Rule 4 Minimum Continuing Judicial Education Requirements
Rule Text
Beginning January 1, 2024, every judicial officer, except for former judges taking assignment, shall complete a minimum of 24 hours of continuing judicial education every two years. Beginning January 1, 2024, former judges taking assignment shall complete a minimum of 8 hours of continuing judicial education every two years.
(A) January 1 of each even year shall begin a new reporting period.
(B) A judicial officer’s credited hours shall be distributed as follows:
(1) 2 hours in the subject area of integrity and demeanor for former judges taking assignment and 4 hours for all other judicial officers; and
(2) 6 hours in the subject area of judicial practice and related areas for former judges taking assignment and 20 hours for all other judicial officers. If, during the first reporting period under these rules (2024-2025), a judicial officer obtains 5 or 6 credits under subrule (B)(1), the extra 1 or 2 credits shall apply to the credit type required by subrule (B)(2).
(C) Credits may not be carried over from one reporting period to the next.