Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a)
Accreditation or Approval. Credit will be given only for
completion of CJE activities which are accredited or approved by the
Board.
(b)
Course
Length. No course of instruction less than sixty (60) minutes shall be
considered eligible for CJE credit.
(c)
Credit. One (1) hour of
credit will be awarded for each sixty (60) minutes of instruction.
(d)
Credit Increments.
Credit will be recorded in thirty (30) minute increments beyond the first sixty
(60) minutes. One-half hour credit shall be awarded for courses scheduled at
least thirty (30) minutes but less than sixty (60) minutes beyond the initial
sixty (60) minutes and for each half hour scheduled thereafter.
(e)
Approval of CJE Activities
Conducted by Non-accredited Providers, Alternative Education Activities, and
Teaching Activities.
(i)
General Statement. Courses offered by a provider which is not
an accredited continuing judicial education provider, Alternative Education
Activities, and teaching activities which harmonize with the scope and purposes
of this chapter may qualify for CJE credit, subject to the following terms and
conditions:
(ii)
Individual
Approval Required. All CJE activities conducted by a provider which
has not been accredited by the Board, alternative education activities and
teaching activities must be individually approved by the Board for
credit.
(iii)
Requests for
Approval. A Judge should request Board approval for continuing
judicial education activities conducted by a non-accredited provider,
alternative education activities, or teaching activities sixty (60) days prior
to the activity, but in all events a Judge must request such approval no more
than thirty (30) days after completing the activity in order for the request to
be considered.
(iv)
Form of
Application. The application shall be in the form and with such
documentation required by the Board.
(v)
Additional Information.
Upon request by the Board, the applicant shall submit to the Board information
concerning the course or activity, including the brochure describing the
activity and the qualifications of anticipated speakers, the method or manner
of presentation of materials, and, if requested, a set of the
materials.
(vi)
Courses
Pertaining to Non-Judicial Subjects. If a course does not bear
entirely on judicial ethics or judicial practice, or the method of presenting
the course is below minimum standards, the Board may determine that such course
is entitled to no credit or may assign such partial credit as it deems
appropriate.
(vii)
Teaching
Activities. The following additional terms and conditions apply to
credit for teaching activities:
1. Credit
will be given on the basis of two hours credit for each hour of presentation
where the applicant has prepared quality written materials for use in the
presentation.
2. Credit for repeat
presentations or presentations without such written materials will be given
only for the actual time of presentation.
(f)
Excess Credits for Judicial
Ethics. CJE credits for judicial ethics in excess of the annual
requirement may be applied toward remaining annual CJE requirements.
(g)
Carry Forward Credits. A
Judge may carry forward a balance of credit hours in excess of the current
annual CJE requirement-including satellite, computer based and distance
learning credits, which shall retain their character as such-for the succeeding
reporting year, subject to the following terms and conditions.
(i)
Credit Limitation. No
more than one (1) times the current annual CJE requirement may be carried
forward into the succeeding reporting year.
(ii)
Time Limitation. No CJE
credit may be carried forward more than one (1) succeeding reporting
year.
(iii)
Credit
Attributes. Carry forward credits retain the same attributes (judicial
ethics, distance learning, etc.) which they would have had if used in the year
in which they were earned.
(h)
Local Education
Activities
(i)
Approval. Local education activities will be subject to
approval by the Board for credit upon submission of appropriate
documentation.
(ii)
Accreditation. Local education programs may be accredited by
the Board according to the standards set forth and upon submission of
appropriate documentation.
(i)
Teleconferences, Electronic
Presentations and Distance Learning Programs. Computer based and
distance learning programs may be approved for CJE credit providing they meet
interactive, technical and accreditation standards set forth by the Board.
Seminars viewed at remote sites by electronic transmission will receive credit
if a moderator is present or available for interaction.
(j)
Law School and Graduate Level
Courses. Law school and graduate school courses may qualify for CJE
credit, computed in accordance with these standards, subject to the following
terms and conditions:
1. Courses must
otherwise qualify for credit, and the law school or graduate level courses in
question cannot be required to qualify for the awarding of a basic
degree.
2. Courses offered towards
graduate or advance degrees may receive credit, upon submission of appropriate
documentation to the Board.
3. One
(1) hour of CJE credit may be given for each approved graduate credit hour
awarded by the school (or the non-credit equivalent).
4. The school offering the course shall be a
law school accredited by the American Bar Association or college or university
accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education or other
regional equivalent.
(k)
Self-Study. Self-study will not be approved for
credit.
