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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 10.469
Judicial education recommendations for justices, judges, and subordinate judicial officers
(a) Judicial education recommendations generally
Justices, judges, and subordinate judicial officers, as part of their continuing judicial education, should regularly participate in educational activities related to their responsibilities and particular judicial assignment or assignments. Minimum education requirements and expectations related to judicial responsibilities and assignments are stated in rules 10.461-10.462. Additional education requirements related to specific responsibilities are stated in rule 10.463 (for those hearing family law matters), rule 10.464 (for those hearing domestic violence issues), and rule 10.468 (for those hearing probate proceedings). The following recommendations illustrate for some specific responsibilities and assignments how justices, judges, and subordinate judicial officers should participate in more judicial education than is required and expected.
(b) Jury trial assignment
Judges or subordinate judicial officers assigned to jury trials should regularly use refer to appropriate educational materials and should regularly appropriate educational programs devoted to the conduct of jury voir dire and the treatment of jurors.
(c) Hearing of juvenile dependency matters
Judges or subordinate judicial officers who hears juvenile dependency matters, including retired judges who sit on court assignment, should regularly refer to appropriate educational materials and should annually complete appropriate education programs on juvenile dependency law and procedure, consistent with the requirements in Welfare and Institutions Code section 304.7.
(d) Capital case assignment
Judges assigned to hear a capital case should complete, before the commencement of the trial, a comprehensive education program on California law and procedure relevant to capital cases provided by the Center for Judicial Education and Resources (CJER). A judge with a subsequent assignment to a capital case should complete a periodic update course within two years before the commencement of the trial. The periodic update may be provided through actual classroom instruction or through any other media as determined by CJER.
History
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2023; previously amended effective January 1, 2012.) (Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2023; previously amended effective January 1, 2012, and January 1, 2016.) (Subd (c) amended effective January 1, 2023.) (Subd (d) amended effective July 1, 2025; previously amended effective January 1, 2023.) Rule 10.469 amended effective July 1, 2025; adopted effective January 1, 2008; previously amended effective January 1, 1999, January 1, 2012, January 1, 2015, January 1, 2016; January 1, 2021, January 1, 2023, and January 1, 2025; previously amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007.
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