Ky. Sup. Ct. Order 2021-36 Regulation 101.11

Justice and judges are exempt from the requirements of SCR 3.645 while

serving as justices or judges of the Kentucky Court of Justice during any

portion of an education year, because such positions are prohibited from

practicing law and have significant continuing education requirements by

statute or rule of court as a result of the position they hold. Therefore, if a

justice or judge leaves the bench during any portion of an educational year, the

requirements of SCR 3.645 will not begin until the first full educational year

that begins on July 1.

a. Justices and judges of the Commonwealth leaving the bench will be

allowed to transfer continuing judicial education credit hours provided

the justice, appellate judge or trial judge is in good standing with the

Mandatory Continuing Judicial Education requirements. The KBA

Continuing Legal Education Commission will transfer 24 credits,

including 4 credit hours devoted to ethics credits from the current

education biennium to the first full CLE education year beginning July 1

after leaving the bench. The Executive Secretary for the Continuing

Judicial Education Commission shall notify the KBA Continuing Legal

Education Director after a justice or judge leaves the bench. For justices

and judges serving on the bench one year or less, the KBA Continuing

Legal Education Commission will transfer 12 credits, including 2 ethics

credits from the current education biennium to the first full CLE

educational year beginning on July 1 after leaving the bench;

b. Justices, appellate judges and trial judges while serving on the bench

may continue to report credit hours that are accredited by the Kentucky

Bar Association CLE Accreditation Division towards CLE credit hours

even though justices and judges are exempt from the requirements of

SCR 3.645. Every justice, appellate judge and trial judge is mandated

under SCR VIII to report CJE credit hours to the CJE Commission for

compliance pursuant to SCR VIII: Mandatory Continuing Judicial

Education for the Kentucky Judiciary.