Definitions

(A) “Attorney” means any member of the Bar of the Delaware Supreme Court, excluding judicial officers. (B) “CLE” means continuing legal education. (C) “Commission” means the Commission on Continuing Legal Education. (D) “Compliance Year” means the year in which the Attorney reaches the December 31 deadline for completing CLE credits as provided in Rule 5(A). (E) “Court” means the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware. (F) “Ethics” means both legal and judicial ethics. It also means professionalism, which is a broader concept embodying an attitude and a dedication to ethics, civility, skill, businesslike practices, such as competence in the use of technology, and a focus on service, which encompasses obligations to other Attorneys, obligations toward legal institutions, and obligations to the public whose interests Attorneys must serve. (G) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Commission on Continuing Legal Education. “Fundamentals” means the series of basic courses in legal practice that newly admitted Attorneys (H) must complete as provided in Rule 4(D). (I) “In-House Program” means a continuing legal education activity sponsored by a law firm, corporation, governmental agency, or similar entity for the education of its employees or members. (J) “Judicial Commissioner” means the judicial representative on the Commission under Rule 3(A). (K) “Judicial Officer” means any member of the Bar of the Delaware Supreme Court appointed to serve as a judge, commissioner, magistrate in chancery, or justice of the peace on a Delaware state court. (L) “Senior Attorney” means every Attorney who has been a member in good standing of the Bar of the Supreme Court in any state or the District of Columbia for 40 or more years. The Senior Attorney has the burden of verifying such status to the satisfaction of the Commission. (M) “Transcript” means the record of an Attorney’s completed CLE activities maintained by the Commission. (N) “Uniform Application” means the Uniform Application for the Accreditation of a Continuing Legal Education Activity as approved by the Continuing Legal Education Regulators Association (CLEreg). Rule 3. Commission on Continuing Legal Education. (A) Commission Members: The Commission on Continuing Legal Education is established and shall consist of 7 members appointed by the Court for a term of 3 years. The terms shall be staggered so that no more than 3 members’ terms shall end in the same year. The 7 members of the Commission shall include an Attorney from each county and at least one Judicial Officer. The Commission members shall serve without compensation. Four voting members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting. (B) Officers: The Court shall appoint 1 member of the Commission as Chair and 1 member as Vice Chair. The Executive Director of the Commission shall serve as Secretary. (C) Executive Director: The Executive Director shall be selected and employed by the Court. (D) Ex-Officio Members: The following shall serve as ex-officio members of the Commission but shall have no vote: the Supreme Court Administrator or the Administrator’s designee, the Executive Director of the Commission, and the Executive Director and the Director of Continuing Legal Education of the Delaware State Bar Association. (E) Powers and Duties: In addition to administering and interpreting these Rules, the Commission shall be responsible for: (1) Monitoring the availability of quality continuing legal educational courses and activities to members of the Bench and Bar; (2) Determining the number of credit hours to be allowed for any continuing legal educational course or activity; (3) Producing the Court’s annual Pre-Admission Conference; (4) Approving the curriculum for Fundamentals courses offered under these Rules and providing guidance for the creation of these courses; (5) Providing policy statements regarding courses, activities, credits, and the interpretation of these Rules; (6) Recommending to the Court an assessment to be paid by Attorneys concurrently with the annual registration required by Supreme Court Rule 69; (7) Publishing a schedule of fees to be charged to organizations sponsoring continuing legal education programs as a condition of accreditation for attendees to receive Delaware continuing legal education credit; and (8) Reporting annually to the Court on the activities of the Commission.