Rule 2 Definitions

(A) “Attorney” means any member of the Bar of the Delaware Supreme Court, excluding judicial officers.

(B) “CLE” means continuing legal education.

(C) “Commission” means the Commission on Continuing Legal Education.

(D) “Compliance Year” means the year in which the Attorney reaches the December 31 deadline for completing CLE credits as provided in Rule 5(A).

(E) “Court” means the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware.

(F) “Ethics” means both legal and judicial ethics. It also means professionalism, which is a broader concept embodying an attitude and a dedication to ethics, civility, skill, businesslike practices, such as competence in the use of technology, and a focus on service, which encompasses obligations to other Attorneys, obligations toward legal institutions, and obligations to the public whose interests Attorneys must serve.

(G) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Commission on Continuing Legal Education.

(H) “Fundamentals” means the series of basic courses in legal practice that newly admitted Attorneys must complete as provided in Rule 4(D).

(I) “In-House Program” means a continuing legal education activity sponsored by a law firm, corporation, governmental agency, or similar entity for the education of its employees or members.

(J) “Judicial Commissioner” means the judicial representative on the Commission under Rule 3(A).

(K) “Judicial Officer” means any member of the Bar of the Delaware Supreme Court appointed to serve as a judge, commissioner, magistrate in chancery, or justice of the peace on a Delaware state court.

(L) “Senior Attorney” means every Attorney who has been a member in good standing of the Bar of the Supreme Court in any state or the District of Columbia for 40 or more years. The Senior Attorney has the burden of verifying such status to the satisfaction of the Commission.

(M) “Transcript” means the record of an Attorney’s completed CLE activities maintained by the Commission.

(N) “Uniform Application” means the Uniform Application for the Accreditation of a Continuing Legal Education Activity as approved by the Continuing Legal Education Regulators Association (CLEreg).