The Administrative Office of the Courts shall fund the regular judicial conferences of the Judges of the Superior and District Court divisions and shall ensure that a sufficient number of hours of instructional material are provided to permit the judges of the trial division regularly attending the conferences to satisfy the requirements of this Order and shall provide reimbursement for expenses incurred in attending the conferences in accordance with its regular policies and practices. For Judges and Justices of the Appellate Division, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall ensure the availability of a sufficient number of hours of instruction 6 TOC Rule 6 to satisfy the requirements of the Order either by providing and funding Appellate Court conferences or providing funding for alternative methods of satisfying such requirements in accordance with its regular policies and practices. Judges and Justices attending continuing judicial education programs other than those presented at judicial conferences shall be reimbursed for their expenses in accordance with policies and practices established by the Administrative Office of the Courts, subject to the availability of funds. Priority in allocation of funds by the Administrative Office of the Courts will be given to the regular judicial conferences of the Superior Court and District Court divisions and to other continuing judicial education programs sponsored or co-sponsored by the Administrative Office of the Courts. History Note. 372 N.C. 964. 7 A Publication Record of the Rules of Continuing Judicial Education TOC Reporter Volume Page(s) Rules Affected Key Dates* 372 N.C. 356 N.C. 358 N.C. 374 N.C. 964–70 Complete Rule Set Adopted 24 October 1988 705 744 Rule 2 Rule 2 Adopted 15 August 2002 Adopted 5 February 2004 943–44 Rule 2** Ordered 14 May 2020 * The type of date provided for each published entry (e.g., “Adopted,” “Effective,” “Ordered”) reflects the information that was preserved in the North Carolina Reports. ** Order granted emergency relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Document ID Rules of Continuing Judicial Education – Codified 21 October 2021 8
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