Part XVI · Continuing Judicial Education

Rule 112. REPORTING CRITERIA

Amended January 15, 2026 (current) Contains Deadlines

Continuing education programs for which a Justice may receive qualifying credit shall include: (1) programs of the Appellate Judges Conference sponsored by the American Bar Association; (2) programs sponsored by the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia;

(3) programs of continuing legal education accredited by the Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency of the State Bar of Georgia, including all programs of the Institute of Continuing Legal Education; (4) programs sponsored by any law school accredited by the American Bar Association; and (5) such other programs of continuing judicial or legal education as may be approved by the Supreme Court. For teaching in a program qualifying under (1)-(5), above, a Justice shall be given three hours of credit for each hour of instructional responsibility when no handout paper is required but preparation is necessary and is conducted, and six hours of credit for each hour of instructional responsibility when a handout paper is required and prepared. When the same lecture or instructional activity is repeated in a single year, additional credit shall be given equivalent to the actual time spent in delivering that presentation.