Reserve judges

(1) To be eligible for appointment or reappointment as a reserve judge to perform judicial assignments, a person otherwise entitled to appointment shall earn 4 credits during the calendar year immediately preceding appointment or reappointment. The director of state courts shall determine which judicial education programs may be attended to earn the required 4 credits. One credit is awarded for each half-day of attendance at programs sponsored or approved by the judicial education committee. Reserve judges are not required to comply with SCR 32.04. (2) A reserve judge is entitled to the payment of a per diem and reimbursement of expenses incurred in attending judicial education programs as required or permitted by sub. (1) or approved under sub. (3), including the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference during the calendar year of actual service, up to the number of days necessary to earn the required 4 judicial education credits per calendar year. If the 4 credits are obtained by attending approved judicial education programs other than the Wisconsin Judicial Conference, the reserve judge is also entitled to reimbursement of expenses incurred in attending the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference, but 205 not to a per diem. A reserve judge is entitled to the payment of a per diem and reimbursement of expenses incurred in attending judicial education programs as set forth in this paragraph only if the reserve judge has either: (a) served an assignment or specified duties under Wis. Stat. § 753.075(1)(a) or (b) within the twelve months immediately preceding the claimed per diem or reimbursement request; or (b) signed a certification indicating that the reserve judge is willing and able to serve an assignment or specified duties under Wis. Stat. § 753.075(1)(a) or (b) within the next twelve months. (3) The requirements of this rule may be waived in an individual case by the director of state courts for good cause.