Section 6 - Standards for Granting Credit Hours In establishing standards for the granting of credit hours for continuing legal education programs or activities, the Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education shall consider all of the following:
(A) The program or activity shall have significant intellectual or practical content and the primary objective shall be to improve the participant's professional competence as an attorney or judge;(B) A program or activity for attorneys shall be an organized program of learning dealing with matters directly related to the practice of law, professional responsibility or ethical obligations, law office economics, or similar subjects that promotes the purposes of this rule. A program or activity for judges shall be an organized program of learning dealing with matters directly related to the law or judicial administration that promotes the purposes of Gov. Jud. R. IV.(C) The program or activity may consist of live instruction or other methods as approved in advance by the Commission, including the use of self-study materials, and that are prepared and conducted by an individual or a group qualified by practical or academic experience;(D) The program or activity shall be presented in a setting physically suited to the educational activity of the program or activity;(E) The program or activity shall include thorough, high-quality written materials.Amended July 12, 2022, effective 1/1/2023.