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Ky. Sup. Ct. Order 2021-35 (front matter)
Amendments to the Rules of the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Kentucky
2021-35
ORDER
IN RE: Amendments to the Rules of the Supreme Court
The following Supreme Court Rules shall be effective October 1, 2021:
VIII. Mandatory Continuing Judicial Education for the Kentucky
Judiciary
(a) Every appellate judge and justice and every trial judge, not
exempted, shall attend a minimum of 24 hours in continuing judicial
education courses approved by the Judicial Education Commission each
educational biennium. Credit hours may be earned by attending a live or
recorded accredited program.
(b) At least once every 2 years, a portion of the continuing judicial
education provided for judges by the Administrative Office of the Courts shall
consist of programs which focus on the dynamics and effects of domestic
violence including the availability of community resources, victims’ services
and reporting requirements. The minimum hours of judicial education credits
need not include domestic violence program credits.
(c) An educational biennium shall begin on July 1 and end 2 years
later on June 30 of each even-numbered year.
(d) A justice, appellate judge or trial judge who earns an excess over
the 24-credit requirement may carry forward the excess credits into the next
biennium for the purpose of satisfying the minimum requirement for those
years. Carry-forward credits are limited to a total of 48 credit hours.
Provenance
- Source
- www.kycourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
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