Chapter 7: Minimum Education Requirements, Expectations, and Recommendations
California Rules of Court — Judicial Administration Rules – 2026
Rule 10.451
Judicial branch education
Rule 10.452
Minimum education requirements, expectations, and recommendations
Rule 10.455
Ethics orientation for Judicial Council members and for judicial branch employees required to file a statement of economic interests
Rule 10.461
Minimum education requirements for Supreme Court and Court of Appeal justices
Rule 10.462
Minimum education requirements and expectations for trial court judges and subordinate judicial officers
Rule 10.463
Education requirements for family court judges and subordinate judicial officers
Rule 10.464
Education requirements and expectations for judges and subordinate judicial officers on domestic violence issues
Rule 10.465
Education requirements and recommendations for justices, judges, and subordinate judicial officers on fairness and access
Rule 10.468
Content-based and hours-based education for superior court judges and subordinate judicial officers regularly assigned to hear probate proceedings
Rule 10.469
Judicial education recommendations for justices, judges, and subordinate judicial officers
Rule 10.471
Minimum education requirements for Supreme Court and Court of Appeal clerks/executive officers
Rule 10.472
Minimum education requirements for Supreme Court and Court of Appeal managing attorneys, supervisors, and other personnel
Rule 10.473
Minimum education requirements for trial court executive officers
Rule 10.474
Trial court managers, supervisors, and other personnel
Rule 10.478
Content-based and hours-based education for court investigators, probate attorneys, and probate examiners
Rule 10.479
Education recommendations for appellate and trial court personnel
Rule 10.481
Approved providers; approved course criteria
Rule 10.491
Minimum education requirements for Judicial Council employees
Rule 10.492
Temporary extension and pro rata reduction of judicial branch education requirements [Repealed]
Rule 10.493
Instructor-led training