitutionally and statutorily required,â he added.