Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a)
Records.
(i)
Recordkeeping by the Board. The Board shall maintain current
records of CJE attendance for each Judge to whom the rules and these
regulations apply. These records shall be made available as the Board shall
determine.
(ii)
Recordkeeping by Judges. Each active Judge shall maintain
records sufficient to establish compliance with the CJE requirement in the
event of a dispute.
(b)
Annual Status Notifications. The Board will notify each Judge
of his or her CJE status three (3) months prior to the final day of the
calendar year and will provide a final compliance notice within sixty (60) days
after the end of the calendar year. The final compliance notice shall include
the hours earned during the calendar year which have been reported and
carryover hours if present.
(c)
Noncompliance and Compliance Disputes.
(i)
Notification. If a Judge
shall fail to comply with these rules, or if a Judge is determined by the Board
to be deficient in his or her CJE requirement, such Judge shall be so notified
in writing by the Board of the nature of such noncompliance and shall be given
one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the notice to remedy such
noncompliance.
(ii)
Evidence of Compliance or Hearing Request. Within thirty (30)
days of the date of the notice, the Judge shall either file evidence of
compliance or request a hearing.
(iii)
Hearing. If, in
response to the notice of noncompliance, the Judge timely files a request for a
hearing, the Board shall schedule a hearing. The hearing shall be held at least
ten (10) days after written notice to the Judge.
(iv)
Reasonable Cause for
Noncompliance. If the Board finds that the Judge had reasonable cause
for noncompliance, the Judge shall have one hundred eighty (180) days from the
date of notice of the Board's decision to correct the noncompliance. If
compliance is not achieved within the one hundred eighty (180) day period, the
Board shall proceed as provided.
(v)
Report to Judicial Conduct
Board. If a Judge shall fail to remedy non-compliance within one
hundred eighty days after the later of the date of the notice of noncompliance
or the date of a decision from the Board finding reasonable cause for
noncompliance, the Board shall so report to the Judicial Conduct Board for
their consideration.
(d)
Crediting Pertaining to Periods of Noncompliance. Credit hours
earned shall be first applied to satisfy the requirements of the compliance
period which was the subject of the notice to the Judge before any excess
credits earned during the notice period may be applied to subsequent
requirements.
