NC · rules
N.C. Continuing Jud. Educ. R. 3
Accredited Sponsors
A. Continuing legal education programs offered by the Conference of
Superior Court Judges or the Conference of District Court Judges or others offered to
judges by the Administrative Office of the Courts or the Institute of Government of
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are approved for credit as continuing
judicial education under these rules.
B. All continuing legal education programs approved by the Board of
Continuing Legal Education of the North Carolina State Bar are approved for credit
as continuing legal education under these rules.
C. Programs offered for judges by any law school accredited by the
American Bar Association and the following national providers of judicial education
are approved for credit as continuing judicial education under these rules:
1. National Judicial College
2. American Academy of Judicial Education
3. National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
4. American Bar Association
5. Institute for Court Management of the National Center for State
Courts
6. Institute of Judicial Administration
7. National Institute of Justice
8. American Judges Association
D. Postgraduate law degree programs conducted by a law school accredited
by the American Bar Association.
E. Any program not approved under A, B, C, or D above may be approved
by the Chief Justice upon application by a judge who has attended or desires to attend
the program. To be approved, a program must meet the following standards:
1. It must be an organized program of learning which contributes
directly to the professional competency of a judge.
2. It must deal primarily with matter directly related to law or
related fields or to the professional responsibility, administrative
duties, or ethical obligations of a judge.
3. Instructors in the program must be qualified by practical or
academic experience to teach in the topic or area of discipline
covered by the course.
4. Thorough, high quality, written topic materials and/or outlines
must be distributed to judges attending the program.
History
History Note. 372 N.C. 964.
Provenance
- Source
- ncleg.gov; ncbar.gov; nccourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-17
- Edition
- 2026-09-17
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